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. Making ropes is one of the oldest trades in the world.
P. People used them for tethering animals, for drawing water from wells and for dragging large stones which were used in building.
Q. We know that people made ropes several centuries back.
R. They made them from camel hair and from twisted grass.
S. We have found pieces of rope in very old Egyptian tombs.
6. We have found too, ropes which were made of thin copper wire in the city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by a volcano 2000 years ago.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1, i.e. QSRP.
- Sentence Q appears at the first place because it provides a direct continuation to the narrative/context that was presented by the first sentence, that is about the practice of making ropes.
- Sentence S shall follow as the next statement because it provides additional information that adds towards the context presented by the previous sentences.
- Sentence R follows at third place because it adds specific details to the tradition of rope making. As it becomes specific with details about the contents in rope-making this statement is liable to appear at third place.
- Sentence P shall appear at the end because the point it raises can be treated as a continuation of the previous statement's point. Sentence R talked about what people used to make ropes and sentennce P goes on to narrate about how people used the manufactured ropes.
This arrangement follows a sequential order where every event, information or detail gets added without losing the fluency in narration and sense/meaning of the passage.