CBSE Class 5 English Arrangement of Sentences MCQs

In the following questions, the first and the last sentences of the passage/sentence 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 sentences/ parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

Question.
1. It is expected that every Burmese boy will become novice at a pagoda for a short time.
P. My parents used to bring me breakfast in the morning.
Q. My head was shaved and 1 put on the yellow robe.
R. Every day I got up at five thirty.
S. When I was eleven I went to a monastery near my home.
6. That was a special privilege the novices had.
(a) PSRQ
(b) PQRS
(c) QRSP
(d) SQRP
Answer : D

Question.
1. As a boy Charles Darwin showed no promise to be a good student.
P. He was a failure at school.
Q. He had greater interest in flowers, birds and stories about them.
R. The narrow old fashioned syllabus of his school was dull to him.
S. So he was a problem for his parents.
6. His father then sent him to study medicine to carry on the family profession.
(a) PRSQ
(b) RPQS
(c) QSRP
(d) SQPR
Answer : A

Question.
1. The programme examines the four great inventions,
P. cell phones, cars, planes and sky scrapers
Q. the people, processes, ideas and eureka moments
R. The programme celebrates
S. that define and continually shape the modern world,
6. that have led to their development.
(a) SPRQ
(b) SRPQ
(c) SRQP
(d) SPQR
Answer : A

Question.
1. Many people like to eat pizza, but not everyone knows how to make it.
P. However, these are ways for making a basic version at home.
Q. Then you must add sauce and cheese.
R. Making the perfect pizza can be complicated.
S. When you make pizza, begin with the crust.
6. The best part of making pizza at home is that you can customize it.
(a) RSQP
(b) PSRQ
(c) SQPR
(d) RPSQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. Archimedes was a famous Greek mathematician, physicist and inventor.
P. Then attached one end of the rope over it to a heavily laden ship.
Q. King Micron had doubts about Archimedes claim that he could lift great weights with ease with the help of pulleys.
R. He handed the other end of the rope to the king and asked him to pull it gently.
S. To prove him right, Archimedes constructed a multiple pulley.
6. The king pulled it and to his great astonishment, the ship was lifted out of water.
(a) SQRP
(b) PRQS
(c) QSPR
(d) RQPS
Answer : C

Question.
1. Valence sat behind driver’s seat in her blue car.
P. The marchers suddenly broke out into a noise like a cheering football crowd.
Q. As she watched, a loud racket began.
R. It went on and on.
S. The men swung their spoons and ladles and spatulas and drummed on cars and canisters.
6. An endless monotonous ‘clang-clangclang’ rose up from all sides.
(a) SPRQ
(b) RSPQ
(c) QPSR
(d) QSRP
Answer : A

Question.
1. Most libraries divide the catalogue cards into two.
P. On the other hand if one wishes to find a book on a specific subject, subject cards can be consulted.
Q. Apart from author, title and subject, these cards can also contain other necessary information.
R. If one knows the author or title, the book can be located with the author cards.
S. They are author and title cards in one and the subject cards in the other.
6. This includes publisher and year of publication.
(a) RSPQ
(b) QSRP
(c) SRPQ
(d) PQRS
Answer : C

Question.
1. I stopped just outside the door of the hut.
P. It was made dimmer by a thick pall of smoke that filled the room.
Q. The first thing I did then was to dash towards the boarded window and tear down the boards.
R. Before venturing into it, I allowed a minute to pass to get my eyes accustomed to the dim light.
S. As I finally stepped in to the murky space, I could discern the wasted frame of my old friend on the bed.
6. The dingy room, dangerously suffocating so far, was being filled with fresh air and pale sunbeams.
(a) QSRP
(b) PSQR
(c) SPRQ
(d) RPSQ
Answer : D

