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SSC: Para Jumbles Quiz: 17.12.2017
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Question 1
In the following question, there are six parts marked S1, S6, P, Q, R, and S. The position of S1 and S6 are fixed. Some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts and choose the proper sequence from the given options.
S1. The buzzer sounded.
P. The lights dimmed and the curtain went up again.
Q. The third act was about to begin.
R. Now Ken and Kathy felt as if they were right on the stage.
S. Ken and Kathy hurried back to their seats.
S6. Ken was the angry businessman who got the wrong order, and Kathy was the secretary who was trying to take dictation and to answer the telephone at the same time.
P. The lights dimmed and the curtain went up again.
Q. The third act was about to begin.
R. Now Ken and Kathy felt as if they were right on the stage.
S. Ken and Kathy hurried back to their seats.
S6. Ken was the angry businessman who got the wrong order, and Kathy was the secretary who was trying to take dictation and to answer the telephone at the same time.
Question 2
Given below are six sentences 4 of which are jumbled. The first and the last sentence are given. Pick the option that gives the logically correct order of the four sentences.
S1: With a tremendous roar from its rocket engine, the satellite is sent up into the sky.
P: Its radio begins to transmit a staggering amount of information about the satellite’s orbital path.
Q: Minutes later, at an altitude of 300 miles, this tiny electronic moon begins to orbit about the Earth.
R: Information of all kinds races back to Earth.
S: No human being could possibly copy down all of these facts, much less remember and organize them.
S6. But an electronic computer can.
P: Its radio begins to transmit a staggering amount of information about the satellite’s orbital path.
Q: Minutes later, at an altitude of 300 miles, this tiny electronic moon begins to orbit about the Earth.
R: Information of all kinds races back to Earth.
S: No human being could possibly copy down all of these facts, much less remember and organize them.
S6. But an electronic computer can.
Question 3
The sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R, and S. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these sentences should be rearranged to form a meaningful paragraph.
Work with retarded children, in particular, involves superhuman patience and long-delayed rewards.
P: Another woman faithfully spent two hours a day, five days a week, with a bedridden retarded girl.
Q: It was three years before the girl made her first cut in a piece of paper.
R: The girl had never before responded to, or recognized anyone.
S: One woman decided to teach a young brain-damaged girl how to use scissors.
After five years, the girl finally began to smile, when her foster grandparents entered the room.
P: Another woman faithfully spent two hours a day, five days a week, with a bedridden retarded girl.
Q: It was three years before the girl made her first cut in a piece of paper.
R: The girl had never before responded to, or recognized anyone.
S: One woman decided to teach a young brain-damaged girl how to use scissors.
After five years, the girl finally began to smile, when her foster grandparents entered the room.
Question 4
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth Sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle bur sentences In each item have been jumbled up and labelled as 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: Most of the perishable foods are shipped by refrigerator ships.
P: They are placed in the refrigerated hold of the ship
Q: Some foods, such as bananas.
R: As the green bananas are loaded, a man watches closely the signs of yellow on them.
S: The cool temperatures keep the bananas from getting ripe during the trip.
S6: Ripe bananas are poor travellers and even one ripe banana at the start of the trip can spoil a whole ship load of fruit.
P: They are placed in the refrigerated hold of the ship
Q: Some foods, such as bananas.
R: As the green bananas are loaded, a man watches closely the signs of yellow on them.
S: The cool temperatures keep the bananas from getting ripe during the trip.
S6: Ripe bananas are poor travellers and even one ripe banana at the start of the trip can spoil a whole ship load of fruit.
Question 5
In the following question, there are six parts marked S1, S6, P, Q, R and S. The position of S1 and S6 are fixed. Some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts and choose the proper sequence from the given options.
S1. Love for the country is a necessity.
P. But it should in no way exceed the limits and take the shape of jingoism.
Q. Similarly, nationalism has to be sacrificed at the altar of internationalism.
R. There is no reason why the nations of the world cannot treat one another as belonging to one family of nations.
S. Provincialism has to be sacrificed in the interest of the nation as a whole.
S6. God created the globe, but man drew lines on it to demarcate countries and sow the seeds of hatred and enmity on it.
P. But it should in no way exceed the limits and take the shape of jingoism.
Q. Similarly, nationalism has to be sacrificed at the altar of internationalism.
R. There is no reason why the nations of the world cannot treat one another as belonging to one family of nations.
S. Provincialism has to be sacrificed in the interest of the nation as a whole.
S6. God created the globe, but man drew lines on it to demarcate countries and sow the seeds of hatred and enmity on it.
Question 6
Direction: In the following question, the first and the last parts of the passage/sentence are numbered (1) and (6). The rest of the passage/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 and mark the respective option.
1. Venice is a strange city.
P. There are about 400 odd bridges connecting the islands of Venice.
Q. There are no motor cars, no horses and no buses there.
R. These small islands are close to one another.
S. It is not one island but a hundred islands.
6. This is because Venice has no streets.
P. There are about 400 odd bridges connecting the islands of Venice.
Q. There are no motor cars, no horses and no buses there.
R. These small islands are close to one another.
S. It is not one island but a hundred islands.
6. This is because Venice has no streets.
Question 7
In the following question, a set of labelled sentences is given. Out of the four alternatives, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
1. Some say that failure is like a toxic waste.
P. I see failure more as a fertilizer.
Q. Thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success.
R. The seeds of success must be planted afresh.
S. It can be used to enrich the soil of your mind.
6. Turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning.
P. I see failure more as a fertilizer.
Q. Thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success.
R. The seeds of success must be planted afresh.
S. It can be used to enrich the soil of your mind.
6. Turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning.
Question 8
Direction: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labeled P, Q, R and S and are given below each sentence in four sequences namely (a), (b), (c), and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
falsehood triumph permanently (P)/ and let (Q)/ for a long time (R)/ can anyone suppress the truth (S)
Question 9
The questions below consist of a set of labelled parts of a sentence. Out of four options given, select the most logical order of the parts which form a coherent sentence.
The spirit of man
P : has slowly and painfully surmounted
Q : and his growing intelligence
R : all the obstacles that have come in his way
S : has faced all kinds of dangers
P : has slowly and painfully surmounted
Q : and his growing intelligence
R : all the obstacles that have come in his way
S : has faced all kinds of dangers
Question 10
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. So martin bought a parrot. But it was a very lazy parrot.
Q. Every home there had a parrot as a custom.
R. Martin’s neighbor told him that he must buy a parrot.
S. The parrot did not like to speak.
Q. Every home there had a parrot as a custom.
R. Martin’s neighbor told him that he must buy a parrot.
S. The parrot did not like to speak.
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