CBSE Class 6 English Arrangement of Sentences MCQs

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. The watchman
P. and found two thieves
Q. woke up when
R. with black masks
S. he heard the dog barking
6. trying to get in.
(a) SPQR
(b) QSRP
(c) PQRS
(d) QSPR
Answer : D

Question.
1. Falcons have sharp angular wings
P. to dive sharply
Q. and allow them
R. to chase their prey
S. that give them the speed
6. to capture their victims.
(a) SQPR
(b) QPRS
(c) PRSQ
(d) SRQP
Answer : D

Question.
1. This summer was the most
P. to believe that next
Q. and we have reason
R. scorching in living memory,
S. year and the year after
6. will be hotter still.
(a) RQPS
(b) SRPQ
(c) SPQR
(d) QSPR
Answer : A

Question.
1. The students
P. touched the
Q. arrived and
R. their teacher
S. feet of
6. with reverence.
(a) QRSP
(b) RQSP
(c) QPSR
(d) QPRS
Answer : C

The 1st 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. It is those good works
P. that lead to peak performance
Q. which we do with passion R our understanding of our purpose
S. and which come to reflect
6. in this life.
(a) SRQP
(b) QPSR
(c) QSRP
(d) PRQS
Answer : C

Question.
1. Everyone
P. the case calmly
Q. acknowledges
R. who knows you
S. when he considers
6. that you have been wronged.
(a) PSQR
(b) QRSP
(c) RQSP
(d) SRPQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. I am a self-confessed technophobe.
P. I believe that computer is responsible for the dying of the art of conversation.
Q. I have come to hate technology and the way it dominates every aspect of life.
R. For many, it has become the most important object both in home and at the workplace.
S. One of the worst offenders is the computer.
6. Small wonder then, that I have managed to keep this ubiquitous machine out of my home.
(a) RPSQ
(b) PQRS
(c) SRPQ
(d) QSRP
Answer : D

Question.
1. Moisturizers for the face.
P. as oily ones may block
Q. in greater concentration on the face
R. the oil glands found
S. should be chosen carefully
6. and cause pimple/acne to break out.
(a) SRPQ
(b) SPQR
(c) SQPR
(d) SPRQ
Answer : D

In the following questions, the passage/sentence is split into four parts and named A, B, C and D. 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.
A. explained angrily
B. the bricklayer
C. leaving the site
D. his reasons for
(a) BADC
(b) DCAB
(c) CBAD
(d) ADCB
Answer : A

Question.
A. which had some
B. had no use
C. I found a firm
D. components for which they
(a) DACB
(b) CADB
(c) BDAC
(d) CBDA
Answer : B

Question.
A. the most suitable materials
B. because that is
C. it of wood
D. we made
(a) CADB
(b) ACBD
(c) DCBA
(d) BADC
Answer : C

Question.
A. get some peace
B. he left home
C. his parents could
D. in order that
(a) BDCA
(b) CBDA
(c) DCAB
(d) ADCB
Answer : A

Question.
A. coal as a fuel
B. in place of wood
C. during this period
D. people were beginning to use
(a) CDAB
(b) DCAB
(c) BDAC
(d) ACDB
Answer : A

Question.
A. try to use the camera
B. carefully
C. before you
D. read the manual
(a) BDCA
(b) DCAB
(c) ACBD
(d) CADB
Answer : D

Question.
A. are not allowed
B. to change to a different class
C. unless there is a special reason
D. students
(a) CDBA
(b) BADC
(c) ACBD
(d) DABC
Answer : D

Question.
A. she had taken a seat
B. I put a woollen rug
C. after
D. over her knees
(a) ADBC
(b) CDAB
(c) CABD
(d) BACD
Answer : C

Question.
A. undoubtedly to be
B. our aim
C. it ought
D. to raise the minds of the natives
(a) CABD
(2) DBAC
(c) ADCB
(4) BADC
Answer : A

Question.
A. indeed
B. that he might have passed
C. he was
D. so eloquent
(a) BADC
(b) DACB
(c) ABDC
(d) CDAB
Answer : D

Question.
A. She arrived where Gerard’s branch started.
B. His heart stood still.
C. The bear was mounting steadily uphill.
D. But then he thanked God.
(a) BCDA
(b) ABC D
(c) CABD
(d) DCAB
Answer : C

Question.
A. While a student in London he began to take an interest in contemporary politics.
B. Wells was a British author and one of the earliest writers of science fiction.
C. But he later received a scholarship to study science in London.
D. He came from a lower middleclass family and was apprentice to a draper at the age of fifteen.
(a) ADCB
(b) BDCA
(c) BCAD
(d) ACBD
Answer : B

Question.
A. tends to create havoc
B. even in small quantities
C. the regular use of alcohol
D. in many organs of the body
(a) BDCA
(b) DACB
(c) CBAD
(d) ACBD
Answer : C

