Paragraph Formation Difficult Questions and Answers

Direction: In the following questions, the first and the last sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of sentence/passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four sentence/passage are not given in their proper order, Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct then find the correct Answer .

1. Computers and mobile phones
P. grammar and reducing
Q. are turning us into
R. lazy writers
S. ruining our spelling and
6. our attention span.

The second line of the paragraph will be are turning us into

Correct Option: A

After rearranging the sentences the paragraph will be arranged as below.
Computers and mobile phones
are turning us into
lazy writers
ruining our spelling and
grammar and reducing
our attention span.

1. Greed is regarded as
P. possible ruinous and
Q. because it has
R. destructive effects
S. immoral behavior
6. on the other people.

The Second line of the paragraph will be immoral behavior

Correct Option: C

After rearranging the sentences the paragraph will be arranged as below.
Greed is regarded as
immoral behavior
because it has
possible ruinous and
destructive effects
on the other people.

1. It is true
P. born to be happy but
Q. we are born
R. that we are not
S. to seek happiness
6. seizing every opportunity.

The Second line of the paragraph will be that we are not

Correct Option: A

After rearranging the sentences the paragraph will be arranged as below.
It is true
that we are not
born to be happy but
we are born
to seek happiness
seizing every opportunity.

Direction: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from amongst the given choices so as to form a coherent paragraph.

P : One day, a 17- year old shepherd boy came to visit his brothers and asked, Why don’t you stand up and fight the giant?”
Q : We all know the story of David and Goliath, in which there was a giant who was bullying and harassing the children in the village.
R : But David said, No, he is not too big to hit; he is too big to miss.”
S : The brothers were terrified and they replied, Don’t you see he is too big to hit ?”

We follow paragraph formation as :-
Q is the opening line, as it introduces the narrative. This will be followed by P, which furthers the narrative.
............................

Correct Option: A

We follow paragraph formation as :-
Q is the opening line, as it introduces the narrative. This will be followed by P, which furthers the narrative. S is the reply to question asked in P and R has the rebuttal to the answer given in S, So the sequences is QPSR.

P : In the past, the customised tailoring units were localised to the township or city and catered exclusively to domestic demand.
Q : Traditionally, Indians preferred custom-made clothing and the concept of ready-to-wear is a relatively recent one.
R : Consumer awareness of styling issues and the convenience afforded by ready-to-wear helped RMG industry make small inroads into the domestic market in the 1980s.
S : The customised tailoring outfits have always been a major source of clothing for domestic market.

Correct Option: B

We follow paragraph formation as :-
Q is the opening sentence, it defines the status quo, followed by S, because S illustrates about customised tailoring outfit, a subject mentioned in Q ‘custom made clothing’. Thus will be followed by P, since P explains further customised tailoring industry.
Hence , required sequence is Q S P R .