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Directions:(1-5) Six sentences are given below. These sentences, when rearranged in particular order, form a logical and meaningful paragraph. Rearrange the given sentences and then answer the given questions.
A. These earlier favorites were not courted by the great because they could write, but because they could talk, and adorn courts, like Madame de Sévigné. B. It was two hundred years after woman began to reign in the great cities of Europe as queen of society, before she astonished the world by brilliant literary successes. C. At the head of all these women of genius Madame de Staël stands pre-eminent, not only over literary women, but also over most of the men of letters in her age and country. D. And it was only a great age which could have produced such a woman, for the eighteenth century was more fruitful in literary genius than is generally supposed E. Some of the most famous women who adorned society recorded their observations and experiences for the benefit of posterity; but these productions were generally in the form of memoirs and letters, which neither added to nor detracted from the splendid position they occupied because of their high birth, wit, and social fascinations. F. But in the eighteenth century a class of women arose and gained great celebrity on account of their writings, like Hannah More, Miss Burney, Mrs. Macaulay, Madame Dacier, Madame de la Fayette,–women who proved that they could do something more than merely write letters, for which women ever have been distinguished from the time of Héloïse.
1. Which of the following is the ‘FIRST’ sentence of the paragraph?
Ans: 1 Sentence A starts with ‘these earlier favorites’. Hence, it is talking about something which has already been introduced. C also refers to ‘all these women’. Hence, it must also be talking about something which has already been introduced. D mentions ‘such a woman’. Hence, it is also talking about someone who has already been introduced. F begins with but and hence it is unlikely to be the opening sentence of the paragraph. Among B and E, B is a better opening sentence as it sets the context. B talks about how women gained literary success 200 years after women were ruling over the major European cities. E mentions how these women were mostly from prominent families. A continues on the same point and hence should follow E. F mentions how the things changed in the eighteenth century when women started getting famous not because of the background but because of their writings. Hence, F provides a smooth transition from the point which is mentioned in E and A. C also continues to talk about this new generation of women writers. D is the concluding sentence for the paragraph. Hence, the correct order of the sentences will be BEAFCD.
2. Which of the following is the ‘FIFTH’ sentence of the paragraph?
Ans: 4 Sentence A starts with ‘these earlier favorites’. Hence, it is talking about something which has already been introduced. C also refers to ‘all these women’. Hence, it must also be talking about something which has already been introduced. D mentions ‘such a woman’. Hence, it is also talking about someone who has already been introduced. F begins with but and hence it is unlikely to be the opening sentence of the paragraph. Among B and E, B is a better opening sentence as it sets the context. B talks about how women gained literary success 200 years after women were ruling over the major European cities. E mentions how these women were mostly from prominent families. A continues on the same point and hence should follow E. F mentions how the things changed in the eighteenth century when women started getting famous not because of the background but because of their writings. Hence, F provides a smooth transition from the point which is mentioned in E and A. C also continues to talk about this new generation of women writers. D is the concluding sentence for the paragraph. Hence, the correct order of the sentences will be BEAFCD.
3. Which of the following is the ‘THIRD’ sentence of the paragraph?
Ans: 2 Sentence A starts with ‘these earlier favorites’. Hence, it is talking about something which has already been introduced. C also refers to ‘all these women’. Hence, it must also be talking about something which has already been introduced. D mentions ‘such a woman’. Hence, it is also talking about someone who has already been introduced. F begins with but and hence it is unlikely to be the opening sentence of the paragraph. Among B and E, B is a better opening sentence as it sets the context. B talks about how women gained literary success 200 years after women were ruling over the major European cities. E mentions how these women were mostly from prominent families. A continues on the same point and hence should follow E. F mentions how the things changed in the eighteenth century when women started getting famous not because of the background but because of their writings. Hence, F provides a smooth transition from the point which is mentioned in E and A. C also continues to talk about this new generation of women writers. D is the concluding sentence for the paragraph. Hence, the correct order of the sentences will be BEAFCD.
4. Which of the following is the ‘SIXTH’ sentence of the paragraph?
Ans: 5 Sentence A starts with ‘these earlier favorites’. Hence, it is talking about something which has already been introduced. C also refers to ‘all these women’. Hence, it must also be talking about something which has already been introduced. D mentions ‘such a woman’. Hence, it is also talking about someone who has already been introduced. F begins with but and hence it is unlikely to be the opening sentence of the paragraph. Among B and E, B is a better opening sentence as it sets the context. B talks about how women gained literary success 200 years after women were ruling over the major European cities. E mentions how these women were mostly from prominent families. A continues on the same point and hence should follow E. F mentions how the things changed in the eighteenth century when women started getting famous not because of the background but because of their writings. Hence, F provides a smooth transition from the point which is mentioned in E and A. C also continues to talk about this new generation of women writers. D is the concluding sentence for the paragraph. Hence, the correct order of the sentences will be BEAFCD.
