Reconstruction of Paragraphs Questions and Answers

Answer: D

Correct answer: 1

Fourth in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 1.

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

1. 3 sets the scene: a big lake in the forest of Madhubani.
2. 5 gives the event - heavy rain, and the lake overflowing.
3. 4 follows the water into the waterway.
4. 1 describes that current - its refers to the waterway in 4.
5. 2 introduces the children playing on the bank.
6. 6 closes with the rescue - them can only be the children.

Its current in 1 and them in 6 each depend on the sentence before, which locks the second half of the order.

Answer: B

Correct answer: 5

Second in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 5.

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

1. 3 sets the scene: a big lake in the forest of Madhubani.
2. 5 gives the event - heavy rain, and the lake overflowing.
3. 4 follows the water into the waterway.
4. 1 describes that current - its refers to the waterway in 4.
5. 2 introduces the children playing on the bank.
6. 6 closes with the rescue - them can only be the children.

Its current in 1 and them in 6 each depend on the sentence before, which locks the second half of the order.

Answer: C

Correct answer: 3

First in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 3.

The paragraph runs 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 5:

1. 3 opens with the claim: man has fought man since civilisation began.
2. 1 supports it - such fightings refers back to 3.
3. 2 traces the change in weapons, from primitive to nuclear.
4. 4 describes modern war and notes the effect is unchanged.
5. 5 closes with the summary: the only difference is the efficiency of the instruments.

Such fightings in 1 fixes it immediately after 3, and 5 gathers up the point made by 2 and 4.

Answer: A

Correct answer: 1

Second in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 1.

The paragraph runs 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 5:

1. 3 opens with the claim: man has fought man since civilisation began.
2. 1 supports it - such fightings refers back to 3.
3. 2 traces the change in weapons, from primitive to nuclear.
4. 4 describes modern war and notes the effect is unchanged.
5. 5 closes with the summary: the only difference is the efficiency of the instruments.

Such fightings in 1 fixes it immediately after 3, and 5 gathers up the point made by 2 and 4.

Answer: D

Correct answer: 4

Fourth in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 4.

The paragraph runs 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 5:

1. 3 opens with the claim: man has fought man since civilisation began.
2. 1 supports it - such fightings refers back to 3.
3. 2 traces the change in weapons, from primitive to nuclear.
4. 4 describes modern war and notes the effect is unchanged.
5. 5 closes with the summary: the only difference is the efficiency of the instruments.

Such fightings in 1 fixes it immediately after 3, and 5 gathers up the point made by 2 and 4.

Answer: B

Correct answer: 2

Third in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 2.

The paragraph runs 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 5:

1. 3 opens with the claim: man has fought man since civilisation began.
2. 1 supports it - such fightings refers back to 3.
3. 2 traces the change in weapons, from primitive to nuclear.
4. 4 describes modern war and notes the effect is unchanged.
5. 5 closes with the summary: the only difference is the efficiency of the instruments.

Such fightings in 1 fixes it immediately after 3, and 5 gathers up the point made by 2 and 4.

Answer: E

Correct answer: 5

Fifth in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 5.

The paragraph runs 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 5:

1. 3 opens with the claim: man has fought man since civilisation began.
2. 1 supports it - such fightings refers back to 3.
3. 2 traces the change in weapons, from primitive to nuclear.
4. 4 describes modern war and notes the effect is unchanged.
5. 5 closes with the summary: the only difference is the efficiency of the instruments.

Such fightings in 1 fixes it immediately after 3, and 5 gathers up the point made by 2 and 4.

Answer: A

Correct answer: 1

Third in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 1.

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: 5

First in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 5.

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: B

Correct answer: 2

Second in the rearranged paragraph is sentence 2.

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.