Reconstruction of Paragraphs Questions and Answers

Answer: D

Correct answer: 3

Sixth in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 3.

The paragraph runs 5 – 2 – 1 – 6 – 4 – 3:

1. 5 begins the incident: Chandrakanth fell after a sudden sprain.
2. 2 follows: trying to get up, he found the leg heavy.
3. 1 is the discovery - the leg had lost sensation.
4. 6 is his reaction, nervous with this realisation.
5. 4 explains why the call failed - it was late and nobody heard.
6. 3 closes with him lying there until he saw a light.

This realisation in 6 points back to 1, and 4 only makes sense once he has called out.

Answer: C

Correct answer: 6

Fourth in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 6.

The paragraph runs 5 – 2 – 1 – 6 – 4 – 3:

1. 5 begins the incident: Chandrakanth fell after a sudden sprain.
2. 2 follows: trying to get up, he found the leg heavy.
3. 1 is the discovery - the leg had lost sensation.
4. 6 is his reaction, nervous with this realisation.
5. 4 explains why the call failed - it was late and nobody heard.
6. 3 closes with him lying there until he saw a light.

This realisation in 6 points back to 1, and 4 only makes sense once he has called out.

Answer: E

Correct answer: 3

Sixth in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 3.

The paragraph runs 5 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 3:

1. 5 is the topic sentence - the bank has done good, but is now under fire.
2. 4 introduces the first complaint, about profitability.
3. 2 spells that complaint out.
4. 6 adds the second charge with also - involuntary resettlement.
5. 1 illustrates it: a case in point is the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
6. 3 closes with the concession, for all its faults.

A case in point in 1 must follow the charge it illustrates, and only 5 introduces the bank, so nothing else can open the paragraph.

Answer: B

Correct answer: 2

Third in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 2.

The paragraph runs 5 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 3:

1. 5 is the topic sentence - the bank has done good, but is now under fire.
2. 4 introduces the first complaint, about profitability.
3. 2 spells that complaint out.
4. 6 adds the second charge with also - involuntary resettlement.
5. 1 illustrates it: a case in point is the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
6. 3 closes with the concession, for all its faults.

A case in point in 1 must follow the charge it illustrates, and only 5 introduces the bank, so nothing else can open the paragraph.

Answer: C

Correct answer: 4

Second in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 4.

The paragraph runs 5 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 3:

1. 5 is the topic sentence - the bank has done good, but is now under fire.
2. 4 introduces the first complaint, about profitability.
3. 2 spells that complaint out.
4. 6 adds the second charge with also - involuntary resettlement.
5. 1 illustrates it: a case in point is the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
6. 3 closes with the concession, for all its faults.

A case in point in 1 must follow the charge it illustrates, and only 5 introduces the bank, so nothing else can open the paragraph.

Answer: A

Correct answer: 6

Fourth in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 6.

The paragraph runs 5 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 3:

1. 5 is the topic sentence - the bank has done good, but is now under fire.
2. 4 introduces the first complaint, about profitability.
3. 2 spells that complaint out.
4. 6 adds the second charge with also - involuntary resettlement.
5. 1 illustrates it: a case in point is the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
6. 3 closes with the concession, for all its faults.

A case in point in 1 must follow the charge it illustrates, and only 5 introduces the bank, so nothing else can open the paragraph.

Answer: D

Correct answer: 5

First in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 5.

The paragraph runs 5 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 3:

1. 5 is the topic sentence - the bank has done good, but is now under fire.
2. 4 introduces the first complaint, about profitability.
3. 2 spells that complaint out.
4. 6 adds the second charge with also - involuntary resettlement.
5. 1 illustrates it: a case in point is the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
6. 3 closes with the concession, for all its faults.

A case in point in 1 must follow the charge it illustrates, and only 5 introduces the bank, so nothing else can open the paragraph.

Answer: C

Correct answer: 1

Fourth in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 1.

The paragraph runs 2 – 5 – 3 – 1 – 4:

1. 2 states the premise: children have always known there is conflict in the adult world.
2. 5 adds supporting authority with further.
3. 3 introduces the make-believe world imposed by modern education, with however.
4. 1 says what that world does - it refers to the make-believe world in 3.
5. 4 draws the conclusion with we may therefore conclude.

It at the start of 1 has no antecedent unless 3 comes immediately before, and therefore marks 4 as the last sentence.

Answer: D

Correct answer: 4

Last in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 4.

The paragraph runs 2 – 5 – 3 – 1 – 4:

1. 2 states the premise: children have always known there is conflict in the adult world.
2. 5 adds supporting authority with further.
3. 3 introduces the make-believe world imposed by modern education, with however.
4. 1 says what that world does - it refers to the make-believe world in 3.
5. 4 draws the conclusion with we may therefore conclude.

It at the start of 1 has no antecedent unless 3 comes immediately before, and therefore marks 4 as the last sentence.

Answer: A

Correct answer: 3

Third in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 3.

The paragraph runs 2 – 5 – 3 – 1 – 4:

1. 2 states the premise: children have always known there is conflict in the adult world.
2. 5 adds supporting authority with further.
3. 3 introduces the make-believe world imposed by modern education, with however.
4. 1 says what that world does - it refers to the make-believe world in 3.
5. 4 draws the conclusion with we may therefore conclude.

It at the start of 1 has no antecedent unless 3 comes immediately before, and therefore marks 4 as the last sentence.