Practice Exercise
Category : 10th Class
The proper sequence should be:
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{1}}}\]: For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop.
P: Then a chance Customer would come.
Q: Young Lincoln's way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else's.
R: Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading.
S: He used to lay full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book.
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{2}}}\]: Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then.
(a) S R Q P
(b) Q S P R
(c) S Q R P
(d) Q P S R
(e) None of these
The proper sequence should be:
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{1}}}\]: All the land was covered by the ocean.
P: The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body in to two halves.
Q: A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water.
R: The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars.
S: The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with animals.
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{2}}}\]: The god molded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind.
(a) Q P R S
(b) P Q S R
(c) Q P S R
(d) P Q R S
(e) None of these
The proper sequence should be:
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{1}}}\]: Smoke oozed up between the planks.
P: Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.
Q: The rising gale fanned the shouldering fire.
R: Everyone now knew there was fire on board.
S: Flames broke out here and there.
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{2}}}\]: Most people bore the shock bravely.
(a) S R Q P
(b) Q P S R
(c) R S P Q
(d) Q S R P
(e) None of these
The proper sequence should be:
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{1}}}\]: You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking.
P: I really gave it up.
Q: And so when I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant.
R: When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.
S: But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes.
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{2}}}\]: Poor girl!
(a) P S R Q
(b) S P Q R
(c) Q P R S
(d) R S P Q
(e) None of these
The proper sequence should be:
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{1}}}\]: When a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air.
P: However, the higher it goes the less air it meets.
Q: As the rocket goes higher, it travels faster.
R: For the atmosphere becomes thinner.
S: As a result there is less friction.
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{2}}}\]: Consequently, the rocket still does not become too hot.
(a) Q P R S
(b) Q S P R
(c) P Q R S
(d) P Q S R
(e) None of these
The proper sequence should be:
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{1}}}\]: A father having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator was tempted by the sunny morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer.
P: Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.
Q: She wheeled away the pram.
R: A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.
S: Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{2}}}\]: She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.
(a) S R P Q
(b) R Q P S
(c) S P Q R
(d) P Q S R
(e) None of these
The proper sequence should be:
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{1}}}\]: While crossing a busy road, we should obey the policeman on duty.
P: We should always cross the road at the zebra crossing.
Q: We must look to the signal lights and cross the road only when the road is clear.
R: If there are no signal lights at the crossing, we should look to the right, then to left and again the right before crossing the road.
S: If the road is not clear we should wait.
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{2}}}\]: We should never run while crossing the road.
(a) P S R Q
(b) P Q R S
(c) R Q S P
(d) Q R P S
(e) None of these
The proper sequence should be:
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{1}}}\]: The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time.
P: The slush on the road did not deter them.
Q: The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.
R: They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads.
S: Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{2}}}\]: But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad.
(a) R Q P S
(b) Q P R S
(c) R S Q P
(d) S P Q R
(e) None of these
The proper sequence should be:
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{1}}}\]: Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy.
P: There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice.
Q: In this city there are no motor cars, no horses, no buses.
R: These small islands are near one another.
S: It 'is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands.
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{2}}}\]: This is because Venice has no streets.
(a) P Q R S
(b) P R Q S
(c) S R P Q
(d) P Q S R
(e) None of these
The proper sequence should be:
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{1}}}\]: The cooperative system of doing business is a good way of encouraging ordinary workers to work hard.
P: If the society is to be well run, it is necessary to prevent insincere officials being elected to the committee which is responsible for the running of business.
Q: They get this from experienced and professional workers who are not only familiar with the cooperative system, but also with efficient method of doing business.
R: To a large extent, many cooperative societies need advice and guidance.
S: The capital necessary to start a business venture is obtained by the workers contributions.
\[{{\text{S}}_{\text{2}}}\]: The main object is to maintain the interest of every member of the society and to ensure that the members participate actively in the projects of society.
(a) S Q P R
(b) P Q S R
(c) S R Q P
(d) P S R Q
(e) None of these
| 1. C | 2. A | 3. A | 4. C | 5. A | 6. A | 7. D | 8. D | 9. C | 10. A |
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