1. It would
P : appear from his statement
Q : about the policy of management
R : in dealing with the strike
S : that he was quite in the dark
The Proper sequence should be:
a) RPSQ
b) PSQR
c) RQPS
d) PRQS
Explanation: It would appear from his statement that he as quite in the dark about the policy of management in dealing with the strike.
2. He was so kind and generous that
P : he not only
Q : made others do so
R : but also
S : helped them himself
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PSRQ
b) SPQR
c) PRSQ
d) QPRS
Explanation: He was so kind and generous that he not only helped himself but also made others do so.
3. We went
P : along the railway line
Q : and had a right to
R : where other people not allowed to go
S : but daddy belonged to the railway
The Proper sequence should be:
a) RPQS
b) PRSQ
c) RSQP
d) PRQS
Explanation:We went along the railway line where other people not allowed to go but daddy belonged to the railway and had a right to.
4. There was
P : needed for it everyday life
Q : a time when each family
R : for itself most of the things it
S : actually produced
The Proper sequence should be:
a) QRSP
b) RQPS
c) RSPQ
d) QSRP
Explanation: There was a time when each family actually produced for itself most of the things it needed for it everyday life.
5. Little
P : that he had been let down
Q : stood by all these years
R : did he realise
S : by a colleague whom he had
The Proper sequence should be:
a) RPSQ
b) RSQP
c) QSRP
d) QSPR
Explanation: Little did he realize that he had been let down by a colleague whom he had stood by all these years.
6. With her body
P : dragging her unwilling feet
Q : weak and infirm
R : doubled with age
S : she persisted in her mission
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PQRS
b) QPRS
c) RQPS
d) SRPQ
Explanation: With her body doubled with age weak and infirm dragging her unwilling feet she persisted in her mission.
7. We must read
P : if we want to absorb the fruits of great literature
Q : but with concentration
R : them not as we do cricket stories
S : undefined
The Proper sequence should be:
a) QPSR
b) PSQR
c) PRSQ
d) PRQS
Explanation: We must read but with concentration if we want to absorb the fruits of great literature undefined them not as we do cricket stories.
8. I enclose
P : and the postage
Q : a postal order
R : the price of books
S : which will cover
The Proper sequence should be:
a) RPSQ
b) QSPR
c) QSRP
d) QPSR
Explanation:I enclose a postal order which will cover the price of books and the postage.
9. When you
P : which one is closest in meaning
Q : read the four sentences in your text book and decide
R : to the statement you have heard
S : hear a statement
The Proper sequence should be:
a) SRPQ
b) SQPR
c) SPQR
d) QPSR
Explanation:When you hear a statement read the four sentences in your text book and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard.
10. Alexander,
P : was a disciple of Aristotle,
Q : who was a great conqueror,
R : whom the world acknowledge as the greatest philosopher
S : the world has ever known
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PQSR
b) QPRS
c) RPQS
d) SPQR
Explanation: Alexander, who was a great conqueror, was a disciple of Aristotle, whom the world acknowledge as the greatest philosopher the world has ever known.