Question.
1. Nicolas Chauvin,
P. he became the laughing stock of all Europe thereafter
Q. a soldier of French empire so vociferously and unceasingly
R. and this exaggerated and blatant patriot was
S. aired his veneration of Napoleon Bonaparte that
6. known as a chauvinist.
(a) QSPR
(b) PRQS
(c) RQSP
(d) SRPQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. Alternative medicine is an alternative to modern, western medicine.
P. Rather, they consider their disciplines as supplementary to orthodox medicine.
Q. The problem is that many doctors refuse to recognize alternative medicine.
R. But the term ‘alternative’ can be misleading.
S. Few practitioners of homeopathy,Ayurveda, etc., regard their therapies as substitutes for modern medicine.
6. However, the demand for alternative forms of medical therapy is stronger than ever before.
(a) SRPQ
(b) QPSR
(c) PQRS
(d) RSPQ
Answer : D

Question.
1. Small is big for quick service restaurants.
P. Raising product prices may not fare well now.
Q. Companies are luring consumers by introducing “affordable” products.
R. They are also shedding their ‘niche image’.
S. Companies admit that sales are lower compared to the previous year.
6. Companies are focusing on small packs to boost volume growth.
(a) SPQR
(b) PRQS
(c) QSPR
(d) PQRS
Answer : D

Question.
1. this practitioner is a member of
P. by massage and other manipulative procedures a technique.
Q. the profession that originated in 1874 when Andrew T. still
R. based on the theory that illness may be caused by the undue pressure
S. devised a drugless technique of curing diseases
6. of displaced bones on nerves and blood vessels.
(a) QSPR
(b) RPSQ
(c) RQSP
(d) QRSP
Answer : A

Question.
1. Few men can exert the full power of their intellect
P. and of course the injury done to the health
Q. at the time when nature pre-scribes sleep
R. must in the long run have a bad effect
S. without ruining their health thereby,
6. on the quality of work done.
(a) QSPR
(b) SQPR
(c) SQRP
(d) SRQP
Answer : B

Question. Derozio was a very bright student who often stood first in English and other subjects and got gold medals.
P. Derazio was a brilliant teacher.
Q. Students had great respect for this young teacher.
R. He became a teacher of Hindu college (now presidency University) in the year 1826.
S. He was 17 years old then and some of his students were even older than him.
6. Some students of senior classes also came to attend his lectures.
(a) QPSR
(b) PQRS
(c) SRQP
(d) RSPQ
Answer : D

Question.
1. Shark fin soup is one of the cruelest dishes in the world.
P. Then they are thrown back into the water.
Q. The poor sharks are trapped.
R. They usually bleed to death or drown.
S. Their fins are sliced off.6. As many as 73 million
6. As many as 73 million sharks meet this fate every year.
(a) QSPR
(b) RSQP
(c) QSRP
(d) SQPR
Answer : C

Question.
1. It is not uncommon for close synonyms to be understood to share the same memory.
P. The difference between words like ‘hard’ and ‘difficult’ goes unnoticed.
Q. One may employ one or other with complete indifference.
R. In general this is well and good.
S. Most people lack the linguistic sense to quibble over such trifles.
6. But for most of us it is of no less significance.
(a) PQRS
(b) SRQP
(c) QRSP
(d) PRSQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. It is surprising to note that
P. AIDS and SARS may hog news headlines
Q. that kill the most
R. but it is heart attacks
S. people in India every year.
6. This is something to be noted.
(a) RQSP
(b) RPSQ
(c) PRQS
(d) SQPR
Answer : C

Question.
1. The new government was formed.
P. Now an administrator runs the show.
Q. The secretary has now announced a change of intentions.
R. Then the earlier board was disbanded.
S. They plan to hand down the cooperative to some private player.
6. Thus, the State transport minister plans to revive the water transportation system.
(a) RPQS
(b) PQSR
(c) Q SPR
(d) SPQR
Answer : A

Question.
1. The government on Thursday
P. which was imposed to check
Q. that led to exodus of northeast people
R. withdrew the ban on bulk SMS and MMS
S. the spread of rumours related to the violence in Assam
6. from Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune.
(a) RPSQ
(b) QSPR
(c) QPSR
(d) RPQS
Answer : A

