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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.

Difficulty: Easy

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 / Approach
Action chronology: light → draw → cough → remove → replace → continue. This preserves tactile realism and causality.


Why others fail
QPSR replaces before removing; SRPQ starts with the cough without lighting; PSQR begins with replacement prematurely.


Final Answer
QSRP

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