Para-jumble (narrative voice of an elephant): Reorder the sentences to explain why the elephant keeps flapping its big ears all day. S1 = "I keep on flapping my big ears all day." S6 = "Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant?" Between S1 and S6, arrange the following in a coherent, child-friendly mini-narrative: P = "They also fear that I will flip them all away." Q = "But children wonder why I flap them so." R = "I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head." S = "But I know what I am doing." 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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ASRQP
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BQPSR
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CQPRS
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DPSRQ
Answer
Correct Answer: QPSR
Explanation
Given data
- S1 states the behavior (continuous ear-flapping).
- Q introduces children's curiosity about the reason.
- P adds their fear that flapping might flip the ears away.
- S asserts the narrator's confidence ('I know what I am doing').
- R finally gives the practical reason (safety), leading to S6's proud rhetorical close.
Concept / ApproachNarrative logic: observation → audience reaction → reassurance of competence → reason. Placing S before R reads as claim → explanation, which delivers a satisfying reveal before the boastful S6.
Step-by-stepS1 + Q → raise the question.… + P → add the secondary emotion (fear).… + S → assert competence.… + R → provide the concrete reason.
Rejecting distractorsQPRS ends with S, blunting the reveal before S6.SRQP / PSRQ break the audience-reaction → explanation flow.
Final AnswerQPSR