Directions (1-10): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These words may or may not be in their correct position. Following each sentence four sequences are provided. Select the sequence of the words which will make the given sentence contextually meaningful. If the words are correct at their current position, then choose option (e) as your answer.
Q1. The author (A) wrote a contentious (B) novel which unrest (C) a great deal of caused (D).
(a) ABDC
(b) CDAB
(c) BACD
(d) DBCA
(e) No interchange required
Q2. After inmate (A) his fellow harming (B), the prisoner was put in solitude (C) to keep him from attacking (D) anyone else.
(a) BADC
(b) CBAD
(c) DACB
(d) ABDC
(e) No interchange required
Q3. Since Mary was the most (A) beautiful girl anyone (B) had ever seen, she was declared pageant (C) the winner of the beauty outright (D).
(a) BADC
(b) CBAD
(c) ABDC
(d) DACB
(e) No interchange required
Q4. When a nail interstate (A) the tire on the punctured (B), it caused it to wobble (C) and then deflate (D) within a matter of minutes.
(a) BADC
(b) ABDC
(c) CBAD
(d) DCBA
(e) No interchange required
Q5. Although the travelers had planned (A) to depart later (B) in the morning, bad weather forced (C) them to leave much early (D).
(a) CBAD
(b) BACD
(c) ADCB
(d) DBCA
(e) No interchange required
Q6. A approach (A) of solitude is often all you need to rethink (B) your head and clear (C) your bit (D).
(a) CBAD
(b) ADCB
(c) BACD
(d) DCBA
(e) No interchange required
Q7. The English teacher subtract (A) that if she could focus (B) the realized (C) in her classroom then her students could distractions (D) better.
(a) DCBA
(b) BADC
(c) ADCB
(d) CADB
(e) No interchange required
Q8. As a rule, I tend (A) to avoid arguments (B) topics of conversation which might (C) lead to contentious (D).
(a) ADCB
(b) CBAD
(c) DBCA
(d) BDAC
(e) No interchange required
Q9. One of the provide (A) of CPR is to purposes (B) artificial respiration for an unconscious (C) person who isn’t breathing (D).
(a) CBAD
(b) BACD
(c) ACBD
(d) DBCA
(e) No interchange required
Q10. Because the tonight (A) is very busy restaurant (B), there is at least an hour table (C) on a wait (D).
(a) DCBA
(b) BADC
(c) ADCB
(d) CADB
(e) No interchange required
Solutions
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. In the given sentence, “unrest & caused” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is saying that the author wrote a contentious novel which caused a great deal of unrest. Thus, the correct arrangement will be ABDC.
No other rearrangement results in a meaningful sentence.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be, “The author wrote a contentious novel which caused a great deal of unrest.”
S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the given sentence, “inmate, harming & attacking” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is saying that after attacking his fellow inmate, the prisoner was put in solitude to keep him from harming anyone else. Thus, the correct arrangement will be DACB.
No other rearrangement results in a meaningful sentence.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be, “After attacking his fellow inmate, the prisoner was put in solitude to keep him from harming anyone else.”
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the given sentence, “pageant & outright” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is saying that since Mary was the most beautiful girl anyone had ever seen, she was declared outright the winner of the beauty pageant. Thus, the correct arrangement will be ABDC.
No other rearrangement results in a meaningful sentence.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be, “Since Mary was the most beautiful girl anyone had ever seen, she was declared outright the winner of the beauty pageant.”
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. In the given sentence, “interstate & punctured” and “wobble & deflate” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is saying that when a nail punctured the tire on the interstate, it caused it to deflate and then wobble within a matter of minutes. Thus, the correct arrangement will be BADC.
No other rearrangement results in a meaningful sentence.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be, “When a nail punctured the tire on the interstate, it caused it to deflate and then wobble within a matter of minutes.”
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the given sentence, “later & early” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is saying that although the travelers had planned to depart early in the morning, bad weather forced them to leave much later. Thus, the correct arrangement will be ADCB.
No other rearrangement results in a meaningful sentence.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be, “Although the travelers had planned to depart early in the morning, bad weather forced them to leave much later.”
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. In the given sentence, “approach & bit” and “rethink & clear” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is saying that a bit of solitude is often all you need to clear your head and rethink your approach. Thus, the correct arrangement will be DCBA.
No other rearrangement results in a meaningful sentence.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be, “A bit of solitude is often all you need to clear your head and rethink your approach.”
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. In the given sentence, “subtract & focus” and “realized & distractions” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is saying that the English teacher realized that if she could subtract the distractions in her classroom then her students could focus better. Thus, the correct arrangement will be CADB.
No other rearrangement results in a meaningful sentence.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be, “The English teacher realized that if she could subtract the distractions in her classroom then her students could focus better.”
S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. In the given statement, “arguments & contentious” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is saying that as a rule, I tend to avoid contentious topics of conversation which might lead to arguments. Thus, the correct arrangement will be ADCB.
No other rearrangement results in a meaningful sentence.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be, “As a rule, I tend to avoid contentious topics of conversation which might lead to arguments.”
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. In the given sentence, “provide & purposes” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is saying that one of the purposes of CPR is to provide artificial respiration for an unconscious person who isn’t breathing. Thus, the correct arrangement will be BACD.
No other rearrangement results in a meaningful sentence.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be, “One of the purposes of CPR is to provide artificial respiration for an unconscious person who isn’t breathing.”
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. In the given sentence, “tonight & restaurant” and “” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is saying that because the restaurant is very busy tonight, there is at least an hour wait on a table. Thus, the correct arrangement will be BADC.
No other rearrangement results in a meaningful sentence.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be, “Because the restaurant is very busy tonight, there is at least an hour wait on a table.”
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