Ordering of Sentences Questions

• S1: Far away in a little street there is a poor house. P : Her face is thin and worn and her hands are coarse, pricked by a needle, for she is a seam stress. Q : One of the windows is open and through it I can see a poor woman. R : He has a fever and asking for oranges. S : In a bed in a corner of the room her little boy is lying ill. S6: His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: A noise started above their heads. P : But people did not take it seriously. Q : That was to show everyone that there was something wrong R : It was a dangerous thing to do. S : For, within minutes the ship began to sink. S6: Nearly 200 lives were lost on the fateful day. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: American private lies may seem shallow. P : Students would walk away with books they had not paid for. Q : A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library R : Their public morality, however, impressed visitors. S : But in general they returned them. S6: This would not happen in china, he said. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: The path of Venus lies inside the path of the Earth. P : When at its farthest from the Earth, Venus is 160 million away Q : With such a wide range between its greatest and leat distances it is natural that at sometimes Venus appears much brighter than at others. R : No other body ever comes so near the Earth, with the exception of the Moon and occasional comet or asteroid. S : When Venus is at its nearest to the earth it is only 26 million miles away. S6: When at its brightest, it is easily seen with the naked eye in broad daylight. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: In India marriages are usually arranged by parents P : Sometimes boys and girls do not like th idea of arranged marriages. Q : Most young people accepts the state of affairs. R : Shanta was like that. S : They assume their parents can make good choices. S6: She felt she was a modern girl and not subject for bargaining. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: She said on the phone that she would report for duty next day. P : We waited for few days then we decided to go to her place. Q : But she did not. R : we found it locked. S : Even after that we waited for her quite a few days. S6: Eventually we reported to the police. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: Several sub-cities have been planned around capital. P : Dwarga is the first among them. Q : They are expected to alleviate the problem of housing. R : It is coming up in the south west of capital. S : It will cater to over one million people when completed. S6: Hopefully the housing problem will not be as acute at present after these sub-cities are built. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: Forecasting the weather has always been a difficult business. P : During a period of drought, streams and rivers dried up, the cattle died from thirst and were ruined. Q : Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make accurate forecast. R : Ancient Egyptians had no need of weather in the Nile Valley hardly ever changes. S : In early times, when there were no instruments, such as thermometer or the barometer, man looked for tell-tale signs in the sky. S6: He made his forecasts by watching flights of the birds or the way smoke rose from fire. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: As he passed beneath her he heard the swish of her wings. P : He was not falling head long now. Q : The monstrous terror seized him. R : But it only lasted a minute. S : He could hear nothing. S6: The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: Ms. Parasuram started a Petrol Pump in Madras. P : A total to 12 girls now work at the pump. Q : She advertised in newspapers for women staff. R : They operate in 2 shifts. S : The response was good. S6: Thus she has shown the way for many others. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: Sun birds are among the smallest of Indian birds. P : Though they are functionally similar to the humming birds of the New World, they are totally unrelated. Q : They do eat insects too. R : They are also some of the most brilliantly coloured birds. S : sun birds feed on nectar mostly and helped in pollination. S6: Our common sun birds are the purple sun bird, the glossy black species and purple rumped sun bird, the yellow and maroon species. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: For decades, American society has been calling a melting pot P : Differences remained - in appearence, mannerisms, customs, speech, religion and more. Q : The term has long been a cliche and half-truth. R : But homogenisation was never acheived. S : Yes, immigrants from diverse cultures and traditions did cast off vestiges of their native lands and become almost imperceptibly woven in to the American fabric. S6: In recent years, such differences accentuated by the arrival of immigrants from Asia and other parts of the world in the United States - have become something to celebrate and to nurture. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: I took cigarettes from my case. 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. S6: Then he continues to draw on it. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: There is difference between Gandhiji's concept of secularism and that of Nehru's. P : Nehru's idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering about none of them. Q : According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy of respect. R : Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our culture and tradition. S : In Gandhiji's view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions. S6: Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: As a dramatist Rabindranath was not what might be called a success. P : His dramas were moulded on the lines of the traditional Indian village dramas than the dramas of modern world. Q : His plays were more a catalogue of ideas than a vehicle of the expression of action. R : Actually the drama has always been the life of Indian people, as it deals with legends of gods and goddesses. S : Although in his short stories and novels he was able to create living and well defined characters, he did not seem to be able to do so in dramas S6: Therefor, drama forms the essential part of the traditional Indian Culture. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: It is regrettable that there is widespread corruption in the country at all levels. P : So there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now. Q : And there are graft and other malpractices too. R : The impression that corruption is universal phenomenon persists and the people not cooperate in checking this evil. S : Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent punishment. S6: This is indeed a tragedy of great magnitude. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: The heart is pump of life. P : They have even succeeded in heart transplants. Q : Nowadays surgeons are able to stop a patients heart and carry out complicated operations. R : A few years ago it was impossible to operate on a patient whose heart was not working properly. S : If heart stops we die in about five minutes. S6: All this was made possible by the invention of heart-lung machine. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: Your letter was big relief. P : How did you exams go? Q : After your result, you must come here for a week. R : You hadn't written for over a month. S : I am sure you will come out with flying colours. S6: But don't forget to bring chocolate for Geetha. The Proper sequence should be: