In the following item, a biographical passage about Helen Keller is jumbled. The first and sixth sentences, S1 and S6, are fixed. The four middle sentences labelled P, Q, R and S are given in a mixed order. Read the passage about Helen's graduation, invitations and public appearances and choose the option that gives the correct sequence of P, Q, R and S between S1 and S6. S1: Helen graduated in 1904 with special honours in English. S6: Her dress was torn and roses were snatched from her hat. P: She was twenty four years old. Q: She was invited to the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 to awaken worldwide interest in the education of the deaf blind. R: But on Helen Keller Day the crowds got out of hand. S: Requests were already flowing in for appearances and for magazine articles. The proper sequence should be

Introduction / Context:
This question asks you to arrange sentences in a jumbled biographical passage about Helen Keller. The passage starts with her graduation in 1904 and ends with a description of the crowd's behaviour on Helen Keller Day. The middle sentences trace her age, the flow of requests, and an important invitation. Correctly ordering the sentences requires attention to chronology and cause and effect.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• S1: Helen graduated in 1904 with special honours in English.
• S6: Her dress was torn and roses were snatched from her hat, describing the result of unruly crowds.
• P: She was twenty four years old.
• S: Requests were already flowing in for appearances and magazine articles.
• Q: She was invited to the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 to arouse worldwide interest in the education of the deaf blind.
• R: On Helen Keller Day the crowds got out of hand.
• We assume the passage proceeds from graduation to recognition, then to invitations and finally to an uncontrolled crowd scene.

Concept / Approach:
To identify the correct sequence:

• Place age information close to the graduation event to give personal context.
• Follow with general recognition in the form of requests for appearances.
• Then mention a specific important invitation to the exposition.
• Finally, show the consequence of this fame when the crowds get out of hand, before S6.

Chronological order and the progression from recognition to mass popularity help you reconstruct the passage.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: After S1, which gives the year and her achievement, a natural sentence to follow is P: “She was twenty four years old.” This adds a simple biographical detail that fits directly after graduation. Step 2: After noting her age at graduation, it is logical to show that her achievement brought recognition. Sentence S tells us that requests for appearances and magazine articles were already flowing in. Thus, S follows P. Step 3: Once general interest in her work is established, we can mention a specific, notable invitation. Sentence Q states that she was invited to the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 to awaken worldwide interest in the education of the deaf blind. This fits naturally after the general mention of requests in S. Step 4: Sentence R then introduces the dramatic scene that resulted from her popularity: “But on Helen Keller Day the crowds got out of hand.” This is a natural lead in to S6, which describes her torn dress and the roses being snatched from her hat. Step 5: The resulting sequence of the middle sentences is P S Q R, which completes the story from graduation to public acclaim and then to the unruly crowds.

Verification / Alternative check:
If you read the passage with P S Q R between S1 and S6, you get a coherent narrative: graduation, age, growing demand, formal invitation, crowd enthusiasm turning into chaos, and then the physical result of that chaos. Each sentence flows into the next without forcing any time jumps or unexplained events. This verifies that the order P S Q R is consistent and logical.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Q P S R: Here, the exposition invitation is mentioned immediately after graduation, before telling us her age or her growing general popularity, which weakens the narrative sequence.
S P R Q: Placing S directly after S1 before P breaks the natural pattern of giving age information immediately after graduation. Also, R appearing before Q makes the crowds get out of hand before the key exposition invitation is even introduced.
S Q R P or similar mixed sequences lead to awkward time jumps where events and consequences are reversed or appear out of context. They do not build the story in a clear chronological order.

Common Pitfalls:
Students often focus on the most dramatic sentence, such as the description of unruly crowds, and try to place it too early. Another mistake is ignoring the simple fact that biographical passages tend to present age and general recognition before specific major events. When you see dates such as 1904 and references like “Helen Keller Day”, pay close attention to how they fit into a timeline and ensure that each event has a clear cause and effect relationship with the next.

Final Answer:
The correct sequence is P S Q R, so the correct option is “P S Q R”.