S1: | A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time. | P : | One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room. | Q : | One plate was for himself and other was for his cat. | R : | she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate. | S : | He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate. | S6: | In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master. | The Proper sequence should be:
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S1: | Moncure Conway devoted his life to two great objects freedom of thought, and freedom of the individual. | P : | They threaten both kinds of freedom. | Q : | But something also has been lost. | R : | There are now dangers, somewhat different in form from those of the past ages. | S : | In regard to both these objects, something has been gained since his time. | S6: | Unless a vigorous and vigilant public opinion can be aroused in defence of them, there will be much less of both a hundred years hence then there is now. | The Proper sequence should be:
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S1: | I took cigarettes from my case. | P : | But when the fit of coughing was over, he replaced it between his lips. | Q : | I lit one of them and placed it between the lips. | R : | Then with a feeble hand he removed the cigarette. | S : | Slowly he took a pull at it and coughed violently. | S6: | Then he continues to draw on it. | The Proper sequence should be:
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S1: | There is difference between Gandhiji s concept of secularism and that of Nehru s. | P : | Nehru s idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering about none of them. | Q : | According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy of respect. | R : | Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our culture and tradition. | S : | In Gandhiji s view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions. | S6: | Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good. | The Proper sequence should be:
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S1: | Far away in a little street there is a poor house. | P : | Her face is thin and worn and her hands are coarse, pricked by a needle, for she is a seam stress. | Q : | One of the windows is open and through it I can see a poor woman. | R : | He has a fever and asking for oranges. | S : | In a bed in a corner of the room her little boy is lying ill. | S6: | His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying. | The Proper sequence should be:
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S1: | Payment for imports and exports is made through a system called foreign exchange. | P : | The value of the money of one country in relation to the money of other countries is agreed upon. | Q : | These rates of exchange vary from time to time. | R : | For instance, an American dollar or a British pound sterling is worth certain amounts in the money of other countries. | S : | Sometimes a United States dollar is worth 12 pesos in Mexico. | S6: | Another time it may be worth eight pesos. | The Proper sequence should be:
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S1: | It is regrettable that there is widespread corruption in the country at all levels. | P : | So there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now. | Q : | And there are graft and other malpractices too. | R : | The impression that corruption is universal phenomenon persists and the people not cooperate in checking this evil. | S : | Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent punishment. | S6: | This is indeed a tragedy of great magnitude. | The Proper sequence should be:
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S1: | The heart is pump of life. | P : | They have even succeeded in heart transplants. | Q : | Nowadays surgeons are able to stop a patients heart and carry out complicated operations. | R : | A few years ago it was impossible to operate on a patient whose heart was not working properly. | S : | If heart stops we die in about five minutes. | S6: | All this was made possible by the invention of heart-lung machine. | The Proper sequence should be:
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S1: | Your letter was big relief. | P : | How did you exams go? | Q : | After your result, you must come here for a week. | R : | You hadn t written for over a month. | S : | I am sure you will come out with flying colours. | S6: | But don t forget to bring chocolate for Geetha. | The Proper sequence should be:
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S1: | She said on the phone that she would report for duty next day. | P : | We waited for few days then we decided to go to her place. | Q : | But she did not. | R : | we found it locked. | S : | Even after that we waited for her quite a few days. | S6: | Eventually we reported to the police. | The Proper sequence should be:
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