In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. Rose was lonely in the house.
P. She was very good at that.
Q. She sat all day in a room on the terrace.
R. She would sit on the rug and do her reading and writing.
S. It was a little room with nothing but a bed and a rug.
6. It was the only thing she had learnt from the convent.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, I.e. QSRP.
- Sentence Q talks about the first course of action of Rose in the story, so will appear at first place.
- Sentence S shall follow as it provides specific details of the room that was mentioned in the previous statement.
- Sentence R will appear at third place because it provides details of what Rose specifically does inside the aforementioned room. This can be treated as a direct continuation to the story.
- Sentence P can be treated as a conclusive point about Rose after what the previous sentences talked about, that is about Rose's course of action in a particular place.
This arrangement follows a sequential narrative where the various events/information/details have been added without losing the context/meaning of the passage as well the fluency of narration.