Arrange the sentences — Aptitude Question
Arrange the sentences: Arrange the sentences into a coherent paragraph: P. It was invented in the nineteenth century. Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Fill in the Blanks & Para Jumbles
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Medium
- Time target: 75 seconds
Question
Arrange the sentences into a coherent paragraph:
P. It was invented in the nineteenth century. Q. The bicycle is one of the most efficient machines ever built. R. Today it remains the cheapest form of personal transport. S. Since then its design has changed remarkably little.
Options
- P S Q R
- Q P S R
- P Q S R
- Q S P R
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. Q P S R
Worked solution
- Q introduces the bicycle and can stand alone — it opens.
- P gives the time of invention.
- S begins Since then, so it must follow P.
- R begins Today, closing the chronology.
Answer: Q P S R.
The idea
Find the opening sentence first: it introduces a subject by name rather than by a pronoun or a connector. Then chain the rest on their linking words — 'since then', 'today', 'as a result' all point backwards at something specific.
Shortcut. Q is the only sentence that names the bicycle, so it opens; that leaves Q P S R and Q S P R, and S's 'Since then' needs P's date before it.
Common trap. P S Q R keeps the P–S link and runs in date order, but P opens with 'It', which has nothing to refer to until Q names the bicycle.
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