Question.
A. I learned to walk and to talk
B. Time passed
C. I began to notice things
D. I remember my mother with her pretty hair and youthful figure unlike Peggoty
(a) DCBA
(b) BACD
(c) ACDB
(d) DBAC
Answer : B

Question.
A. I was about to examine the hull which formed on deck a kind of horizon platform.
B. Daybreak appeared.
C. Suddenly, I felt it gradually sinking.
D. The morning mists surrounded us, but they soon cleared off.
(a) CABD
(b) ABDC
(c) DBAC
(d) BDAC
Answer : D

Question.
A. It came upon me and buried me deep in its own body and carried me swiftly towards the sea.
B. I soon found it impossible to avoid it.
C. I saw the sea come after me as high as a great hill and as furious as an enemy.
D. I got upon my feet and endeavoured to make towards the land as fast as possible before another wave should return.
(a) DCBA
(b) ADBC
(c) CBAD
(d) BADC
Answer : A

Question.
A. At first glance all I could discern was a massive stone table running down its length.
B. This apartment was not nearly so well lighted as the vast stalactite ante-cave.
C. I stared down the passage and found myself in a gloomy apartment some 20 feet long, which in some past age had been hollowed out by hand out of the mountain.
D. Next, I discovered a brown thing seated on the table in the centre.
(a) BADC
(b) CBAD
(c) DABC
(d) ABDC
Answer : B

Question.
A. At last, having used up every tower, they wrote ‘H. East’ and T. Brown’ on the minute hand of the great clock.
B. So they climbed the walls to the top of the school, and found a number of tennis balls.
C. In doing so, they held up the minute hand and so upset the clock’s timing.
D. They liked it so much up there that they went back again and spent their time carving their names on the top of every tower.
(a) BDAC
(b) DABC
(c) CDBA
(d) ACBD
Answer : A

Question.
A. Tagore pointed out various evils of society of the time.
B. and the beginning of the 20th century were very tradition bound.
C. The Indian people in the 19th
D. Through the Brahmo Samaj he tried to abolish evil customs like child marriage and caste system.
(a) BADC
(b) CBAD
(c) ABCD
(d) BACD
Answer : B

Question.
A. The phantom head created by the witches warned him against Macduff.
B. The second time they gave him some very ambiguous hope.
C. But a bloody child and a child crowned with a golden crown encouraged him to be bold and proud.
D. When Macbeth met the weird sisters or witches.
(a) DBAC
(b) BACD
(c) CABD
(d) DABC
Answer : A

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. All religions show us the path
P. know that
Q. and wise men
R. God is one
S. which leads to God
6. but the paths are different.
(a) SRQP
(b) SQPR
(c) QPRS
(d) QSPR
Answer : B

Question.
1. While
P. I was walking
Q. with my brother
R. I met a monk
S. in the field
6. who was from Nepal.
(a) PQSR
(b) PSQR
(c) RSQP
(d) RQSP
Answer : B

Question.
1. Television,
P. has become
Q. the most powerful medium
R. one of the marvels
S. of modern science,
6. of mass communication today.
(a) RSPQ
(b) SRQP
(c) RSQP
(d) PQRS
Answer : A

Question.
1. The Narmada Dam Project
P. many of whom
Q. the most deprived sections
R. will displace some people
S. happen to belong to some of
6. of Indian society.
(a) PQRS
(b) RPSQ
(c) SRQP
(d) PSRQ
Answer : B

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. Man’s
P. in the modern
Q. insatiable thirst for knowledge
R. the wonderful achievements of science
S. is at the root of
6. world.
(a) SQPR
(b) RSPQ
(c) QSRP
(d) PQRS
Answer : C

Question.
1. Today
P. by the hunters for their
Q. are trapped or killed
R. millions of wild animals
S. each year
6. skin.
(a) QPRS
(b) PSQR
(c) SPRQ
(d) RQSP
Answer : D

Question.
1. These
P. about the heavenly
Q. experiments by the scientists
R. with amazing knowledge
S. will supply us
6. bodies.
(a) QSRP
(b) RQPS
(c) PSQR
(d) PSRQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. Over 67 years
P. but the problems
Q. have remained
R. have passed
S. of the common man
6. as daunting as ever.
(a) QPRS
(b) RPSQ
(c) SRQP
(d) QSPR
Answer : B

Question.
1. The President
P. from Tokyo
Q. where he
R. had been meeting
S. came back
6. other world leaders.
(a) PSQR
(b) RPQS
(c) QSPR
(d) SPQR
Answer : D

In the following questions, the first and the last parts 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. Margaret Noble
P. became a disciple
Q. of Swami Vivekananda
R. a remarkable Irish lady,
S. and dedicated her life
6. to the service of the Indian people.
(a) SRQP
(b) PQRS
(c) SQPR
(d) RPQS
Answer : D

