Question

S1: William Cowper was born in 1731 in the rectory ofBerkhamsted.
S6: He left Westminster in 1748.
P: From both sides (mother and father), he was well-connected.
Q: He was the son of a country reactor.
R: Cowper was sent to a boarding house at the nearby village where the bullying brought on a nervous inflammation of the eyes.
S: He then moved to Westminster School where he was reasonably happy.
The proper sequence should be:
(A) P-Q-R-S
(B) P-R-Q-S
(C) R-S-Q-P
(D) Q-P-R-S

Answer 1

Hint: This is a very unique type of question. The way of solving this type of question is to understand the relationship between the sentences and then choose the right order accordingly. Not worthy to mention that in order to establish the relationship, we have to read the sentences as if they are included in a single paragraph as being interconnected with each other.

Complete step by step answer:
1. In order to find the write order of arranging the sentences, it is primarily important to understand the connection between the four sentences. Let us try these four options and find out which of the following arrangements is presenting a justified relationship between the four sentences.
2. The first option, that is, PQRS, there is no such connection between sentence P and sentence Q. But however, we can see a relation between sentence R and sentence S. In sentence P, it is said that Cowper was well connected with both the sides of his family and the next sentence talks about him being a son of a reactor. So, there is no such relation between the two sentences.
3. In the second option, that is, PRQS, there is no such interconnection between the sentences but however Sentence S is somewhat connected to S6.All the other sentences in this sequence fail to deliver a complete meaningful paragraph.
4. The third option is completely incorrect because the correct order after S1 would be Q not R. Added to that the continuation of S6 after sentence P is also not right and kind of mismatched.
5. In the fourth option, that is, QPRS, Sentence Q is connected with S1 and after that, in chronological manner, the sentence P is connected with sentence Q, sentence R is connected with sentence P, sentence S is connected with sentence R and S6 is connected with sentence S. Hence, this order is correct.

Hence the option D is the right answer.

Note:
There are few things which one should keep in mind while attempting such questions. The first thing is to look for the continuity among sentences, for example if a sentence is starting with 'but' then there would definitely be some other sentence with an unfinished argument. If a sentence is completely different and has no such connection with the previous sentence, then it is necessary to place it after a sentence which is rather shown as completed in itself.