Question.
1. Trees have many uses.
P. They give us fruit, wood, gum, oil, medicines and spices.
Q. Forest keep the air cool and bring rain.
R. Trees give us many other useful things.
S. Trees give out oxygen and maintain the level of oxygen in the air.
6. We can take shelter under the trees in the scorching summer sun.
(a) RPQS
(b) QPSR
(c) PQRS
(d) SRPQ
Answer : C

In the following questions, the first and the last part of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6.
The rest of the sentence 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 and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Then find the correct answer.

Question.
1. Without water
P. and consequently
Q. the oxygen content in the atmosphere
R. which carry out Photosynthesis and release oxygen
S. there would be no animals or plants
6. would go down.
(a) SPRQ
(b) SPQR
(c) PRQS
(d) SRPQ
Answer : D

Question.
1. In recent years
P. primarily because purchasing
Q. has grown more intense
R. price competition in most industries
S. managers now exert much influence
6. over suppliers.
(a) RSPQ
(b) RQPS
(c) SRPQ
(d) SPRQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. Right from
P. have been used as a measure of time
Q. prehistoric times
R. and have formed the basis of
S. the phases of the moon
6. the earliest calendar.
(a) QRSP
(b) PRSQ
(c) QSPR
(d) SRQP
Answer : C

Question.
1. The Internet is
P. a worldwide network
Q. that should not be
R. regulated or censored
S. by any one country
6. howsoever strong the temptation.
(a) PSQR
(b) PQRS
(c) PRSQ
(d) PRQS
Answer : B

In the following questions, the first and the last part/sentence of the sentence/group of sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence 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 and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.

Question.
1. Glorious tributes were paid
P. who, after fighting a battle with cancer,
Q. the original superstar of Bollywood
R. passed away last month
S. to the legendary Rajesh Khanna
6. at his residence in Mumbai.
(a) SQRP
(b) SQPR
(c) SRPQ
(d) QSPR
Answer : B

Question.
1. Volcano is an opening or rupture in a planet’s surface.
P. Erupting volcanoes can pose many hazards.
Q. This opening allows magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface.
R. Volcanic ash can be a threat to aircraft.
S. Volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging.
6. Historically, so called volcanic winters have caused catastrophic famines.
(a) RSPQ
(b) SQRP
(c) SPQR
(d) QSPR
Answer : D

Question.
1. What gives some persons
P. torturing physical pain
Q. after experiencing
R. after the loss of a precious loved one
S. the power to fight on
6. day after day?
(a) PQSR
(b) PQRS
(c) PSQR
(d) SRQP
Answer : D

Question.
1. Though the government
P. the growth of population
Q. has undertaken a series of plans
R. and for raising the standard of living of the people
S. for economic development
6. has upset all the plans.
(a) SRPQ
(b) QPRS
(c) SPQR
(d) QSRP
Answer : D

In the following questions, the first 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 sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

Question.
1. Once upon a time I went to Scotland.
P. I found my flesh creep as I walked down its sinister corridor.
Q. There, in a castle in the dark, misty highlands, actually a modest hotel Edinburgh,
R. and the next morning he’d been found with his throat slit.
S. We’d had dinner with Jock Mc.Arthur only the previous night.
6. The chill finger of suspicion pointed at all of us.
(a) PQSR
(b) QRSP
(c) SRQP
(d) QPSR
Answer : D

