Arranging a paragraph — Aptitude Question
Arranging a paragraph: Arrange the sentences into a coherent paragraph: P. It soon spread along trade routes to the… 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 soon spread along trade routes to the west. Q. Tea was first drunk in China thousands of years ago. R. Today it is the most widely consumed drink after water. S. By the seventeenth century it had reached Europe.
Options
- Q P S R
- Q S P R
- P Q S R
- P S Q R
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: A. Q P S R
Worked solution
- Q introduces tea and its origin — it opens.
- P follows with 'it soon spread'.
- S gives the later date.
- R closes with 'today'.
Answer: Q P S R.
The idea
Chronology usually settles a jumble. Look for time markers: first, soon, by then, today.
Shortcut. P begins with 'It', which needs tea already named, so both options starting with P fall. Then 'soon spread' (P) must precede 'By the seventeenth century' (S): Q P S R.
Common trap. "Q S P R" — jumping from the origin straight to the dated Europe sentence; 'It soon spread along trade routes' must come right after Q, since 'soon' ties it to the first drinking in China.
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