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Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete the anecdote about a father leaving a pram outside a pub and the mother's reaction. S1 = "A father, having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer." P = "Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson." Q = "She wheeled away the pram." R = "A little later, his wife came by and, to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby." S = "Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar." S6 = "She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips that would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S in a coherent narrative order. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: SRPQ

Explanation:


Given data

  • S1: Father takes baby out; tempted by sunshine.
  • S: He leaves pram outside and goes into the bar.
  • R: Wife passes by, sees the baby unattended.
  • P: She is indignant and plans a lesson.
  • Q: She wheels the pram away.
  • S6: She then waits to witness his panic.


Concept/Approach
Chronological story: negligence → discovery → decision → action → aftermath.


Step-by-step reasoning
After S1, S shows the negligent act (leaving the pram). R brings the wife's discovery of the sleeping baby. P records her emotional response and intention. Q executes the plan by removing the pram to teach a lesson.


Verification
SRPQ aligns perfectly with S6: she waits for the anticipated shock.


Common pitfalls
Putting Q before P breaks motivation → action logic.


Final Answer
SRPQ

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