5. Which of the following is the ‘SECOND’ sentence of the paragraph?
Ans: 3 Sentence A starts with ‘these earlier favorites’. Hence, it is talking about something which has already been introduced. C also refers to ‘all these women’. Hence, it must also be talking about something which has already been introduced. D mentions ‘such a woman’. Hence, it is also talking about someone who has already been introduced. F begins with but and hence it is unlikely to be the opening sentence of the paragraph. Among B and E, B is a better opening sentence as it sets the context. B talks about how women gained literary success 200 years after women were ruling over the major European cities. E mentions how these women were mostly from prominent families. A continues on the same point and hence should follow E. F mentions how the things changed in the eighteenth century when women started getting famous not because of the background but because of their writings. Hence, F provides a smooth transition from the point which is mentioned in E and A. C also continues to talk about this new generation of women writers. D is the concluding sentence for the paragraph. Hence, the correct order of the sentences will be BEAFCD.
Directions:(6-10) The following statements can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Figure out the correct order and answer the questions that follow:
A) John walked slowly toward his flat. B) As he walked John Perkins prophesied to himself with gloomy and downtrodden cynicism the foregone conclusions of the monotonous day. C) There are no surprises awaiting a man who has been married two years and lives in a flat. D) The cattle cars of the Manhattan Elevated rattled away, and John Perkins drifted down the stairway of the station with the released flock. E) Slowly, because in the lexicon of his daily life there was no such word as “perhaps.” F) A flock of citizen sheep scrambled out and another flock scrambled aboard.
6. What will be the first sentence after the rearrangement?
Ans:1
The sentences convey how John alighted the train and walked towards his home.
The opening sentence must be sentence F since it describes passengers boarding and alighting the train. Sentence F must be followed by sentence D since it talks about the train departing and John walking out of the station. This must be followed by sentence A since it talks where John was walking towards. Sentences A and E form a mandatory pair. Sentence E elaborates the meaning of ‘slowly’ used in sentence A. Among B and C, C must precede B since C states the reason for his slow walk and B talks about his thoughts while walking.
Therefore, the correct order is FDAECB.
F is the first sentence after the rearrangement. Therefore, option A is the right answer.
7. What will be the last sentence after the rearrangement?
Ans: 5
The sentences convey how John alighted the train and walked towards his home.
The opening sentence must be sentence F since it describes passengers boarding and alighting the train. Sentence F must be followed by sentence D since it talks about the train departing and John walking out of the station. This must be followed by sentence A since it talks where John was walking towards. Sentences A and E form a mandatory pair. Sentence E elaborates the meaning of ‘slowly’ used in sentence A. Among B and C, C must precede B since C states the reason for his slow walk and B talks about his thoughts while walking.
Therefore, the correct order is FDAECB.
B is the last sentence after the rearrangement. Therefore, option E is the right answer.
8. What will be the third sentence after the rearrangement?
Ans: 3
The sentences convey how John alighted the train and walked towards his home. The opening sentence must be sentence F since it describes passengers boarding and alighting the train. Sentence F must be followed by sentence D since it talks about the train departing and John walking out of the station. This must be followed by sentence A since it talks where John was walking towards. Sentences A and E form a mandatory pair. Sentence E elaborates the meaning of ‘slowly’ used in sentence A. Among B and C, C must precede B since C states the reason for his slow walk and B talks about his thoughts while walking.
Therefore, the correct order is FDAECB.
A will be the third sentence after the rearrangement. Therefore, option C is the right answer.
9. What will be the fifth sentence after rearrangement?
Ans: 4
The sentences convey how John alighted the train and walked towards his home.
The opening sentence must be sentence F since it describes passengers boarding and alighting the train. Sentence F must be followed by sentence D since it talks about the train departing and John walking out of the station. This must be followed by sentence A since it talks where John was walking towards. Sentences A and E form a mandatory pair. Sentence E elaborates the meaning of ‘slowly’ used in sentence A. Among B and C, C must precede B since C states the reason for his slow walk and B talks about his thoughts while walking.
Therefore, the correct order is FDAECB. C is the fifth sentence after rearrangement. Therefore, option D is the right answer.
10. What will be the second sentence after the rearrangement?
Ans:2
The sentences convey how John alighted the train and walked towards his home.
The opening sentence must be sentence F since it describes passengers boarding and alighting the train. Sentence F must be followed by sentence D since it talks about the train departing and John walking out of the station. This must be followed by sentence A since it talks where John was walking towards. Sentences A and E form a mandatory pair. Sentence E elaborates the meaning of ‘slowly’ used in sentence A. Among B and C, C must precede B since C states the reason for his slow walk and B talks about his thoughts while walking.
Therefore, the correct order is FDAECB. D is the second sentence after the rearrangement. Therefore, option B is the right answer.
