Para-jumble (delicate smoker’s scene): Reorder the sentences to follow the act of lighting a cigarette, a coughing fit, and resuming the smoke with frailty. S1 = "I took cigarettes from my case." S6 = "Then he continues to draw on it." Between S1 and S6, arrange the micro-actions in a natural order: P = "But when the fit of coughing was over, he replaced it between his lips." Q = "I lit one of them and placed it between the lips." R = "Then with a feeble hand he removed the cigarette." S = "Slowly he took a pull at it and coughed violently." 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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BQPSR
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CQSRP
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DSRPQ
Answer
Correct Answer: QSRP
Explanation
Given data
- S1: Cigarettes taken out.
- Q: One is lit and placed between the lips.
- S: He draws slowly, provoking violent coughing.
- R: With a feeble hand, he removes the cigarette.
- P: After the cough subsides, he replaces it to continue—matching S6.
Concept / ApproachAction chronology: light → draw → cough → remove → replace → continue. This preserves tactile realism and causality.
Why others failQPSR replaces before removing; SRPQ starts with the cough without lighting; PSQR begins with replacement prematurely.
Final AnswerQSRP