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 : Kennedy kicked moodily at the leg of the chair which he was holding.

S6 : It was a depressing beginning.
P : Now his chief desire seemed to be to score off the human race in general, his best friend included.
Q : If he had asked Fenn to help him in a tight place, then he knew he could have relied on him.
R : Last term he and Fenn had been as close friends as you could wish to see.
S : The feeling that his whole world had fallen about his ears was increasing with every hour he spent at Kay's.

The proper sequence should be:

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

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

S-R-Q-P

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

S is first in the sequence: S1 starts by saying that Kennedy kicked the leg of the chair he was holding, moodily. S tells us why he kicked the chair. It says that the feeling that his whole world had fallen about his ears was increasing with every hour he spent at Kay's.

S is followed by R: R continues the discussion. It says that last term he and Fenn had been as close friends as you could wish to see.

R is followed by Q: Q continues R' point. It says that for the above reason, if he had asked Fenn to help him in a tight place, then he knew he could have relied on him.

Q is followed by P: P infers from Q. It says that due to above point, it seemed that his chief desire now was to score off the human race, his best friend included. S6 concludes that It was a depressing beginning.

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