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Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete the vignette of a poor home, a seamstress mother, and her ill child. S1 = "Far away in a little street, there is a poor house." Q = "One of the windows is open and, through it, I can see a poor woman." P = "Her face is thin and worn, and her hands are coarse, pricked by a needle, for she is a seamstress." S = "In a bed in a corner of the room, her little boy is lying ill." R = "He has a fever and is asking for oranges." S6 = "His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S in a compassionate, scene-setting order. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: QPSR

Explanation:


Given data

  • Q: Narrator observes a woman through an open window.
  • P: Details reveal she is a seamstress (poverty and toil).
  • S: The sick child is shown.
  • R: His need (oranges) sets up S6's helplessness.


Concept/Approach
Establish observer's viewpoint → describe the mother → show the child → specify the request that cannot be fulfilled.


Step-by-step reasoning
Q anchors the scene. P adds socioeconomic detail. S introduces the child's condition. R bridges to S6 by stating his request.


Final Answer
QPSR

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