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. "Mother do you love me?", she asked.
P. She then looked into her mother's tear-filled eyes out of impatience for a reply.
Q. She kept waiting but her mother did not speak.
R. Then, she understood what words the mother's eyes spoke and the reason for her silence.
S. She got no direct reply and grew restless.
6. She climbed slowly on to her mother's lap.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, i.e. SQPR.
- Sentence S narrates the event/response that followed right after the question that was addressed in the previous or first statement of the passage. So, this sentence shall appear after the first statement.
- Sentence Q goes on to talk about what the girl did after getting the response from her mother. As a build-up to the narrative this sentence shall follow up at next place.
- Sentence P progresses the story by adding details about the mother. So, with the addition of new information it becomes liable for this sentence to appear at next place.
- Sentence R finally hints at the reason for the mother's silence/response. This statement adjoins moe information to the sense made by the previous statement, which is why it shall appear at next place.
This arrangement follows a sequential manner where the various events/details/information gets added without losing any prior sense/meaning in the passage. The fluency of narration doesn't get hampered as well.