Rearrangement of Jumbled Parts Questions and Answers

Answer: C

The key is b a d f c e: 'although the Greeks had a view of madness as divine, they were also the first to conceive of it as a disease'. The sentence begins with the concession 'although the Greeks', then 'had a view of madness', then 'as divine,', and then the main clause 'they were also the first to conceive of it as a disease'. The other orders break the grammar, such as starting with 'they were also' before the 'although' clause.

Answer: D

The correct order is D, A, B, C: two stones, each around 7 feet long, and weighing over 350 tonnes, from Nepal's Kali Gandaki river are set to arrive at Ayodhya. D names the subject, A adds its weight, B gives the source and C the predicate.

The other orders put the verb phrase are set to arrive in the middle or begin with the weight, which leaves a part with no subject to join. Only DABC makes a sentence that reads naturally.

Answer: B

The parts form the sentence in the order Q, P, R, S: 'Throughout Europe and the USA (Q), many children, particularly boys (P), now belonged to youth groups (R) that stressed physical fitness, military discipline, and, above all, an avid nationalism (S)'. Part Q must follow the opening words, since it continues 'Throughout Europe', and the relative clause beginning 'that stressed' must follow 'youth groups'. So the correct order is QPRS, option (B). The orders RSPQ, PQRS and SRPQ start with a part that cannot follow the opening words.

Answer: D

The meaningful order is CADB.

The paragraph reads: 'We cannot go through life without sorrow and suffering (C). Although life is complex and mysterious (A), no man can be discontented (D) who does his duty (B).'

C is a complete opening statement. A, beginning with Although, is a subordinate clause that needs a main clause, which D supplies. B, beginning with Who, is a relative clause that must follow the noun it describes, man in D, so it comes last. ACDB separates A from D. ADCA repeats A and leaves out B. CDBA puts the Although clause at the end with nothing to qualify.

Answer: C

The correct order is 2143.

(2) introduces the event: the SSLV successfully launched three satellites. (1) gives the details of the flight and the orbit. (4) says It took-off from Sriharikota at 09:18 IST, and (3), beginning with and took about 15 minutes, must follow (4) directly because it continues that sentence about the vehicle's flight.

Orders starting with (1) or (3) begin mid-story, and 2134 puts the clause starting and took before the take-off it continues.

Answer: B

The correct order is 3124.

(3) opens the sentence: National Space Science Symposium is a forum. (1) continues it: of space scientists of India, which provides platform to the researchers. (2) completes the purpose: to exchange the scientific results, review the scientific lessons learnt. (4) then adds the separate remark about this year's online inauguration.

Part (1) begins with of and part (2) with to, so neither can start the paragraph; 4132 and 3412 place the closing remark too early.

Answer: C

The correct order is ACBD: The British Government of the time appointed a Commission to examine the question of political reform in India.

Of the time (C) describes which government, so it must follow The British Government (A) directly. The verb phrase appointed a Commission (B) comes next, and the purpose to examine the question of political reform in India (D) ends the sentence.

ACDB puts the purpose before the verb, DBAC starts with the purpose clause, and CBAD begins with of the time, which cannot open a sentence.

Answer: D

The correct order is ADBC: Some of these novels were written for their own amusement by men who are now dead.

As printed, the sentence suggests the men are dead for their own amusement. Moving for their own amusement (D) next to were written (A) attaches it to the writing, and by men who are now dead (B then C) follows, with the relative clause right after the noun men it describes.

ABCD keeps the misplaced modifier. ADCB separates who are now dead from men, and CBDA begins with a relative clause.

Answer: B

The correct order is ABDC: He dared to fight the forty thieves who challenged him to a duel.

The object the forty thieves (D) must follow dared to fight (B), and the relative clause who challenged him to a duel (C) must come right after the noun it describes, the thieves.

ABCD leaves who challenged him attached to nothing. ACDB and DBCA break the subject-verb-object order.

Answer: A

The correct order is The students have been studying in the library for hours.

The sentence follows the normal English pattern: subject (the students), verb in the present perfect continuous (have been studying), place (in the library) and duration (for hours).

The other arrangements break that order. One begins with Hours as if it were the subject, another has no subject before the verb, and the last places for before the subject, so none is a grammatical sentence.