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1.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) Farmers can now store their crop safely and sell it when prices are better.
(B) Grain kept in this way is often damaged by rats and damp.
(C) Many small farmers store their harvest at home because they have no access to a warehouse.
(D) To reduce such losses, some states have built village-level storage units.
(A) Farmers can now store their crop safely and sell it when prices are better.
(B) Grain kept in this way is often damaged by rats and damp.
(C) Many small farmers store their harvest at home because they have no access to a warehouse.
(D) To reduce such losses, some states have built village-level storage units.
Correct Answer: A [CBDA]
Explanation:
CBDA. Opener: storing at home.
2.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) Such a digital copy does not fade and can be found with a quick search.
(B) Paper receipts fade within a few months, especially in hot weather.
(C) Many shops therefore offer to send the receipt by e-mail or text message.
(D) This becomes a problem when a customer needs to prove a purchase for a warranty claim.
(A) Such a digital copy does not fade and can be found with a quick search.
(B) Paper receipts fade within a few months, especially in hot weather.
(C) Many shops therefore offer to send the receipt by e-mail or text message.
(D) This becomes a problem when a customer needs to prove a purchase for a warranty claim.
Correct Answer: D [BDCA]
Explanation:
BDCA. Problem (fading) → ‘This’ becomes a problem → ‘therefore’ shops send e-receipts → ‘Such a digital copy’ (= the e-mailed receipt) closes with the benefit.
3.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) Within three years, he had passed the internal promotion test.
(B) Today he trains new recruits at the bank's staff college.
(C) He then spent five years as an officer in a rural branch.
(D) Arjun joined the bank as a clerk in 2010.
(A) Within three years, he had passed the internal promotion test.
(B) Today he trains new recruits at the bank's staff college.
(C) He then spent five years as an officer in a rural branch.
(D) Arjun joined the bank as a clerk in 2010.
Correct Answer: C [DACB]
Explanation:
DACB. Time line: joined → within three years → then → today.
4.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) The dairy collects milk from about two hundred families every morning.
(B) A cooperative society in the village has started a small dairy.
(C) The cooled milk is then sold to a large company in the nearby town.
(D) This milk is cooled within an hour so that it does not turn sour.
(A) The dairy collects milk from about two hundred families every morning.
(B) A cooperative society in the village has started a small dairy.
(C) The cooled milk is then sold to a large company in the nearby town.
(D) This milk is cooled within an hour so that it does not turn sour.
Correct Answer: B [BADC]
Explanation:
BADC. Article change: ‘a small dairy’ → ‘The dairy’; then ‘This milk’ and ‘The cooled milk’ each point to the sentence before.
5.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) This wastes a large amount of electricity every year.
(B) Street lights in many towns stay on even after sunrise.
(C) The money saved is used to repair roads and drains.
(D) To stop the waste, some municipalities have fitted sensors that switch the lights off in daylight.
(A) This wastes a large amount of electricity every year.
(B) Street lights in many towns stay on even after sunrise.
(C) The money saved is used to repair roads and drains.
(D) To stop the waste, some municipalities have fitted sensors that switch the lights off in daylight.
Correct Answer: D [BADC]
Explanation:
BADC. ‘This’ = lights on after sunrise; ‘the waste’ = wasted electricity; ‘The money saved’ needs the sensors.
6.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) A better habit is to set aside a fixed amount on the day the salary arrives.
(B) But in practice, very little is left at the end of the month.
(C) Most people think that saving means keeping money aside after all expenses are met.
(D) The rest can then be spent without guilt.
(A) A better habit is to set aside a fixed amount on the day the salary arrives.
(B) But in practice, very little is left at the end of the month.
(C) Most people think that saving means keeping money aside after all expenses are met.
(D) The rest can then be spent without guilt.
Correct Answer: B [CBAD]
Explanation:
CBAD. ‘Most people think …’ opens; ‘But’ turns against it; the better habit follows; ‘The rest’ = money left after the fixed saving.
7.
Which sentence should come FIRST in a meaningful paragraph?
(A) Even a small saving, if made every month, grows into a useful sum.
(B) A good budget begins with a list of everything a family earns in a month.
(C) The difference between the two shows how much can be saved.
(D) Next, every regular expense is written down, from rent to school fees.
(A) Even a small saving, if made every month, grows into a useful sum.
(B) A good budget begins with a list of everything a family earns in a month.
(C) The difference between the two shows how much can be saved.
(D) Next, every regular expense is written down, from rent to school fees.
Correct Answer: B [(B)]
Explanation:
(B). Order BDCA. Only the ‘budget begins with’ sentence can stand alone; ‘Next’ and ‘the two’ look back.
8.
Which sentence should come LAST in a meaningful paragraph?
(A) Job seekers should therefore remember that genuine employers do not charge fees for a job.
(B) Every year, thousands of people lose money to fake job offers.
(C) Once the fee is paid, they stop answering calls.
(D) The fraudsters promise a well-paid job and ask for a ‘registration fee’.
(A) Job seekers should therefore remember that genuine employers do not charge fees for a job.
(B) Every year, thousands of people lose money to fake job offers.
(C) Once the fee is paid, they stop answering calls.
(D) The fraudsters promise a well-paid job and ask for a ‘registration fee’.
Correct Answer: A [(A)]
Explanation:
(A). Order BDCA. Closer Check: advice with ‘should therefore’ ends the paragraph.
9.
Which sentence should come SECOND in a meaningful paragraph?
(A) The main hurdle is the high cost of buying the pump, which is why loans and subsidies matter.
(B) Unlike diesel pumps, they need no fuel once installed.
(C) Solar pumps are helping farmers in dry regions.
(D) The farmer's running cost therefore falls almost to zero.
(A) The main hurdle is the high cost of buying the pump, which is why loans and subsidies matter.
(B) Unlike diesel pumps, they need no fuel once installed.
(C) Solar pumps are helping farmers in dry regions.
(D) The farmer's running cost therefore falls almost to zero.
Correct Answer: B [(B)]
Explanation:
(B). Order CBDA. ‘they’ needs ‘Solar pumps’ just before it, so the ‘no fuel’ sentence is second.
10.
Which sentence should come LAST in a meaningful paragraph?
(A) Before it was built, villagers had to take a boat to reach the market.
(B) A new bridge across the river was opened last month.
(C) The same journey now takes ten minutes by bus.
(D) The boat ride took almost an hour and was unsafe in the rainy season.
(A) Before it was built, villagers had to take a boat to reach the market.
(B) A new bridge across the river was opened last month.
(C) The same journey now takes ten minutes by bus.
(D) The boat ride took almost an hour and was unsafe in the rainy season.
Correct Answer: C [(C)]
Explanation:
(C). Order BADC. ‘The same journey now’ compares with the boat ride, so it closes.
11.
Which sentence should come THIRD in a meaningful paragraph?
(A) These machines also give the user more time to complete each step.
(B) Many senior citizens find ATMs confusing.
(C) To help them, some banks have introduced machines with large fonts and voice guidance.
(D) The screens change quickly, and the instructions are in small print.
(A) These machines also give the user more time to complete each step.
(B) Many senior citizens find ATMs confusing.
(C) To help them, some banks have introduced machines with large fonts and voice guidance.
(D) The screens change quickly, and the instructions are in small print.
Correct Answer: C [(C)]
Explanation:
(C). Order BDCA. The problem (confusing ATMs, small print) comes before the solution; ‘To help them’ introduces the new machines, and ‘These machines’ follows it.
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