12th Class English Sample Paper English Olympiad Sample Paper-1

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    Direction: Below given is a story in which the beginning and the ending, marked and 2 respectively, is given. The middle portion has been split into four parts, marked P, Q, R, S and is not in sequence. Arrange the four parts P, Q, R and S between 1 and 2 to make the story a sensible one.
    1: Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, grew up poor in a farm community in rural Missouri during the Great Depression.
    P: In 1962, he had the idea of opening bigger stores, sticking to rural areas, keeping costs low and discounting heavily. The management disagreed with his vision.
    Q: After attending the University of Missouri, he immediately worked for 1C. Penny where he got his first taste of retailing. He served in World War II, after which he became a successful franchiser of Ben Franklin five-and-dime stores.
    R: Undaunted, Walton pursued his vision, founded Wal-Mart and started a retailing success story. When Walton died in 1992, the family's net worth approached 25 billion.
    S: The poverty he experienced while growing up taught him the value of money and to persevere.
    2: Today, Wal-Mart is the world's #1 retailer, with more than 4,160 stores, including discount stores, combination discount and grocery stores, and membership-only warehouse stores.
    Choose your option

    A) QRPS                         

    B) PSRQ

    C) SQPR                         

    D) QRSP

    E)  None of these

    Correct Answer: C


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