English Sentence ArrangementPage 1
Section - 1
Directions (Qs. 1 to 5) Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F)
and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the
questions given below them.
(A) But seriously, how much would you pay to know what thoughts are swimming around in
someone else’s head?
(B) In most fictional movies thus, the idea of reading minds— of seeing the private intentions
of another; and the possibility of intervening in those plans— has always been highly
attractive.
(C) Such fantastical questions have long been the bread and butter of fiction.
(D) Today, more than four centuries since the phrase, “A penny for your thoughts?†was first
recorded, inflationary accounting makes that ancient penny worth more than $40.
(E) The going rate for a “thought†— a probe into the thinking of another—was once quite a
bargain.
(F) And if you could really know their truthfulness how much more would you pay?
(G) Even with the sliding value of the dollar, this still seems quite a
bargain.
1. | | Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ? | | (a)F | | (b)D | | (c)C | | (d)G |
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Answer is: C
2. | | Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? | | (a)A | | (b)B | | (c)F | | (d)D |
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Answer is: C
3. | | Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement? | | (a)E | | (b)G | | (c)C | | (d)B |
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Answer is: B
4. | | Which of the following should be the SEVENTH (Last) sentence after rearrangement? | | (a)A | | (b)B | | (c)F | | (d)D |
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Answer is: D
5. | | Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? | | (a)A | | (b)B | | (c)C | | (d)D |
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Answer is: B
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