Friday, January 25, 2013

ENGLISH QUIZ ON PARAJUMBLES


Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following six sentences/group of sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below :
(A)To his surprise, a little honeybee came before his throne and said, “Of all the gifts you could give me, only one will do. I’d like the power to inflict great pain whenever I choose to.”
(B) I hereby give you a sharp sting. But, I am sure you will use this weapon carefully only in times of anger and strife. 
(C) “What an awful wish!” said great Zeus, “But I will grant it”.
(D) And to this day, the little honeybee dies after it stings.
(E) One day, Zeus, the King of Mount Olympus, was giving out gifts to beasts, birds and insects.
(F) “You will get to use it only once, for using it will cost you your life.”
1.      Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) D        (2) F                (3) B    (4) E    (5) C
2.      Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A         (2) D                (3) F    (4) B    (5) E
3.      Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) E         (2) B                (3) D    (4) C    (5) F
4.      Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A         (2) D                (3) F    (4) E    (5) C
5.       Which of the following should be the FIFTHsentence after the rearrangement?
(1) E         (2) D                (3) B    (4) C    (5) F

Directions (6- 10): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them:
(A) In this modern world, the Internet has become essential to living, working and easily communicating with people, whether in the next room or on the other side of the world.
(B) Some important services provided by the Internet have become commonplace, like email, the World Wide Web and easy, instant access to all types of information.
(C) These now common services allow people to become a part of the much bigger world. Communication, education, e-commerce and unlimited access to information found on the Internet provide innumerable benefits.
(D) The World Wide Web and the Internet function together but are not the same thing.
(E) The World Wide Web functions as the part of the Internet accessible to users.
(F) The Internet serves as a vast electronic communications network and the World Wide Web makes navigation on the Internet easier by utilizing hypertext links and graphical user interfaces between different addresses on computers around the world
6. Which one of the following is the FIRST sentence of the passage?
(1) A          (2) B                (3) C    (4) D    (5) E
7. Which one of the following is the SECOND sentence of the passage?
(1) A          (2) B                (3) C    (4) D    (5) E
8. Which one of the following is the THIRD sentence of the passage?
(1) B          (2) F                (3) E    (4) D    (5) A
9. Which one of the following is the FOURTH sentence of the passage?
(1) D          (2) E                (3) F    (4) B    (5) A
10. Which one of the following is the LAST sentence of the passage?
(1) E          (2) A                (3) B    (4) F    (5) C



Answers:
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5
6
1
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7
2
3
1
8
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2
9
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5
5
10
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