Thursday, February 14, 2013

ENGLISH QUIZ ON PARAJUMBLES

Directions—(Q. 1 to 5) Rearrange the following five sentences (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them— 

(1) “What is waste of my tax money”, I thought, walking past the people having free Californian Chardonnay.
(2) “Speak to her”, he said, “She's into books”.
(3) The friend who had brought me there noticed my noticing her.

(4) In late 2003, I was still paying taxes in America, so it horrified me that the US Consulate was hosting a “Gallo drinking appreciation event”.
(5) Behind them, a pianist was playing old film tunes, and a slim short woman was dancing around him.
1.    Which of the following would be the Fourth sentence ?
(A) 1                      (B) 2                (C) 3
(D) 4                      (E) 5
2.    Which of the following would be the First sentence ?
(A) 1                      (B) 2                (C) 3
(D) 4                      (E) 5
3.    Which of the following would be the Fifth (Last) sentence ?
(A) 1                      (B) 2                (C) 3
(D) 4                      (E) 5
4.    Which of the following would be the Second sentence ?
(A) 1                      (B) 2                (C) 3
(D) 4                      (E) 5
5.    Which of the following would be the Third sentence ?
(A) 1                      (B) 2                (C) 3
(D) 4                      (E) 5

Directions—(6 to 10) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
1. He immediately acknowledged Mohan's good work and invited him to his home for dinner.
2. One day a wealthy merchant sent his son's bicycle to the shop for repair.
3. The next day the merchant came to claim the bicycle and noticed that it was shiny.
4. After repairing the bicycle, Mohan cleaned it up and made it look new.
5. Once upon a time, there was a boy named Mohan who worked as an apprentice in a bicycle shop.
6. Other apprentices in the shop laughed at Mohan for doing unnecessary work.

6.    Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1                      (B) 2                (C) 3
(D) 4                      (E) 6
7.    Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1                      (B) 2                (C) 3
(D) 4                      (E) 5
8.    Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1                      (B) 2                (C) 3
(D) 4                      (E) 5
9.    Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1                      (B) 2                (C) 4
(D) 5                      (E) 6
10.  Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 2                      (B) 3                (C) 4
(D) 5                      (E) 6



Answers:
1
C

6
B
2
D

7
D
3
B

8
E
4
A

9
A
5
E

10
E

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