Question.
1. The world is stunned with the news that 44 year old Steve Irwin is no more.
P. He was shooting in the Great Barrier Reef of Queensland.
Q. He is killed by the poisoned barb of a huge sting ray.
R. The incident took place at about 11 a.m.
S. He was shooting an underwater documentary film.
6. Irwin was brought to the surface unconscious.
(a) RSPQ
(b) QSPR
(c) SPQR
(d) PRSQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. Nalanda became India’s famous centre of education.
P. Ten thousand Buddhist monks used to live there.
Q. It is situated near the town of Bihar Sharif.
R. The ruins of Nalanda can still be seen.
S. It was visited by the Chinese Pilgrim Hiuen Tsang.
6. He stayed there for several years.
(a) QPSR
(b) SPQR
(c) RQPS
(d) RPSQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. One of the gifts of independence is the awakening of women of our country.
P. Besides, their talent is recognized and they are appointed to high posts in the State.
Q. Free India has seen women as Governors,Ministers and Ambassadors.
R. That is because our government is making efforts to raise their status.
S. Women have a bright future in independent India.
6. We even had a woman Prime Minister.
(a) QPSR
(b) QSPR
(c) SRPQ
(d) SPQR
Answer : C

Question.
1. Grandpa had some old clothes.
P. But my mother took them out and kept them neatly folded in the cupboard again.
Q. So he threw them into the waste basket.
R. So he put the clothing into the family’s beg of items to donate to charity.
S. My mother found them and put them back in his basket.
6. Grandpa finally put the items in my mother’s mending basket and never saw them again.
(a) RSQP
(b) PQSR
(c) SRPQ
(d) QSRP
Answer : D

Question.
1. Technology is meant for bringing comfort to the body and spirituality brings comfort to the mind.
P. But in India that never happened, religion has always encouraged Science.
Q. Scientists were persecuted.
R. Here religion and Philosophy were never isolated practices.
S. In the West, religion was always opposed to Science.
6. They intertwined with life, in music, art, drama, dance, painting and sculpture.
(a) SQPR
(b) PQSR
(c) PRSQ
(d) SRQP
Answer : A

Question.
1. Mandela led the battle of freedom against slavery.
P. The way was fighting with nonviolence and truth.
Q. He fought it in a unique way.
R. This struggle brought the racists down to the ground.
S. Many nations got their freedom in this way.
6. But some nations still wouldn’t get the desired freedom.
(a) RSPQ
(b) QPRS
(c) SPQR
(d) PQRS
Answer : B

Question.
1. The cinema is a very valuable teaching aid.
P. The cinema is entertaining also.
Q. Historical films help the teacher of History.
R. Science can also be taught very effectively through Cinema.
S. Large number of people like social films.
6. Thus Cinema has a great impact on our society.
(a) PQRS
(b) RQSP
(c) QRPS
(d) SQRE
Answer : C

Question.
1. Rola Sidman parked her car in the only empty spot outside Tripoli’s evangelical church.
P. But that’s not the only thing that makes her unique.
Q. She’s a pastor and at 37, she’s younger than most of her colleagues.
R. It is a small sand coloured building with a simple facade and large wooden doors in the middle of the city.
S. It was Sunday morning and, like every Sunday at around this time,Rola was headed to work.
6. Rola is also, as far as she knows, the only female pastor in Lebanon and perhaps even in the entire Middle East.
(a) PRSQ
(b) RSQP
(c) SQPR
(d) SRPQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. Our pleasures should be healthy so that they can impart a sense of wellbeing.
P. This applies very much to the passion for sports.
Q. Some people become slaves to an enthusiasm and regard it as their real and only pleasure in life.
R. It is quite possible that indulging this passion is doing them great harm.
S. Modern sports have become so exaggerated that they can damage and sometimes destroy one’s health.
6. An enthusiasm for violent sports may well dig an early grave for the participant.
(a) QPRS
(b) QSPR
(c) QRPS
(d) QRSP
Answer : C

