CBSE Class 11 English Arrangement of Sentences MCQs

In the following questions, the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences are spilt into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Then find the correct answer.

Question.
1. The fox and the crane remained friends for a long time.
P. She served the dishes in a beaker to the fox. The fox could not eat it because the beaker was very high.
Q. The crane could not eat the dishes because of its long beak. The next day it was the turn of the crane to host the lunch for the fox.
R. But the fox wanted to show that he was cleverer than the crane.
S. So one day he invited the crane for dinner and served the dishes on a plate.
6. The fox put down its head in shame and went away.
(a) PQRS
(b) QSRP
(c) RSQP
(d) PSQR
Answer : C

Question.
1. There are examinations at school which a pupil can pass by cramming the texts.
P. But for spiritual knowledge mere memory of holy texts will be of no use in passing the tests.
Q. One can score in them by the power of memory.
R. A competent guru alone can provide the necessary guidance to an earnest disciple.
S. What the text says has to be reflected upon and experienced by the speaker.
6. Thus, reading, reflection and experience are the three stages in gaining spiritual knowledge.
(a) RSPQ
(b) RSQP
(c) SRPQ
(d) QPSR
Answer : D

Question.
1. No one can deny that peasant forms the backbone of the nation.
P. Hence he is the most useful member of the society.
Q. Yet this fellow is exploited by the rich.
R. He grows food for the whole country.
S. It is our duty to improve his lot.
6. We should grant him the social status he deserves.
(a) RPQS
(b) RSPQ
(c) SRPQ
(d) SPQR
Answer : A

Question.
1. Priya went to the first counter at the post office as she needed stamps for six rupees.
P. She was shown the corner where gum bottle was kept.
Q. The woman behind the counter said it was registration counter and directed her to the last counter.
R. She was looking for gum to affix the stamps on the envelope.
S. She thanked the lady and came to the counter on the left extreme and got the stamps.
6. She went to the corner, took two drops of gum, affixed the stamps and put the letter in the post box.
(a) PSRQ
(b) RPQS
(c) SQPR
(d) QSRP
Answer : D

Question.
1. It is very misleading to say that computers can Mink’ like people.
P. However, they make it possible for people to ‘bottle’ thought.
Q. They have no more a mind of their own than a lawn mower.
R. They cannot.
S. You work out how to do a particular job, write a program and then the computer applies your thinking to that job as long as you like.
6. In this sense, computers are half alive because they perpetuate thinking of their creators.
(a) RQPS
(b) PSRQ
(c) SQPR
(d) QSRP
Answer : A

In the following questions, the first and the last sentence of the passage are numbered (1) and (6). The rest of the 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 sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

Question.
1. A bad habit is harmful, none as harmful as smoking.
P. But habit is second nature, smokers remain smokers for life.
Q. Besides being expensive, smoking does injury to one’s health.
R. In the long run he may get something worse lung cancer.
S. A smoker gets nothing but smoke for his money.
6. Then why get that bad habit?
(a) RPQS
(b) QRPS
(c) SPRQ
(d) PRQS
Answer : B

Question.
1. Phobic reactions are strong, irrational fears of specific objects or situations.
P. But there is no objective danger.
Q. For example, when a person is extremely fearful of birds, snakes, heights or closed places, the label phobia is applied to the person’s fear and avoidance.
R. He usually recognizes that his fear is irrational.
S. A person suffering from phobic neurosis knows what he is afraid of.
6. But he cannot control it.
(a) QPSR
(b) SRQP
(c) SQPR
(d) RSQP
Answer : A

Question.
1. In this life, there are no gains without pains.
P. No victory is a real triumph unless the foe is worthy.
Q. Life, indeed, would be dull if there were no difficulties.
R. Both winner and loser enjoy a game most if it is closely contested to the last.
S. Gainers lose their zest if there is no real struggle.
6. Whether we like it or not, life is one continuous competition.
(a) PQRS
(b) QSRP
(c) QRSP
(d) RSPQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. One Botany professor always tried to convince his students that his branch of biology is superior to all the others.
P. His most persuasive argument, however, came during a laboratory session.
Q. And they don’t eat very much.
R. Examining the cells of a pear, the professor cut a slice for the microscopic slide and took a bite of the rest of the specimen.
S. Plants, he noted never run away or bite.
6. “You won’t be doing that in a Zoology lab,” he said.
(a) PRSQ
(b) SQPR
(c) PSRQ
(d) SQRP
Answer : A

Question.
1. Failure is nothing to be ashamed of for there is hardly any man who has not failed in life, not once but many times.
P. What is important is the way we take our failure.
Q. It has been well said that he who never made a mistake never achieved anything of great worth.
R. From the little child who tries to stand up to the would-be conqueror who tries to conquer some new territory, everyone has to face failure.
S. If we face our failure boldly and resolve to fight again we are sure to achieve victory in the long run.
6. Thus failures can prove to be the stepping stones in our march to victory.
(a) RSQP
(b) PQRS
(c) RPQS
(d) RQPS
Answer : D

In these questions, the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.

