Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay Solutions for Chapter: Paragraph Jumbles, Exercise 9: CAT 1997

Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences $1$ and $6$.

$1$. So now, let's sum it up.

(A) We can call this the material of knowledge.

(B) According to Kant, there are two elements that contribute to man's knowledge of the world.

(C) The other is the internal conditions in man himself.

(D) One is the external conditions that we cannot know of before we have perceived them through the sense.

$6$. We can call this the form of knowledge.

Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences $1$ and $6$.

$1$. I may have a strong desire for a fresh ripe peach, but no peaches may be available.

(A) I am about to take a bite when news arrives of an accident injuring someone dear to me.

(B) The hay fever passes.

(C) On the other hand, I buy some peaches but a sudden attack of hay fever prevents me from enjoying their fragrance or taste.

(D) My interest in the peach vanishes.

$6$. I no longer have any appetite.

Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences $1$ and $6$.

$1$. A nation, like an individual, has many personalities and many approaches to life.

(A) If there is a strong organic bond between different personalities, it is well.

(B) Otherwise, this could lead to disintegration and trouble.

(C) Normally, some kind of equilibrium is eventually established.

(D) If normal development is arrested, then conflict arises between different personalities.

$6$. In the mind and spirit of India, there has been this fundamental conflict due to a long period of arrested growth.

Sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

(A) Because negotiations had been delayed until the last moment, he was at a tremendous disadvantage.

(B) Only then did the truth dawn on him.

(C) He broke off talks and returned home.

(D) My friend was under intense pressure to make concessions.

Sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

(A) "Son, why are you reading that sissy magazine?” he asked.

(B) "There's an article that tells women where to meet men” I responded; pointing to the maga- zine's cover.

(C) “I need to know where I'm supposed to be.”

(D) When I was a teenager, my father caught me reading one of my older sister's magazines.

Sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

(A) "Actually," Ronnie replied, "I asked my wife."

(B) One day, a man named Ronnie answered a dif- ficult one correctly to put the men in front.

(C) Impressed, the host kept Ronnie on the line and asked how he knew the answer to such a tough question.

(D) Occasionally, a local radio station airs “Battle of the sexes,” in which listeners phone in to answer trivial questions.