Question

    In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/ passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

    1. He equipped himself with a long, sturdy stick, and then started on his eighteen-kilometer expedition back to his village through the swollen flood waters.

    P. He constantly had to use his stick to locate the road, to determine where the water was most shallow.

    Q. At places it was waist deep, and progress was slow. At several points, he lost the road and had to swim.

    R. It was a journey he would never forget.

    S. After some distance, he was relieved to find two friends of his uncle who were also returning to their village.

    6. They decided to move ahead together.

    A SQRP Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B QPSR Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C PQRS Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D RPQS Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    He equipped himself with a long, sturdy stick, and then started on his eighteen-kilometer expedition back to his village through the swollen flood waters. It was a journey he would never forget. He constantly had to use his stick to locate the road, to determine where the water was most shallow. At places it was waist deep, and progress was slow. At several points, he lost the road and had to swim. After some distance, he was relieved to find two friends of his uncle who were also returning to their village. They decided to move ahead together.

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