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CDS II English II Ordering of Sentences II 02-02-2019
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Question 1
Direction: In the following question, a passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: Man, of all creatures, is physically the most ill-equipped in this world.
S6: Sadly, very few people use the greatest gift the ability to think to its full potential.
P: He can create his own environment, whereas animals adapt to their environment.
Q: Physically, man is helpless and defenceless. But nature is reasonable and kind.
R: He cannot fly like a bird, can be killed by a tiny insect, cannot outrun a leopard, cannot swim like an alligator, cannot climb the tree like a monkey, doesn't have the eye of an eagle, nor does he have the claws and teeth of a wildcat.
S: Nature's greatest gift to man is the ability to think.
S6: Sadly, very few people use the greatest gift the ability to think to its full potential.
P: He can create his own environment, whereas animals adapt to their environment.
Q: Physically, man is helpless and defenceless. But nature is reasonable and kind.
R: He cannot fly like a bird, can be killed by a tiny insect, cannot outrun a leopard, cannot swim like an alligator, cannot climb the tree like a monkey, doesn't have the eye of an eagle, nor does he have the claws and teeth of a wildcat.
S: Nature's greatest gift to man is the ability to think.
Question 2
Direction: In the following question, a passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: There was a man who made living selling balloons at a fair. He had all colors of balloons, including red, yellow, blue, and green.
S6: Moved by the boy’s concern, the man replied with empathy, “Son, it is not the colour of the balloon; it is what is inside that makes it go up.”
P: He turned around and saw a little boy who asked, “If you release a black balloon, would that also fly?”
Q: Whenever business was slow, he would release a helium-filled balloon into the air and when the children saw it go up, they all wanted to buy one.
R: One day, he felt someone tugging at his jacket.
S: They would come up to him, buy a balloon and his sales would go up again. He continued this process all day.
S6: Moved by the boy’s concern, the man replied with empathy, “Son, it is not the colour of the balloon; it is what is inside that makes it go up.”
P: He turned around and saw a little boy who asked, “If you release a black balloon, would that also fly?”
Q: Whenever business was slow, he would release a helium-filled balloon into the air and when the children saw it go up, they all wanted to buy one.
R: One day, he felt someone tugging at his jacket.
S: They would come up to him, buy a balloon and his sales would go up again. He continued this process all day.
Question 3
Direction: In the following question, a passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: The Internet has brought with it a plethora of problems that were previously unheard of when things like computer and social media did not exist.
S6: While 32 percent of parents had reported that their children had faced cyber-bullying in 2016, the statistic rose to 37 percent in 2018.
P: But unlike the classical schoolyard bully, a cyber-bully has an added advantage - anonymity.
Q: It is essentially the same as bullying outside of social media, except perhaps the threat to physical safety.
R: One such problem is 'cyberbullying', the act of bullying individuals online.
S: An analysis of the data showed that in that in the last two years, more and more children and teenagers were bullied online.
S6: While 32 percent of parents had reported that their children had faced cyber-bullying in 2016, the statistic rose to 37 percent in 2018.
P: But unlike the classical schoolyard bully, a cyber-bully has an added advantage - anonymity.
Q: It is essentially the same as bullying outside of social media, except perhaps the threat to physical safety.
R: One such problem is 'cyberbullying', the act of bullying individuals online.
S: An analysis of the data showed that in that in the last two years, more and more children and teenagers were bullied online.
Question 4
Direction: In the following question, a passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: My real dad was very educated, worked hard, and made a good income.
S6: Through my Rich Dad’s financial advice, I discovered how to let money work for me and become a successful business owner.
P: Unlike my poor dad, he had a rich mindset and thought about money very differently.
Q: My rich dad, (my friend’s dad) did not have a college degree, also worked hard, but he thrived financially.
R: As a result, he ended up being one of the richest men in Hawaii
S: However, he held traditional views about money and as a result ended up struggling financially all his life – I call him my poor dad.
S6: Through my Rich Dad’s financial advice, I discovered how to let money work for me and become a successful business owner.
P: Unlike my poor dad, he had a rich mindset and thought about money very differently.
