Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete the paragraph about young Abraham Lincoln as a shop manager. S1 = "For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop." P = "Then a chance customer would come." Q = "Young Lincoln's way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else's." R = "Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading." S = "He used to lie full length on the counter of the shop, eagerly reading a book." S6 = "Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as he had then." 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.

Given data

• S1 introduces Lincoln managing a shop.
• Q describes his unusual style; S gives the concrete picture of him reading.
• P introduces the event of a customer arriving.
• R shows his response and return to reading.

Concept/Approach Use general statement → vivid example → triggering event → response, to craft a smooth narrative.

Step-by-step reasoning Q generalizes Lincoln's distinctive way of keeping shop, which sets context. S illustrates that way: he lies on the counter reading. P introduces the interruption: a chance customer appears. R explains his action and return to reading, neatly looping to S6's emphasis on reading time.

Verification Q → S ensures description follows characterization; P → R forms a natural event → reaction pair.

Common pitfalls Starting with S can feel abrupt without Q's framing; placing R before P breaks causality.

Final Answer QSPR