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 : Todd borrowed this dollar last year on the 8th of April.
S6 : And I said, 'certainly'.
P : He needed a dollar to pay his taxi and I lent it to him.
Q : He merely said, 'Let me have a dollar, will you'!
R : It happened quite simply and naturally.
S : I hardly realised it till it was all over.

The proper sequence should be:

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A P-R-S-Q

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

P is first in the sequence: S1 says that Todd borrowed a dollar last year on the 8th of April. P tells us why he borrowed the dollar. It says that he needed a dollar to pay his taxi and the subject lent it to him.

P is followed by R: R starts to tell how the dollar was borrowed. According to the subject it happened quite simply and naturally.

R is followed by S: S further continues R's point. It says that the subject hardly resisted it till it was all over.

S is followed by Q: Q tells us what actually happened. It says that Todd merely said, 'Let me have a dollar, will you'! and S6 continues by saying that the subject said, 'certainly'.

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