Ordering four sentences — Aptitude Question
Ordering four sentences: Arrange the sentences into a coherent paragraph: P. Within fifty years it had spread… 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. Within fifty years it had spread across Europe. Q. The printing press was developed in Germany in the fifteenth century. R. Today most printing is digital. S. It made books cheap enough for ordinary readers.
Options
- Q P S R
- Q S P R
- P Q S R
- S Q P R
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: A. Q P S R
Worked solution
- Q names the printing press and its origin — it opens.
- P follows with 'within fifty years'.
- S gives the consequence.
- R closes with 'today'.
Answer: Q P S R.
The idea
Find the opening sentence, then order by time markers. Consequences usually follow the events that caused them.
Shortcut. Only Q names the press, so it opens; R ('Today') closes. That removes 'P Q S R' and 'S Q P R'. 'Within fifty years' measures from the fifteenth-century date, so P must follow Q directly.
Common trap. "Q S P R" — putting the consequence (cheap books) straight after the invention; 'Within fifty years' needs Q's date immediately before it.
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