Para-jumble (flight narrative): Reorder the sentences to capture the fear of falling, the brief silence, and the instinctive unfolding of wings during the dive. S1 = "As he passed beneath her he heard the swish of her wings." S6 = "The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards." Between S1 and S6, arrange the fragments in a vivid, moment-by-moment sequence: P = "He was not falling head long now." Q = "The monstrous terror seized him." R = "But it only lasted a minute." S = "He could hear nothing." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
Verbal Ability
Ordering of Sentences
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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APSQR
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BQSPR
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CQSRP
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DPRQS
Answer
Correct Answer: QSRP
Explanation
Given data
- S1: A swish is heard while passing beneath her.
- Q: Terrible fear seizes him.
- S: Sudden sensory blank—he hears nothing.
- R: The silence/fear lasts only a minute.
- P: He realizes he is no longer falling headlong—control begins to return.
- S6: Wings spread outward.
Concept / ApproachModel the internal sequence: fear spike → sensory tunnel → brief duration → regain control → wings spread. This ordering reflects a realistic panic-to-recovery arc.
Step-by-step orderingS1 + Q → Panic response.… + S → Auditory blankness amplifies terror.… + R → The spell is brief.… + P → Transition from headlong fall to controlled glide, matching S6.
Why other orders failPSQR starts control before terror is established; QSPR moves to duration (R) too late and delays the sensory void that characterizes panic; PRQS disrupts the panic-to-recovery logic.
Final AnswerQSRP