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1. (Trade deficit) Which sentence opens the paragraph (FIRST)?
Directions (Q 12–16): Rearrange the following five sentences (A)–(E) to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions.
(A) These factories can later produce goods for export and narrow the gap.
(B) A growing economy, for instance, may import large amounts of machinery to build new factories.
(C) The deficit becomes a worry only when imports are mostly spent on consumption and the gap keeps widening year after year.
(D) Such a gap is not always a sign of weakness.
(E) A country runs a trade deficit when it buys more goods from abroad than it sells to other countries.
Correct Answer: E [(E)]
Explanation:
(E). Sequence EDBAC. The definition opens; ‘Such a gap’ follows it; ‘for instance’ illustrates the harmless case; ‘These factories’ continues the example; the ‘only when’ sentence states the exception and closes.
2.
(Use the directions above – Para Jumbles and Sentence Rearrangement, Q 12–16)
(Trade deficit) Which sentence is SECOND in the rearranged paragraph?
(Trade deficit) Which sentence is SECOND in the rearranged paragraph?
Correct Answer: D [(D)]
Explanation:
(D). Sequence EDBAC. The definition opens; ‘Such a gap’ follows it; ‘for instance’ illustrates the harmless case; ‘These factories’ continues the example; the ‘only when’ sentence states the exception and closes.
3.
(Use the directions above – Para Jumbles and Sentence Rearrangement, Q 12–16)
(Trade deficit) Identify the FOURTH sentence of the meaningful paragraph.
(Trade deficit) Identify the FOURTH sentence of the meaningful paragraph.
Correct Answer: A [(A)]
Explanation:
(A). Sequence EDBAC. The definition opens; ‘Such a gap’ follows it; ‘for instance’ illustrates the harmless case; ‘These factories’ continues the example; the ‘only when’ sentence states the exception and closes.
4.
(Use the directions above – Para Jumbles and Sentence Rearrangement, Q 12–16)
(Trade deficit) Which one is the FIFTH sentence once the sentences are rearranged?
(Trade deficit) Which one is the FIFTH sentence once the sentences are rearranged?
Correct Answer: C [(C)]
Explanation:
(C). Sequence EDBAC. After the example of machinery imports, the paragraph closes with the case when a deficit is a worry.
5.
(Use the directions above – Para Jumbles and Sentence Rearrangement, Q 12–16)
(Trade deficit) Which is the correct sequence of the sentences?
(Trade deficit) Which is the correct sequence of the sentences?
Correct Answer: B [EDBAC]
Explanation:
EDBAC. The definition opens; ‘Such a gap’ follows it; ‘for instance’ illustrates the harmless case; ‘These factories’ continues the example; the ‘only when’ sentence states the exception and closes.
6. (Honey bees) Which sentence opens the paragraph (FIRST)?
Directions (Q 17–21): Rearrange the following five sentences (A)–(E) to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions.
(A) Without this service, the yield of crops such as mustard and sunflower can fall sharply.
(B) Farmers who spray in the evening, when bees have returned to their hives, protect both their crops and the bees.
(C) Honey bees do far more for farmers than make honey.
(D) Yet bee colonies are shrinking in many places because of careless spraying of pesticides.
(E) As they move from flower to flower, they carry pollen that helps many crops form seeds and fruit.
Correct Answer: C [(C)]
Explanation:
(C). Sequence CEADB. Opener names the bees; ‘they’ carry pollen; ‘this service’ = pollination; ‘Yet’ turns to the threat; the evening-spraying advice answers the threat and closes.
7.
(Use the directions above – Para Jumbles and Sentence Rearrangement, Q 17–21)
(Honey bees) After rearrangement, what is the THIRD sentence?
(Honey bees) After rearrangement, what is the THIRD sentence?
Correct Answer: A [(A)]
Explanation:
(A). Sequence CEADB. Opener names the bees; ‘they’ carry pollen; ‘this service’ = pollination; ‘Yet’ turns to the threat; the evening-spraying advice answers the threat and closes.
8.
(Use the directions above – Para Jumbles and Sentence Rearrangement, Q 17–21)
(Honey bees) Identify the FOURTH sentence of the meaningful paragraph.
(Honey bees) Identify the FOURTH sentence of the meaningful paragraph.
Correct Answer: D [(D)]
Explanation:
(D). Sequence CEADB. Opener names the bees; ‘they’ carry pollen; ‘this service’ = pollination; ‘Yet’ turns to the threat; the evening-spraying advice answers the threat and closes.
9.
(Use the directions above – Para Jumbles and Sentence Rearrangement, Q 17–21)
(Honey bees) Which one is the FIFTH sentence once the sentences are rearranged?
(Honey bees) Which one is the FIFTH sentence once the sentences are rearranged?
