Question

The following six sentences come from a paragraph. The first and last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the four sentences (PQRS) should appear to complete the paragraph.

S1. Your letter was a big relief.
P. How did your exams go?
Q. After your result, you must come here for a week.
R. You hadn’t written for over a month.
S. I am sure you will come out with flying colours.
S6. But don’t forget to bring chocolates for Geeta.

P S R Q
Q R P S
R P S Q
R S P Q

Answer 1

Hint: The sentences tell a story. The story has to be in the right order. Try to rearrange it in the order that makes the most sense.

Complete answer:
The first sentence says ‘Your letter was a big relief’. This means that the person got the letter after a really long time. This should be followed up with something that refers to that.

So, the next sentence should be sentence R, ‘You hadn’t written for over a month’. This continues the narrative seamlessly. Now, let’s look at the next sentence. The next sentence should be an enquiry.

So, the next sentence should be sentence P, ‘How did your exams go?’. There should be a continuation of this situation after this sentence.

So, the most appropriate sentence would be sentence S, ‘I am sure you will come out with flying colours’. Now, the next sentence needs to align with the last sentence as well. The last sentence is ‘But don’t forget to buy chocolates for Geeta’, which suggests a possible change of location.

So, the remaining sentence Q, ‘After your result, you must come here for a week’, comes before the last sentence.

So, we have arrived at the order ‘R P S Q’. Hence, the correct answer is option ‘c’.

Note: Make sure that each sentence aligns with the sentences that come before and after. That will help to choose the order correctly.