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. It is now five in the evening.
P. And so it will bear away another child.
Q. Soon it will be six and it will be time.
R. I have to unveil the truth; I have to end the injustices committed by the shadow.
S. The shadow will then come in darkness.
6. The shadow must be defeated.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, i.e. QSPR.
- Sentence Q provides a direct continuation to the story by specifying the time, right after what the first statement talked about.
- Sentence S goes on to talk about what will happen during the time mentioned by the previous statement, that is 6 o' clock. So, as a continuation to the narrative this statement shall appear at next place.
- Sentence P adds more information to the point raised by the previous statement (that is about the events that take place at the aforementioned time), which is why as a direct continuation it shall appear at next place.
- Sentence R shall follow at next place because it mentions what the speaker has to do after having expressed about the events of the hour, which is during 6 o' clock.
This arrangement follows a sequential manner where the various events, information or details get added without losing any meaning/context of the passage and the fluency of narration.