Question

The following six sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the four sentences (PQRS) should appear to complete the paragraph.

S1: The hall darkened.
S6: And then father taught the girl arithmetic.

P: After all that, his father came on the screen.
Q: And then a little girl came up, and he spoke to her exactly as he used to speak to Sambu.
R: He was wearing just the dhoti and shirt he used to wear at home.
S: Sambu sat through the trailers and slide advertisements without enthusiasm.

The proper sequence should be:

• A. Q R P S
• B. S P R Q
• C. Q P R S
• D. S R P Q

Answer 1

The correct option is B S P R Q

The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with S1. It should be a continuation or extension of S1.

S is first in the sequence: S1 starts by saying that the hall darkened. S tells us what happened next. It says that Sambu sat through the trailers with no enthusiasm.

S is followed by P: P directly continues S' point by saying that after all that, his father came on the screen.

P is followed by R: R adds details to P's statement. It says that the father was wearing a dhoti and shirt just like he used to at home.

R is followed by Q: Q continues the story. It says that after that a little girl came up and the father spoke to her just like he used to speak to Sambu. S6 continues this by saying that after that the father taught the girl arithmetic.

Thus, the correct sequence is S P R Q. Hence, B is the correct option.