Jumbled Sentences
Jumbled Sentences: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Parajumbles, Parajumbles Based on Paragraph Sequencing, Parajumbles Based on Odd One Out, Common Subject in Parajumble Sentences, Common Theme in Parajumble Sentences, and Parajumbles Based on Fixed Statements.
Important Questions on Jumbled Sentences
In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are requested to find out the proper sequence of the four sentence.
S1 : A water tap is a device for turning on and off a flow of water.
S6 : The washer is made of a flexible material such as rubber or plastic.
P : The metal parts of a water tap are usually made of brass because brass resists corrosion.
Q : The other part is a washer which is fixed to the bottom of the rod.
R : One is a rod with a handle on the top.
S : It has two important parts.
The proper sequence should be.
In Question the 1st and the last sentences are numbered 1 and 6. Remaining sentences are named P, Q, R and S. These four sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval in the Answer Sheet.
1. Efforts should be made to stimulate exports.
P. We have another source of foreign exchange.
Q. But people are reluctant to part with it.
R. I mean the huge quantities of hoarded gold.
S. It is necessary to increase our foreign exchange reserves.
6. If they are willing, gold can be sold abroad.
Directions: In the given questions, The first and last parts of the Paragraph are numbered 1 and 6. The remaining part of the paragraph is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.. The correct order of the sentences is your answer. Choose from the four alternatives the one having the correct order of sentences and make it as your answer.
1 : Last evening as I was passing through Noida city
P : He could not tell me anything
Q : I saw a large crowds gathered in front of a shop
R : I proceeded towards the crowd and asked an old man what the matter was
S : There was much uproar and high excitement
6 : He, however, directed my attention to the merchant who was held firmly by a few men.
Directions: In the given questions, The first and last parts of the Paragraph are numbered 1 and 6. The remaining part of the paragraph is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.. The correct order of the sentences is your answer. Choose from the four alternatives the one having the correct order of sentences and make it as your answer.
1. The teacher had to
P : be specially careful
Q : because he enjoyed
R : about how he faced up to this problem
S : the confidence
6. of all the boys.
Directions : The first and the last parts of the sentence are numbered 1 & 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named R Q, R, and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate it in the Answer Sheet.
1. He could not rise.
P. All at once, in the distance, he heard an elephant trumpet.
Q. He tried again with all his might but to no use.
R. The next moment he was on his feet.
S. He stepped into the river.
6. It was colder than usual.
In the following question, certain parts of the question are jumbled up. Rearrange these parts labelled P, Q, R and S in the correct order.
P : seems like a perfect holiday
Q : watching the sun sink
R : sitting on the beach and
S : into the blue sea
The correct sequence should be:
In the questions below the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6. The rest of the 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 and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate it in the answer.
S1: A dog stole a piece of meat from a butcher's shop.
P. He barked in anger.
Q. He ran to the jungle with the piece of meat.
R. He saw his reflection.
S. He crossed a river on the way
S6: He lost his piece of meat.
Directions: In the given questions, The first and last parts of the Paragraph are numbered 1 and 6. The remaining part of the paragraph is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.. The correct order of the sentences is your answer. Choose from the four alternatives the one having the correct order of sentences and make it as your answer.
1 : As matter of fact, said the boy modestly, "I'm a spaceman."
P : "You can't see it from here"
Q : "From another planet."
R : "I'm a spaceman", he said again.
S : George and Cathy stared at the boy.
6 : Cathy gasped, George gave a shout of laughter.
Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A)Most people find meaning in their lives through their relationships and the other activities they are involved in.
(B)The opposite of having meaning in your life is a feeling of meaninglessness.
(C)Furthermore, relationships in which you can find meaning possess a valuable source of stability and cohesion.
(D)Happiness and fulfillment entail finding meaning in life.
(E)These relationships and activities express your feelings.
(F)Meaninglessness has connotations of emptiness, apathy, boredom, and non-being.
(G)People are meaning-seeking beings.
Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?
Directions: In the given questions, The first and last parts of the Paragraph are numbered 1 and 6. The remaining part of the paragraph is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.. The correct order of the sentences is your answer. Choose from the four alternatives the one having the correct order of sentences and make it as your answer.
1. A friend's rudeness is much more damaging than a stranger's.
P. You feel hurt instead of angry.
Q. You feel that you're being taken for granted
R. When a friend says sharply. "I don't have time to talk to you now."
S. When a friend shows up late for lunch or a shopping trip, with no good reason.
6. Friends, after all, are supposed to make up for the thoughtless cruelties of strangers.
In the following question, the first and the last part of the sentence is numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named P, Q, R, and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. Can any one
P. falsehood triumph
Q. and let
R. for a long time
S. suppress the truth
6. permanently?