Question.
1. The heart is the pump of life.
P. They have even succeeded in heart transplants.
Q. Nowadays surgeons can stop a patient’s 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 the heart stops we die in about five minutes.
6. All this was made possible by the invention of the heart lung machine.
(a) PQRS
(b) QRSP
(c) RSQP
(d) SRPQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. Researchers say that jogging alone is unhealthy.
P. It was found that communal joggers have double the number of brain cells as solo runners.
Q. These positive effects are suppressed when running occurs in isolation.
R. Experiments indicated that running alone stifles brain cell regeneration.
S. Experienced in a group, running stimulates brain cell growth.
6. However, joggers around the world should remember that jogging is healthier than the rat race.
(a) PQSR
(b) RPSQ
(c) RQPS
(d) SPQR
Answer : B

Question.
1. In a first, a robotic exoskeleton device has enabled a 39year old former athlete, who had been completely paralyses for four years.
P. This is the first time that a person with chronic, complete paralysis has regained enough voluntary control to actively work with a robotic device.
Q. The athlete’s leg movement also resulted in other health benefits.
R. to control his leg muscles and take thousands of steps.
S. In addition to the device, the man was aided by a novel non-invasive spinal stimulation technique that does not require surgery.
6. including improved cardio vascular function and muscle tone.
(a) SPQR
(b) RPSQ
(c) PQRS
(d) QRPS
Answer : B

Question.
1. India is rapidly coming under the influence of western culture.
P. Earlier India had its own moral and social values.
Q. This change can be seen in our education system, marriages, food habits and daily routine.
R. But today they have changed enormously.
S. The effect of westernization is visible everywhere in India.
6. It may be harmful to forget our culture and values completely.
(a) QSRP
(b) PQSR
(c) SPRQ
(d) PSRQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. Katherine Mansfield was born in Wellington, New Zealand.
P. In 1908 she went back to the London which she felt to be her spiritual home.
Q. She was sent to Queen’s College School, London in her 15th year to ‘finish’ her education.
R. She remained there for four years.
S. Soon after returning to New Zealand, she became dissatisfied.
6. She hoped to make a literary career there.
(a) QRSP
(b) RSQP
(c) PQRS
(d) PSRQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. The Pyramids are beautiful enormous structures.
P. A mummy is the dead body of a human being to which oils and spices have been applied to prevent it from decaying.
Q. They are the tombs of the old kings of Egypt who were called the Pharaohs.
R. These mummies were placed inside these great Pyramids.
S. The bodies of the Pharaohs were made into mummies when they died.
6. Near them, were placed, gold, silver, food, furniture and other things because it was believed that the mummies might require them after death.
(a) SPRQ
(b) QSRP
(c) QPRS
(d) QSPR
Answer : D

Question.
1. A couple in my neighbour is known for shouting at each other.
P. With an apprehension of a serious fight between the two I went closer to the door and peeped in.
Q. I intended to calm them down.
R. I could guess both lay peacefully in their bed.
S. Last night at about 11 O’clock I could hear shrieks and sounds.
6. The fight was going on in a TV Serial on a channel.
(a) RPQS
(b) RPSQ
(c) PSRQ
(d) SPQR
Answer : D

Question.
1. Children like to celebrate their birthday.
P. In addition to birthday presents, they also receive greetings.
Q. It provides an opportunity for them to enjoy themselves with their friends.
R. The birthday presents also add to their joy.
S. Nobody can deny that company of friends is joyful.
6. All these factors make birthday worth celebrating.
(a) QSRP
(b) RPQS
(c) SRPQ
(d) QRSP
Answer : A

Question.
1. Designing is as natural to me as breathing.
P. It was then that I launched my own label.
Q. It’s been a good season so far.
R. But my career took off only after the birth of my second child.
S. Right now, I’m busy with my first store.
6. Next month, I’ll be going to New York.
(a) SQRP
(b) QRSP
(c) RPSQ
(d) PSQR
Answer : C

Question.
1. The world leaders,
P. that the despotic regime will try to get
Q. by unleashing cruder violence that may come
R. gathered in the peace conference, were unanimous in voicing their fears
S. over its palpable sense of insecurity
6. in the form of the use of chemical weapons.
(a) QPRS
(b) RPSQ
(c) SQRP
(d) PQSR
Answer : B