Sentence Rearrangement Exercise 2 : SSC CGL

Tier 1, 2
Sentence Rearrangement Exercise 2 : SSC CGL Tier 1, 2
Sentence Rearrangement Exercise 2
Directions: In question the given questions the first and the last sentence of the passage are
numbered 1 to 6.The rest of the passage is split into 4 parts P,Q,R and S.These four parts are not
given in the proper order.Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is
correct.Then find the correct answer and show it by blackening the appropriate oval in the answer
sheet.
Q1 1 It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place,
P Go ask the forest rangers.
Q But this isnt true.
R They will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout
stations.
S Rangers spend their summers as fire-fighters.
6 So lightning does strike twice in the same place.

A QSPR
B SQPR
C SPQR
D QPSR
Q2 1 Costs were low that year.
P There was a good person for each job and the market remained firm.
Q The output was also high.
R There were no losses from fire also.
S Thankfully no market fluctuations caused havoc.
6 All in all it was the best years in the history of the company.
A PQSR
B SQPR
C QPSR
D RSPQ
Q3 1 Make sure your glasses fit well.
P Take your glasses for adjustments to the place you bought them.
Q Keep your glasses in a case when youre not wearing them.
R The earpieces should be at eye level and dont try to adjust the earpieces yourself.
S This will prevent scratches.
6 Keep the glasses clean and a soft cloth is best for cleaning.
A PRQS
B RPQS
C QSPR
D SPQR
Q4 1 There is a common belief that while the dog is mans best friend, the coyote is his worst

enemy.
P Provided valuable farm animals are protected, the coyote will often free the property of other
animals, like rabbits, which are ruinous to crops and certain trees.
Q It hunts at night and is particularly destructive to sheep, young pigs, and poultry.
R The bad reputation of the coyote traces back to his fondness for small animals.
S Yet it is sometimes wise to encourage coyotes.
6 It is especially beneficial in keeping down the rodent population.
A RQSP
B QRPS
C PRQS
D QPRS
Q5 1 In earlier days those who had overseas business which they believed should be discussed
personally,took ship and set out across the sea.
P Once aboard they transacted their affairs, engaging in commercial and social matters or
conducting government business.
Q And airplanes soar overhead.
R But above them all, words speed through the sky telephone conversations quickly bring
together in the most personal fashion people who are separated by thousands of miles.
S Today ships and passengers continue to sail the seven seas.
6 So distance is not a factor now.
A SPRQ
B RPSQ
C QRSP
D PSQR
Q6 1 We should try to use the car as little as possible.
P The exercise will surely be good for us.
Q Its good for the muscles.
R We should go to the shops on foot and get what we want.
S We should even sometimes cycle to work.
6 Another suggestion is that we should have, at least in big cities, one day without cars.
A RSQP
B SRQP
C QRSP
D PQRS
Q7 1 Every year, we see more and more cars on our roads.
P In other countries, people are trying to reduce the amount of oil and petrol they use.
Q As they are aware that it pollutes the atmosphere and causes global warming.
R Many of them have very big engines which use a lot of petrol and produce a lot of pollution.
S They do this by driving smaller cars and by using public transport, or even walking.
6 I think its time we started to reduce our fuel consumption.
A PRQS
B QSPR
C RPQS

D QSPR

Q8 1 Paragraphs are a form of written communication.

P Each sentence in a paragraph talks about or develops one single main idea.
Q If your paragraph does this, it is said to have unity.

R In addition,each sentence in a paragraph must be tied to the one before and after it, like links in
a chain, by using special words called transitions.
S It should contain a minimum of five sentences.
6 If your paragraph contains these links, it is said to have coherence.
A RQPS
B SPQR
C QRPS
D PQRS
Q9 1 Riding a bike can give you lots of good exercise everyday.
P When somebody stole my bike, I was heartbroken, but the police found it two days later.
Q I use my bike to get to work every day.
R I take my bike to get groceries also.
S I often ride my bike out to the country on week-ends just for a change of scene.
6 Without my bike, I wouldnt get any exercise at all.
A RQPS
B QRPS
C PRQS
D SQPR
Q10 1 First, I have never met a German shepherd whose intelligence wasnt above average.
P In addition, German shepherds are dedicated
to their owners.
Q They can learn how to turn door knobs, follow a trail, or identify illegal substances.
R My dog Max waits patiently at the end of
the driveway every night until I come home.
S Not even a juicy bone will tempt him to move.
6 Finally, he is usually suspicious of all strangers, so he barks or growls when anything or anyone
unknown is near his family.
A SQPR
B QPSR
C QSPR
D QPRS
Q11 1 Canoeing is the best way to relax and relieve your stress.
P Canoeing has its most soothing effect when you can lie back in the middle of a deserted lake
and stare up at nothing more complicated than a bright cloudless sky.
Q Canoeing always makes you feel comfortable with your life.
R Gliding across a still lake on a summer day, nothing but silence and bird songs will break the
quiet and interrupt your thoughts.
S In addition, the slow rhythmic strokes of the paddle can help you unwind so that all your
troubles will fade into the background.
6 No wonder canoeing makes me feel so good.
A SRPQ
B RSQP
C PQRS
D RSPQ
Q12 1 Be kind to the environment
P First, because they are light weight and compact, a meal for five or six people weighs under a

