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: Lee went to his friends, but none of them was ready to help him now.
S6: Now the young man understood that he had made a mistake.
P: He had to look after the farmer's pigs.
Q: And when he was hungry he ate the food which was given to the pigs.
R: He went away from the city and wandered around the countryside looking for food to eat.
S: In the end, he went to the house of a farmer and became his servant.

The proper sequence should be:

• A. PSRQ
• B. RSPQ
• C. SQPR
• D. QPSR

Answer 1

The correct option is B RSPQ

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

R is first in the sequence: S1 says that lee went to his friends but none of them were willing to help him. R continues S1's point. It says that as he did not receive help, he went away from the city and wandered around the countryside looking for food.

R is followed by S: S tells us what happened next. It says that after wandering, he went to a farmer's house and became his servant.

S is followed by P: P continues S' point. It says that Lee had to look after the farmer's pigs.

P is followed by Q: Q continues P's point. It says that when he was hungry he had to eat the food served to the pigs. S6 concludes from P. It says as a result of P, Lee realised that he had made a mistake.

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