
In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as and respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.
: The fact is that good writing is a craft that can be acquired like any other craft.
: In short, he has to become a wordsmith.
P: Much the same is the case with the one who aspires to become a good craftsman of English.
Q: Let's take examples.
R: A young man, who wants to become a goldsmith or a silversmith, becomes an apprentice with a seasoned man in that craft.
S: After a few years of apprenticeship, he learns the ins and outs of it and becomes a skilful craftsman.
Which one of the following sequences is correct?


Important Questions on Sequence of Sentences
In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as and respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.
: Yet, things are not that bad.
: Fortune, after all, favours the brave, not the complainers.
P: Some of the successful people started out with more handicaps than us.
Q: It is time we stopped feeling sorry for ourselves and got over our doubts and fears to face the world.
R: If we look around ourselves, we find people who had less than us but went on to make their fortunes.
S: Perhaps we can replicate what they did for themselves.
Which one of the following sequences is correct?

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as and respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.
: Any discussion on human rights is incomplete without reference to the security and terrorist threats facing the country.
: It is necessary to underline that it will be wrong to treat all such violent movements as pure law and order problems.
P: The Police as also the armed forces are facing an uphill task in containing these violent activities and maintaining peace and order.
Q: It must be appreciated that there is an imperative need for such special legislation as the normal laws are not adequate to deal with the situation.
R: An important issue that has come up in this context relates to the need for special legislation to cope with the situation.
S: Several parts of the country have been rocked by violence, terrorism, secessionist movement, and insurgency.
Which one of the following sequences is correct?

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as and respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.
: What are the outstanding features of the Indian Freedom Struggle?
: It not only permitted but encouraged the free expression of opinion within the party and the movement.
P: The movement popularized democratic ideas and institutions in India.
Q: The Indian National Congress was organized on a democratic basis and in the form of a parliament.
R: The nationalists fought for the introduction of a representative government.
S: A major aspect is the value and modern ideals on which the movement itself was based and the broad socio-economic and political vision of its leadership.
Which one of the following sequences is correct?

In the following question, six sentences are given. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R, and S. Find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.
S1: Indian media still has not matured as far as election coverage goes.
S6: There is nothing wrong with the demand for unbiased, non-casteist, and non-communal reporting.
P: Today, it is common for public relations firms to cultivate journalists and plant stories.
Q: At the same time, nobody has addressed the menace of corruption in the media itself.
R: In such a scenario, the reader feels shortchanged as unbiased election coverage is not available.
S: Press conferences are used openly for giving gifts and bribes to journalists.
Which one of the following sequences is correct?

In the question below, the first and the last sentences/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 passage/sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. Fires in the Steppes or bushes scared humans earlier.
P. Gradually, they learnt to appreciate the power of fire.
Q It gave them light and warmth and kept away wild animals.
R About 700,000 years ago, humans started fire accidentally by lightning.
S. They could harden the tips of wooden spears and cook meat in it.
6 Soon they learnt to produce fire by striking flint stone and pyrite with each other or by rubbing lumbers.

In the question below, the first and the last sentences/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 passage/sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. There are a lot of ways to communicate: speaking, singing, clapping, hooting.
P. Even animals communicate with one another.
Q Only humans can express their thoughts and feelings in words because of our superior brain.
R Both humans and animals also communicate through body language.
S. But their ways differ from the humans.
6 Sometimes we don't use words but make gestures (like traffic signs) or simple movements of the hand in order to communicate.

In these questions, the and the last sentences of the passage are numbered as S1 and S6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order, read the sentence and find out, which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
S1 Egotism is the most common fault of mankind.
P : However, with time it becomes an exaggerated form of self display.
Q : It is the product of a perfectly natural desire to display oneself.
R : This is necessary as it impairs the personality and frustrates all efforts at self-improvement.
S : Beyond any shadow of doubt, it is a defect that ought to be constantly hunted down and scotched.
S6 : One should always be on guard not to give into egotism.
The proper sequence should be

In this question 1st and the last sentences of the passages are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts named P,Q,R,S. These four parts are not given in their proper order.Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. The lion used to be very widely distrib- uted in Africa and Asia.
P. There are special forest zones set aside for wild-life in various coun- tries.
Q. Indiscriminate killing has caused the number to fall.
R. Today they are a relatively rare species.
S. If the species survives at all, it will be only in national parks.
6. No hunting is permitted in such reserved areas.
