Sentences Rearrangement Questions and Answers

Answer: C

The keyed answer is C for gap 1 and A for gap 2. After the statement that hyenas are not hunters, the passage gives the reason that the hyena is a coward and timid, which is C. The last gap, after the scavenger remark, takes the sentence that the hyena occasionally attacks sick or injured animals, which is A.

Sentence B on laughter and sentence D on avoiding men do not follow the lines before the gaps as closely. The printed instruction speaks of one extra sentence, but four sentences and two gaps leave two unused, so the instruction is loose; the keyed pair is still the best fit.

Answer: A

The answer is B for gap 1 and A for gap 2. After saying that willows grow very rapidly, the passage needs a general remark that links to the next sentence on wildlife eating the leaves, which is B, the willow tree is very helpful in many ways.

The gap after salicin being found in the bark and used in medicines needs the sentence about aspirin, which is made from a salicylic acid derivative, so it is A. Sentence C on creeping arctic shrubs is the extra sentence, since it does not fit either place. So the order is B then A.

Answer: D

Correct answer: D

The SIXTH sentence of the rearranged paragraph is D.

Correct sequence: B – E – A – F – C – D

How the paragraph builds:

1. B sets the scene: a dense forest sixteen miles from Mysore.
2. E introduces the character living in it.
3. A gives his difficulty - he blamed his honesty for the family’s poverty.
4. F is his decision: so he wanted to discuss it with his family.
5. C is the discussion itself.
6. D is their reply, which ends the story.

This is a narrative, so the order follows the events; so in F and them in C each point back to the sentence before.

Answer: B

Correct answer: B

The FIRST sentence of the rearranged paragraph is B.

Correct sequence: B – E – A – F – C – D

How the paragraph builds:

1. B sets the scene: a dense forest sixteen miles from Mysore.
2. E introduces the character living in it.
3. A gives his difficulty - he blamed his honesty for the family’s poverty.
4. F is his decision: so he wanted to discuss it with his family.
5. C is the discussion itself.
6. D is their reply, which ends the story.

This is a narrative, so the order follows the events; so in F and them in C each point back to the sentence before.

Answer: C

Correct answer: C

The FIFTH sentence of the rearranged paragraph is C.

Correct sequence: B – E – A – F – C – D

How the paragraph builds:

1. B sets the scene: a dense forest sixteen miles from Mysore.
2. E introduces the character living in it.
3. A gives his difficulty - he blamed his honesty for the family’s poverty.
4. F is his decision: so he wanted to discuss it with his family.
5. C is the discussion itself.
6. D is their reply, which ends the story.

This is a narrative, so the order follows the events; so in F and them in C each point back to the sentence before.

Answer: E

Correct answer: E

The SECOND sentence of the rearranged paragraph is E.

Correct sequence: B – E – A – F – C – D

How the paragraph builds:

1. B sets the scene: a dense forest sixteen miles from Mysore.
2. E introduces the character living in it.
3. A gives his difficulty - he blamed his honesty for the family’s poverty.
4. F is his decision: so he wanted to discuss it with his family.
5. C is the discussion itself.
6. D is their reply, which ends the story.

This is a narrative, so the order follows the events; so in F and them in C each point back to the sentence before.

Answer: A

Correct answer: A

The THIRD sentence of the rearranged paragraph is A.

Correct sequence: B – E – A – F – C – D

How the paragraph builds:

1. B sets the scene: a dense forest sixteen miles from Mysore.
2. E introduces the character living in it.
3. A gives his difficulty - he blamed his honesty for the family’s poverty.
4. F is his decision: so he wanted to discuss it with his family.
5. C is the discussion itself.
6. D is their reply, which ends the story.

This is a narrative, so the order follows the events; so in F and them in C each point back to the sentence before.

Answer: E

Correct answer: E

The FIRST sentence of the rearranged paragraph is E.

Correct sequence: E – C – A – F – D – B

How the paragraph builds:

1. E states the claim: money is the foundation of our society.
2. C begins the not only half.
3. A completes it with but also.
4. F adds a further benefit with and.
5. D turns the argument with but money is merely a means.
6. B closes on the limit of what money can do.

Not only… but also is a fixed pair, so C must be immediately followed by A.

Answer: D

Correct answer: A

The THIRD sentence of the rearranged paragraph is A.

Correct sequence: E – C – A – F – D – B

How the paragraph builds:

1. E states the claim: money is the foundation of our society.
2. C begins the not only half.
3. A completes it with but also.
4. F adds a further benefit with and.
5. D turns the argument with but money is merely a means.
6. B closes on the limit of what money can do.

Not only… but also is a fixed pair, so C must be immediately followed by A.

Answer: A

Correct answer: D

The FIFTH sentence of the rearranged paragraph is D.

Correct sequence: E – C – A – F – D – B

How the paragraph builds:

1. E states the claim: money is the foundation of our society.
2. C begins the not only half.
3. A completes it with but also.
4. F adds a further benefit with and.
5. D turns the argument with but money is merely a means.
6. B closes on the limit of what money can do.

Not only… but also is a fixed pair, so C must be immediately followed by A.