Correct Answer: B [(B)]
Explanation:
(B). Sequence CEADB. Opener names the bees; ‘they’ carry pollen; ‘this service’ = pollination; ‘Yet’ turns to the threat; the evening-spraying advice answers the threat and closes.
10.
(Use the directions above – Para Jumbles and Sentence Rearrangement, Q 17–21)
(Honey bees) Which is the correct sequence of the sentences?
(Honey bees) Which is the correct sequence of the sentences?
Correct Answer: D [CEADB]
Explanation:
CEADB. Opener names the bees; ‘they’ carry pollen; ‘this service’ = pollination; ‘Yet’ turns to the threat; the evening-spraying advice answers the threat and closes.
11.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) Its owner was unsure about the idea at first.
(B) Today, more than half of his daily sales are paid digitally.
(C) After a week of watching every payment arrive within seconds, he lost that fear.
(D) He feared that the money might not reach his account.
(E) A small tea stall near the bus stand now accepts payments by scanning a QR code.
(A) Its owner was unsure about the idea at first.
(B) Today, more than half of his daily sales are paid digitally.
(C) After a week of watching every payment arrive within seconds, he lost that fear.
(D) He feared that the money might not reach his account.
(E) A small tea stall near the bus stand now accepts payments by scanning a QR code.
Correct Answer: A [EADCB]
Explanation:
EADCB. ‘Its owner’ needs the tea stall; ‘He feared’ explains ‘unsure’; ‘that fear’ points back; ‘Today’ closes.
12.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) The main reason is that more water is pumped out than the rain can put back.
(B) Where villages have built them together, wells that were dry in summer now hold water.
(C) One way to restore the balance is to help rainwater soak into the ground.
(D) Groundwater levels in many districts have been falling for years.
(E) Check dams, farm ponds and recharge pits all do this by slowing the water down.
(A) The main reason is that more water is pumped out than the rain can put back.
(B) Where villages have built them together, wells that were dry in summer now hold water.
(C) One way to restore the balance is to help rainwater soak into the ground.
(D) Groundwater levels in many districts have been falling for years.
(E) Check dams, farm ponds and recharge pits all do this by slowing the water down.
Correct Answer: E [DACEB]
Explanation:
DACEB. Problem → ‘The main reason’ → solution (‘restore the balance’) → ‘do this’ (examples) → ‘them’ = those structures.
13.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) The bank collects proof of identity and address when the account is opened.
(B) KYC, short for ‘Know Your Customer’, is the process by which a bank confirms who its customer is.
(C) These details must be updated from time to time, for example after a change of address.
(D) A quick visit to the branch, or an online update where it is available, avoids this trouble.
(E) If they are not updated, the bank may restrict some transactions on the account.
(A) The bank collects proof of identity and address when the account is opened.
(B) KYC, short for ‘Know Your Customer’, is the process by which a bank confirms who its customer is.
(C) These details must be updated from time to time, for example after a change of address.
(D) A quick visit to the branch, or an online update where it is available, avoids this trouble.
(E) If they are not updated, the bank may restrict some transactions on the account.
Correct Answer: C [BACED]
Explanation:
BACED. The definition opens; ‘These details’ = proof collected; ‘If they are not updated’ → restriction; ‘this trouble’ closes.
14.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) Orders grew so fast that she had to hire three helpers.
(B) Encouraged by their praise, she began supplying two local shops the next year.
(C) Kavitha started a small pickle business from her kitchen with a loan of twenty thousand rupees.
(D) She has now repaid the loan and plans to sell online.
(E) In the first year, she sold only to neighbours and relatives.
(A) Orders grew so fast that she had to hire three helpers.
(B) Encouraged by their praise, she began supplying two local shops the next year.
(C) Kavitha started a small pickle business from her kitchen with a loan of twenty thousand rupees.
(D) She has now repaid the loan and plans to sell online.
(E) In the first year, she sold only to neighbours and relatives.
Correct Answer: E [CEBAD]
Explanation:
CEBAD. Time line: started → first year → next year (their praise = neighbours') → orders grew → now.
15.
Rearrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) That is why ice forms on the surface of a lake and floats there.
(B) Most liquids shrink as they cool and become solid.
(C) When it freezes, it expands, so ice is lighter than the same volume of liquid water.
(D) Water is an unusual exception.
(E) The layer of ice also keeps the water below it from freezing, allowing fish to survive the winter.
(A) That is why ice forms on the surface of a lake and floats there.
(B) Most liquids shrink as they cool and become solid.
(C) When it freezes, it expands, so ice is lighter than the same volume of liquid water.
(D) Water is an unusual exception.
(E) The layer of ice also keeps the water below it from freezing, allowing fish to survive the winter.
Correct Answer: B [BDCAE]
Explanation:
BDCAE. General rule → ‘exception’ → how water differs → ‘That is why’ (result) → ‘The layer of ice also’ (further result).
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