Question.
1. A dictionary
P. arranged words
Q. about which information
R. containing alphabetically
S. is a book
6. is given.
(a) RPQS
(b) QRPS
(c) SRPQ
(d) SPRQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. Agriculture
P. cotton for our clothes
Q. raw materials like jute
R. and sugarcane for our industries
S. gives us food
6. and food for cattle.
(a) SRQP
(b) RQPS
(c) QPRS
(d) SPQR
Answer : C

Question.
1. Today political freedom
P. and the right
Q. however money and all that money.
R. assures people equality before law
S. to elect their Government
6. can buy is not fairly distributed.
(a) SPRQ
(b) RPSQ
(c) QRSP
(d) PSRQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. By far the most logical step
P. to relieve the housewife of routine
Q. which can be programmed
R. to carry out standard operations
S. is to provide a robot
6. when switched by the housewife.
(a) RSPQ
(b) PSQR
(c) QSPR
(d) SRQP
Answer : B

Question.
1. During the reign of the Emperor Tiberius
P. called Phaedrus
Q. an Augustan story teller
R. translated Aesop’s fables into Latin
S. in ancient Rome
6. and added some tales of his own.
(a) QRPS
(b) PQRS
(c) SQPR
(d) RSPQ
Answer : C

In the following questions, the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R, and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.

Question.
1. India’s uniqueness lies in its unity in diversity.
P. So the problems of India should not be viewed in isolation.
Q. Because of this factor, there are problems here and there at times.
R. India is a multi-religious, multicultural and multilingual country.
S. But even small countries with monolithic society have more problems.
6. And India is poised for success in all fields.
(a) PSRQ
(b) QSPR
(c) SRQP
(d) RQSP
Answer : B

Question.
1. My friend went to live in a village.
P. But it was a very slow animal.
Q. So my friend bought a donkey forRs 500.
R. One day his new neighbour told him that he must buy a donkey.
S. Every family there had a donkey.
6. It did not like to work.
(a) RSQP
(b) PQRS
(c) SRQP
(d) QRSP
Answer : C

Question.
1. When Galileo went home, he began to experiment with the pendulum.
P. When he showed it to his teachers, they were delighted.
Q. It was not long before physicians were all using the instrument to count the heartbeats of their patients.
R. Soon he had invented an instrument which marked the rate of pulse beats.
S. Then the clock makers began to use the pendulum to keep time.
6. Today it has many other uses.
(a) PQRS
(b) QRPS
(c) SPQR
(d) RPQS
Answer : D

Question.
1. People have wrong calculations about Japan’s population.
P. No, this is not true.
Q. And old people die more often than the young.
R. There are more old people in Japan.
S. The question is whether Japan has a lower death rate.
6. So it is very high in Japan.
(a) QRPS
(b) SPRQ
(c) PRQS
(d) RQSP
Answer : C

Question.
1. Pollution is one of the evils brought about by the growth of science.
P. Air pollution has very harmful effects.
Q. They pollute the air and the atmosphere.
R. It is making the environment, water and air dirty.
S. Factories and industries keep throwing out smoke which contains toxic gases.
6. People living in the surroundings breathe the impure air and are affected by diseases of the lungs and heart.
(a) PSQR
(b) RPSQ
(c) QPSR
(d) SPQR
Answer : D

Question.
1. When she got to her house, there was nothing to retrieve.
P. All valuables were smashed or stolen.
Q. The curtains were burned; books were ripped to shreds.
R. Her medals and trophies had been flung everywhere.
S. The house had been completely ransacked.
6. Mrs. M stood in the centre of her bedroom looking at a ruined copy of the Koran forcing back her tears.
(a) PQRS
(b) PRQS
(c) SPRQ
(d) RSQP
Answer : C

Question.
1. The student came late to the school.
P. He went home weeping.
Q. The watchman didn’t allow him inside the school.
R. The boy was waiting outside for some time.
S. He then decided to go home.
6. It was a bad day for him.
(a) QSPR
(b) QSRP
(c) QRSP
(d) QPSR
Answer : C

