Para Jumbles Test - 3
Description: Para Jumbles Test-3 | |
Number of Questions: 14 | |
Created by: Prabha Kade | |
Tags: Para Jumbles Test-3 Verbal Reasoning Sentence Arrangement (Para Jumbles) |
Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- Most spacecrafts are not self-propelled; they depend on the initial velocity provided by a launch vehicle. B. The Lunar Module used in the Apollo program had rocket engines that allowed it to soft-land on the Moon. C. It separates from the spacecraft when its task is done. D. The spacecraft itself often carries small rocket engines for manoeuvering and orienting in space. E. The spacecraft typically either is placed into an orbit around Earth or, if given sufficient velocity to escape Earth’s gravity, continues towards another destination in space.
- It carried sufficient rocket power in its attached Service Module to leave lunar orbit for the return journey to Earth.
Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- Coeducation was first introduced in Western Europe after the Reformation, when certain Protestant groups urged that girls as well as boys should be taught to read the Bible. B. The new free public elementary, or common schools, were almost always coeducational, and by 1900, most public high schools were coeducational as well. C. The practice became especially marked in Scotland, the northern parts of England, and colonial New England, where young children of both sexes attended the same schools. D. Many private colleges from their inception admitted women. E. In the later half of the 18th century, girls were gradually admitted to town schools.
- Many state universities followed their example.
Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- Paleontologists study the different kinds of dinosaurs to find their relationships with other dinosaurs. B. This can tell scientists much about evolution. C. They also tried to find the ancestors of the dinosaurs. D. Dinosaurs that could migrate were similar, but those dinosaurs that were isolated evolved differently. E. It can also tell them some things about the world the dinosaurs lived in.
- Today, research on dinosaur relationships uses an approach called cladistics, which uses the presence of shared morphological features to recreate the branching tree of dinosaur evolution.
Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- Exactly how the theatre came into being is not known. B. Yet it is impossible to state with certainty what the theatre was like. C. Legend attributes the invention of the dithyramb, the lyrical ancestor of tragedy, to the poet Arion of Lesbos in the 7th or 6th century BCE. D. But, it is indisputable that the traditions born in ancient Athens have dominated Western theatre and the theories of Western drama up to the present. E. It was obscure even a few years before the appearance of Aeschylus’s earliest extant play, Persians (472 BCE).
- But it was not until the creation of the Great Dionysia in Athens in 534 that tragic drama established itself.
Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- When Plato died about 348, his nephew Speusippus became the head of the Academy and Aristotle left Athens. B. Aristotle helped Hermias to negotiate an alliance with Macedonia. C. Aristotle became a close friend of Hermias and eventually married his ward Pythias. D. He migrated to Assus where Hermias, a graduate of Plato’s Academy, was the ruler. E. This pact angered the Persian king, who had Hermias treacherously arrested and put to death about 341.
- Aristotle saluted Hermias’s memory in, "Ode to Virtue”, his only surviving poem.
Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- Aristotle is an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, one of the greatest intellectual figures of Western history. B. He was the founder of formal logic; and he pioneered the study of zoology, both observational and theoretical, in which some of his work remained unsurpassed until the 19th century. C. He was the author of a philosophical and scientific system. D. It was this that became the framework and vehicle for both Christian Scholasticism and medieval Islamic philosophy. E. Even after the intellectual revolutions of the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Enlightenment, Aristotelian concepts remained embedded in Western thinking.
- But he is, of course, most outstanding as a philosopher.
Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- Bicycles are widely used for transportation, recreation and sport. B. Netherlands, Denmark and Japan actively promote bicycles for shopping and commuting. C. Throughout the world, bicycles are essential to moving people and goods in areas where there are few automobiles. D. Globally, there are twice as many bicycles as automobiles, and they outsell automobiles three to one. E. In the United States, bike paths have been constructed in many parts of the country.
- Bicycles are also encouraged by the United States government as an alternative to automobiles.
Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- Other investigators hold that one’s attitude towards any category will correlate with how well that category serves one’s own values. B. The person is then asked to estimate the degree to which a particular class (such as politicians, medical doctors, or police) tends to facilitate or impede each value. C. The sum of the products of these two ratings provides a measure of the individual’s attitude towards the group. D. Thus, if justice is held in high regard, but the person categorises politicians as interfering with justice. E. For example, a person may be asked to rank specific values such as health, safety, independence or justice.
- The person’s attitude towards politicians is then taken to be negative.
Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- A long-term relationship is sought for dealing with both the consumer and the farm. B. This customer loyalty and repeat business is key to the success of many agritourism businesses. C. Such relationships can be forged, once a connection has been made. D. With a CSA, families and individuals interested in supporting local agriculture make a commitment to a farm in exchange for a regular subscription of produce or other goods. E. In some cases, it takes the form of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).
- Some CSAs require payment, while others actually require that subscribers partake in the care and harvesting of produce.
Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- With wings came space exploration, which is pretty cool. B. In fact, people have dreamed of utilizing and colonizing our solar system (and beyond) since before we had airplanes. C. That hasn’t happened. D. But there’s still a load of cool projects that are in progress at this very moment to take us one step closer to a life away from Earth. E. We learned in the 60s that we should all be living on the Moon by now.
- NASA has contributed $500,000 to an even more awesome project, essentially giant 3-D-printing robots designed to build massive installations in space.
Directions: In this question, the first and the last sentences/parts of the passage/sentence are numbered S1 and S2. The rest of the passage/sentence is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in a proper order. Read the passage/sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
S1. Agritourism is the practice of attracting visitors and travellers to agricultural areas.
(B) It is mainly due to the economic hardships and changes in the farming and livestock industries across the globe. (C) Many small farmers are now feeling that they must supplement their agricultural business model and explore new ways of generating income. (D) The distance between the production and consumption of agricultural products is increasing. (E) Generally, it is for educational and recreational purposes.
S2. So, the consumer interest in crops and livestock is also growing.
Directions: In the question below, the 1st and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- The guitar is one of the most popular musical instruments in use today. B. The guitar is an instrument that has been around since the 1500s. C. But it has undergone several big transformations during its history. D. Because it spans a huge range of musical styles - rock music, country music and flamenco music all use the same instrument to create wildly different sounds. E. The development of the electric guitar is the most obvious recent mutation.
- It had a huge effect on the popularity of the guitar.
Directions: In the question below, the 1st and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
Directions: In the question below, the 1st and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- The sun has been shedding light and energy on Earth for about 4.5 billion years. B. And while it provides us with life, it can also be dangerous. C. That's a lot of heat, and if you're not careful, it can cause a lot of damage. D. That means, humans have only been around to enjoy a fraction of it. E. After all, the center of the sun burns at roughly 10 million degrees Fahrenheit (5.5 million degrees Celsius).
- Looking directly at the sun, even for a few minutes, can blind you permanently.