Q: My rich dad, (my friend’s dad) did not have a college degree, also worked hard, but he thrived financially.
R: As a result, he ended up being one of the richest men in Hawaii
S: However, he held traditional views about money and as a result ended up struggling financially all his life – I call him my poor dad.
Question 5
Direction: In the following question, a passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: Apart from videos on YouTube, the influencer marketing campaigns are usually done as bundled deals.
S6: Therefore, marketers should invest in Hindi and other regional language content, including videos and social media posts, to tap consumers from smaller towns.
P: It will definitely be the next big thing in influencer marketing
Q: Where Youtubers post promotional material on their social media handles such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, increasing the reach manifold.
R: The real big opportunity for brands would be in regional language content, which is set to explode.
S: You Tubers are becoming mini TV channels the brand partnership with them will get bigger as their content is real and doesn’t look like a blatant brand promotion or an ad.
S6: Therefore, marketers should invest in Hindi and other regional language content, including videos and social media posts, to tap consumers from smaller towns.
P: It will definitely be the next big thing in influencer marketing
Q: Where Youtubers post promotional material on their social media handles such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, increasing the reach manifold.
R: The real big opportunity for brands would be in regional language content, which is set to explode.
S: You Tubers are becoming mini TV channels the brand partnership with them will get bigger as their content is real and doesn’t look like a blatant brand promotion or an ad.
Question 6
Direction: The given question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: A man’s favorite donkey falls into a deep well.
S6: The more the load was poured, the higher it rose and by noon, the donkey was grazing in green pastures.
P: He therefore decides to bury it alive.
Q: He can’t pull it out no matter how hard he tries.
R: Soil is poured onto the donkey from above.
S: The donkey feels the load, shakes it off, and steps on it.
S6: The more the load was poured, the higher it rose and by noon, the donkey was grazing in green pastures.
P: He therefore decides to bury it alive.
Q: He can’t pull it out no matter how hard he tries.
R: Soil is poured onto the donkey from above.
S: The donkey feels the load, shakes it off, and steps on it.
Question 7
Direction: The given question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen.
S6: He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter.
P: And ground coffee beans in the third pot.
Q: Once the three pots began to boil,
R: He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.
S: He placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot,
S6: He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter.
P: And ground coffee beans in the third pot.
Q: Once the three pots began to boil,
R: He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.
S: He placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot,
Question 8
Direction: The given question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: At 65 years of age, he decided things had to change.
S6: He told restaurant owners that he had a mouthwatering chicken recipe.
P: So he thought about what he had to offer.
Q: His friends raved about his chicken recipe.
R: He decided that this was his best shot at making a change.
S: He left Kentucky and traveled to different states to try to sell his recipe.
S6: He told restaurant owners that he had a mouthwatering chicken recipe.
P: So he thought about what he had to offer.
Q: His friends raved about his chicken recipe.
R: He decided that this was his best shot at making a change.
S: He left Kentucky and traveled to different states to try to sell his recipe.
Question 9
Direction: The given question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: This king had a huge boulder placed in the middle of a road.
S6: Not one of them tried to move the boulder.
P: The first people to pass by were some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers.
Q: Rather than moving it, they simply walked around it.
R: Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would try to remove the gigantic rock from the road.
S: A few loudly blamed the King for not maintaining the roads.
S6: Not one of them tried to move the boulder.
P: The first people to pass by were some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers.
Q: Rather than moving it, they simply walked around it.
R: Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would try to remove the gigantic rock from the road.
S: A few loudly blamed the King for not maintaining the roads.
Question 10
Direction: The given question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: We all have such a bank and its name is Time.
S6: It allows no overdraft so you can’t borrow against yourself or use more time than you have.
P: Each day, the account starts fresh and each night, it destroys an unused time.
Q: It carries over no balance from day to day.
R: Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.
S: Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever time you have failed to use wisely.
S6: It allows no overdraft so you can’t borrow against yourself or use more time than you have.
P: Each day, the account starts fresh and each night, it destroys an unused time.
Q: It carries over no balance from day to day.
R: Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.
S: Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever time you have failed to use wisely.
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