Question.
1. Oliver dozed off again and it has been bright day for hours when Oliver opened his eyes.
P. He belonged to the world again.
Q. In three days’ time, he was able to sit in any easy chair, well propped up with pillows, and he was still too weak to walk.
R. He felt cheerful and happy.
S. The crisis of the disease was safely past.
6. Mrs Beduin had him carried downstairs into the little housekeeper’s room which belonged to her.
(a) PQRS
(b) RSPQ
(c) QRSP
(d) SPQR
Answer : B

In these questions, the last and the first part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

Question.
1. The lead story
P. at 4 AM
Q. in tonight’s news
R. concerns the fire
S. which engulfed the Columbia College
6. this morning.
(a) RSPQ
(b) QRSP
(c) QRPS
(d) RPSQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. In less than a week
P. the processor controlled exchange
Q. have restored the functioning of
R. which had suffered
S. the telecommunication people
6. a major disaster.
(a) PRSQ
(b) SRPQ
(c) PQSR
(d) SQPR
Answer : D

Question.
1. As my jogging enthusiast sister
P. was often bothered by neighbourhood dogs
Q. with a stick in hand,
R. her husband started to accompany
her on a bicycle,
S. on her daily run,
6. to ward off any attackers.
(a) SPQR
(b) PSRQ
(c) RPQS
(d) PRSQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. An electrical circuit
P. which is
Q. of wires
R. designed to
S. is a circle
6. carry electricity.
(a) SQPR
(b) QPRS
(c) RQSP
(d) PRSQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. We have pleasure
P. a double room with bath
Q. for five days from 4 September to 8 September,
R. that we have reserved
S. in informing you
6. both days inclusive
(a) RQPS
(b) SRPQ
(c) RPSQ
(d) PQSR
Answer : B

Question.
1. The pigeons were used
P. as messengers
Q. which were tied
R. in the olden days
S. to carry messages
6. to their feet.
(a) PQRS
(b) SPRQ
(c) PRSQ
(d) PRQS
Answer : C

In these questions, the first and the last sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the 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 sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

Question.
1. The traveller said, ‘Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn’
P. ‘Do you want one in which you can spend the night?’
Q. ‘Yes’, said the peasant.
R. ‘Go right down the road and turn to the left.’
S. ‘Yes’, replied the traveller.
6. ‘Thanks a lot.’
(a) PSRQ
(b) QPSR
(c) SPQR
(d) QSRP
Answer : B

Question.
1. Money is not the root of all evils.
P. Or, what about the desire for power driving people to horrible crimes?
Q. Even purposeless cruelty can be seen in many instances of evil behaviour.
R. For example, neither teachers nor parents profit in any way by torturing children.
S. The evils of sexual offenders are not motivated by financial gains.
6. No, we can only say that money is the root of some evil.
(a) QRPS
(b) SPQR
(c) RSPQ
(d) QPRS
Answer : A

Question.
1. Even the smallest insect of the living world is made up of a large number of cells.
P. Furthermore, the cells in these small creatures widely differ in their structure and function.
Q. An ant, or a gnat, for example is composed of hundreds of thousands of cells.
R. Even a mite has cells making up its skeletal structure.
S. It also has cells dedicated to digestive and reproductive functions.
6. The cell system of small organisms is microscopic but marvellous, isn’t it?
(a) SRQP
(b) QRSP
(c) SQPR
(d) QPRS
Answer : D

Question.
1. Advocates of space programme argue for spending huge amounts of money on exploring Mars.
P. But there is no firm evidence of any valuable mineral that can be extracted from Mars and transported to Earth.
Q. Worst, nobody has any idea what undesirable microbes or poisonous materials we will be importing from Mars.
R. They are also unrealistic about the cost of transportation that will be involved in interplanetary movement of men and materials.
S. These enthusiasts argue that Mars could be a perennial source of materials for us earthlings.
6. Our race to Mars is likely to be a wild goose chase.
(a) SPRQ
(b) QPRS
(c) PRSQ
(d) SRQP
Answer : A

Question.
1. When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed.
P. Snow lay thick on the ground.
Q. It was the middle of winter.
R. The woman knew that nearest village was miles away.
S. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt.
6. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.
(a) PQRS
(b) QPRS
(c) SQPR
(d) RSPQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. The school has always been
P. tradition from one
Q. the most important
R. the wealth of
S. means of transferring
6. generation to the next.
(a) PSRQ
(b) QSRP
(c) RSQP
(d) QRSP
Answer : B