Directions: In the given questions, The first and last parts of the Paragraph are numbered 1 and 6. The remaining part of the paragraph is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.. The correct order of the sentences is your answer. Choose from the four alternatives the one having the correct order of sentences and make it as your answer.
1 : The Bhagavadgita recognises the nature of man and the needs of man.
P : All these aspects constitute the nature of man.
Q : It shows how the human being is a rational one, an ethical one and a spiritual one.
R : More than all, it must be a spiritual experience.
S : Nothing can give him fulfillment unless it satisfies his reason, his ethical conscience.
6 : A man who does not harmonise them, is not truly human.
Directions: In the given questions, The first and last parts of the Paragraph are numbered 1 and 6. The remaining part of the paragraph is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.. The correct order of the sentences is your answer. Choose from the four alternatives the one having the correct order of sentences and make it as your answer.
1 : Most of you probably did not see Gandhiji at close quarters.
P : One of these qualities was that he managed to draw out the good in another person.
Q : But he somehow spotted the good and laid emphasis on that good.
R : He had amazing qualities.
S : The other person may have had plenty of evil in him.
6 : The result was that that poor man had to try to be good.
In the following question arrange the sentences P, Q, R, and S to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 to 6. Choose the most logical order of sentences from the given four choices.
1. The real value of Karate, Aikido, Kung fu and the other martial arts has little to do with physical feats, such as breaking bricks, or fighting.
P. It further tells us that our energy and awareness our capacity for courage and compassion are far greater than we have been led to believe.
Q. It tells us that we have no need of fear.
R. The real values of martial-arts study lies in what it tells us about ourselves.
6. When that happens, it engenders the feelings of attunement with universal forces of identifications, with the mysterious power of life itself.
Directions In each of these questions, a sentence has been jumbled into four parts as P, Q, R, S five parts as P, Q, R, S, T and six parts as P, Q, R, S, T & U. Arrange these parts in such a way that the whole sentence becomes meaningful. Choose your answer from the options given:
P : like the industrialized countries
Q : as if they are to be suffered as relics of a backward past
R : we have specially drawn attention to the non-motorized transport modes
S : because they are completely overlooked in transport planning
T : till replaced by faster petroleum fuelled transport
Directions (1-20): The first and the last parts of the sentence are numbered 1 & 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named R Q, R, and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate it in the Answer Sheet.
1. The Indian hockey players
P. have refused
Q. the training camp
R. to attend
S. and have gone
6. on an indefinite strike.
In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are requested to find out the proper sequence of the four sentence.
S1 : A boy tried to discover how wasps find their way home.
S6 : These wasps flew straight home.
P : He carried them two miles away and let them go.
Q : First, he marked each of a number of wasps with a white spot.
R : He then put them into a paper box.
S : To do this, he carried out a test on them.
The proper sequence should be.
Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E, and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then the questions given below them.
(A) "I can't bear it !" he screamed, "I'II pay the fine."
(B) After he had received a few strokes he began to turn and twist to avoid the whip.
(C) So he paid the fine and was let off, but he became the laughing-stock of the city for having taken three punishments for one crime.
(D) A man was caught stealing a bag of onions and was taken to the court where the judge gave him a choice of three punishments: eat the stolen onions in one sitting; submit to a hundred lashes of the whip or pay a fine.
(E) "I can't eat the onions so give me the lashes instead," he said.
(F) The man said he would eat the onions and began confidently, but after eating a few, his eyes began to burn, his nose started running and his mouth felt as if it was on fire.
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence in the rearrangement?
Directions: In Question Nos. 6 to 19, the 1st and the last parts of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval in the Answer Sheet.
1. After an entire generation of parents and teachers
P. the level of depression
Q. children's self-esteem, an indicator of good mental health,
R. has worked hard to improve its
S. in young people has skyrocketed.
6. It is how we feel about ourselves.
Directions : The first and the last parts of the sentence are numbered 1 & 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named R Q, R, and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate it in the Answer Sheet.
1. AIDS is a disease caused by a virus called HIV.
P. This results in the victimâs inability to defend themselves from any infections leading to death.
Q. This disease destroys part of the bodyâs immune system.
R. AIDS patients are carriers of the virus.
S. People who arc infected develop AIDS within five to ten years.
6. And they are infected for years without knowing it and transmit the disease to others.