kilogram
and takes up very little space in a backpack.
Q Second, hotdogs can be prepared over a small fast fire.
R Take a hot dog for lunch.
S The humble wiener makes a great back country meal for hikers.
6 The small amount of firewood required can be gathered near the path without trampling large
areas of the delicate forest floor.
A SRPQ
B RSPQ
C PQSR
D QPSR
Q13 1 Is there anything better than homemade bread?
P After its out of the oven, the dark, golden crust makes the first crunchy slice a treat to bite into.
Q When its almost baked, the warm, nutty smell fills the house and brings everyone into the
kitchen.
R The middle section dripping with lots of butter and fresh
strawberry jam.
S The third, but most wonderful thing about homemade bread is its soft middle section
6 Freshly baked bread is a delicious treat.
A PQSR
B SQRP
C QPSR
D RQPS
Q14 1 My grandfather has always been my favourite person.
P He respects what I have to say and listens to my suggestions.
Q When I was just ten, he started to show me how to fix cars, and now I know enough to help him
in his garage.
R Since I was very little he has always taken me fishing with him, and he taught me everything I
know about catching salmon.
S Most of all, my grandad has always spent lots of time talking to me.
6 I love to be with my grandfather, a man who has a special place in my life.
A RQSP
B QRSP
C SRQP
D PQRS
Q15 1 If it were up to me, I would outlaw three foods.
P Then, theres spinach, a slimy green leaf that makes my mouth feel funny.
Q The food I dislike the most is liver.
R First, theres oatmeal porridge.
S Its thick and sticks to my spoon like glue.
6 I cant stand the smell, and it feels like a cup of sand in my mouth.
A SRQP
B PQRS
C QPSR
D RSPQ
Sentence Rearrangement Exercise 2: ANSWERS

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EXERCISE 4
In the following sentences the first and the last part of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6.The
rest of the sentence is split in four parts named P,Q,R,S.These four parts are not given in the
proper order.Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
Then find the correct answer.
Q1 1 The key to writing
P is to be sure you
Q have all your ideas
R roughed out
S a good first draft.
6 before you pick up your pen.
A SPQR
B SQPR
C QPRS
D PQRS
Q2 1 Once youre fairly sure you know
P then choose a quiet place to work.
Q the basics of what you
R want to say,
S so that you can
6 write from start to finish.
A QPRS
B SPQR
C QRPS
D PQRS
Q3 1 In front of that,
P A line of trees
Q which separated the ocean
R from the little
S marked the sand spit
6 ice-covered inner harbour.
A PQSR
B PSQR
C SPQR
D QRSP
Q4 1 In earlier days those
P be discussed personally,
Q took ship and set out
R who had overseas business
S which they believed should
6 across the briny deep.

A RPSQ
B RQPS
C RSPQ
D SRPQ
Q5 1 Gliding across a still lake
P on a summer day,
Q silence and bird songs
R nothing but
S will break the quiet and
6 interrupt your thoughts.
A PQSR
B RQSP
C SRPQ
D PRQS
Q6 1 The slow rhythmic strokes
P so that all your troubles
Q will fade
R of the paddle
S can help you unwind
6 into the background.
A SRPQ
B RSPQ
C PSQR
D QRPS
Q7 1 Canoeing has its
P when you can lie back
Q most soothing effect
R and stare up at nothing more
S in the middle of a deserted lake
6 complicated than a bright cloudless sky.
A SRQP
B RSQP
C PRSQ
D QPSR
Q8 1 Every year,
P which use
Q a lot of petrol and
R we see more and more cars on our roads,
S many of them with very big engines
6 produce a lot of pollution.
A RSPQ
B SRPQ
C QRSP
D PSRQ

Q9 1 Additional resource materials will

P probably be required for
Q information on this topic or
R those wanting more
S for those needing more practice
6 mastering certain areas.
A RPQS
B PRQS
C QRPS
D SRQP
Q10 1 Facilitators may choose to
P evaluate a learners progress
Q in which learners prepare
R a series of paragraphs for
S with the portfolio method,
6 assessment at the end of the unit.
A SPQR
B RQSP
C QRSP
D PSQR
Q11 1 Because writing samples are
P often part of timed,
Q standardized exams,
R encouraged to do some writing
S learners should be
6 under examination conditions.
A QPSR
B PQSR
C SQRP
D RQSP
Q12 1 The introduction, sometimes called
P will want to finish reading
Q readers attention so that he
R the topic sentence,
S must also catch the
6 the whole thing.
A SRQP
B QPSR
C RSQP
D PSQR
Q13 1 Perhaps the best part is
P to pack out,
Q so the temptation to
R that hot dogs create
S very little garbage
6 litter is reduced.

A SRPQ
B PRSQ
C QSPR
D RSPQ
Q14 1 By the end of a day of wrestling
P and do some serious bodily harm
Q Im ready to grab
R the nearest blunt instrument
S with this new word processor program,
6 to this latest advance in technology.
A SQRP
B QSRP
C RSQP
D PQRS
Q15 1 The fact that electronic computers are now used
P led the general public to believe that
Q for data processing has
R complicated science and that
S it is a mysterious,
6 the computers are giant brains.
A QPSR
B QSPR
C SQPR
D PRSQ
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