Question.
1. A man
P. with yellow, red, green
Q. stood holding
R. balloons
S. a pole
6. flying from it.
(a) QRSP
(b) PRSQ
(c) QSPR
(d) PRQS
Answer : C

Question.
1. Earth is the home
P. to our future
Q. we all share
R. generations as their
S. and would pass on
6. legacy.
(a) PRQS
(b) QSPR
(c) SPQR
(d) QPRS
Answer : B

Question.
1. It was a Friday morning and
P. the lieutenant scanned the horizon
Q. just as the desert haze
R. with his binoculars
S. was clearing
6. and focused on many enemy tanks.
(a) SPQR
(b) PRSQ
(c) QSPR
(d) RPSQ
Answer : B

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. With a little cajoling
P. was moved inside a small cement enclosure
Q. beneath the rail tracks
R. the friendly leopard
S. at the corner of his cage
6. of the toy train.
(a) RSPQ
(b) SRPQ
(c) RPSQ
(d) SQPR
Answer : A

Question.
1. In the shops of Great Britain, Nirad Choudhary
P. of our elephant headed the God of success, Ganesha
Q. who was likely to be a counterpart
R. missed the image of any God
S. presiding over all our enterprises
6. particularly financial ones.
(a) QPSR
(b) RQPS
(c) SPQR
(d) PSQR
Answer : A

Question.
1. They were enjoying themselves
P. from the horrors of poison arrows
Q. and the lurking phantoms
R. completely distracted
S. enormously
6. in the jungle around them.
(a) RSPQ
(b) SRPQ
(c) RQSP
(d) QRPS
Answer : B

Question.
1. Modern industrialized communities
P. and the rich glow of health which comes
Q. have lost touch with soil
R. which nature gives
S. and do not experience that joy
6. from contact with mother earth.
(a) RSPQ
(b) QSRP
(c) QRSP
(d) QPSR
Answer : B

Question.
1. By tradition, the medical profession
P. has sealed lips and
Q. to explain its problems
R. has been even more reluctant S. to the general public
6. than to the patient.
(a) PRQS
(b) RSPQ
(c) PQRS
(d) SRPQ
Answer : A

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

Question.
1. Many scientists are working on safer and better ways to kill mosquitoes.
P. Bringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help.
Q. Mosquitoes have many natural enemies like bats, birds, etc.
R. Mosquito nets can be used for protection.
S. But, there is no sure way to protect everyone from their deadly bites.
6. This is a natural solution.
(a) SRQP
(b) PQRS
(c) SRPQ
(d) RSQP
Answer : A

Question.
1. The spider fell seven times to reach its goal but didn’t give up hope.
P. The king learnt a lesson from the spider.
Q. It tried again and this time it succeeded in reaching the top.
R. Then he attacked his enemies repeatedly.
S. He appealed to the people for help and collected soldiers to form a large army.
6. At last he won the battle and got back his kingdom.
(a) PQSR
(b) QPSR
(c) RSQP
(d) PSRQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. A few workmen came to cut down the tree.
P. It took them all morning.
Q. They did not know what to do with the roots.
R. It was not an easy job to cut down such a huge tree.
S. They decided that the roots had to be dug out.
6. At last the tree was lying on the ground.
(a) PQRS
(b) RPQS
(c) RPSQ
(d) SRQP
Answer : B

Question.
1. A mob went berserk at R G Kar Hospital on Friday.
P. The agitators also smashed equipment and windows of the hospital.
Q. The boy had died on the operating table soon after being administered anaesthesia.
R. This happened after the death of a 15 year old boy.
S. The victim’s relatives and neighbours clashed with the police.
6. Work at the hospital stopped for the rest of the day.
(a) QSPR
(b) PRQS
(c) RQSP
(d) SQPR
Answer : C

Question.
1. Children are not the only ones who can fly kites.
P. In some countries like Malaysia, there are kite festivals.
Q. These experts are mostly adult amateur kite fliers.
R. Kite flying is a good leisure activity for parents with their children.
S. Self-designed kites are flown by experts during such times.
6. Some of them play music too.
(a) PSQR
(b) SRPQ
(c) QSPR
(d) RPSQ
Answer : D

Question.
1. The motor car is one of the useful gifts of modern science.
P. One of these is the smoke and pollution that it creates.
Q. it has made short and medium distance journeys fast and comfortable.
R. The other is that it has made journey by road hazardous.
S. Yet we cannot say that a motor car is a blessing without disadvantages.
6. Finally, in this age of energy crisis, a personal car is an expensive object to maintain.
(a) QSPR
(b) RSPQ
(c) PSRQ
(d) SQPR
Answer : A

Question.
1. A mule began to day dream that he was a good runner as his mother was a race horse.
P. The master sat on the mule, whipped him hard because he was in a hurry to reach the market.
Q. He started running across the field.
R. Forced to run faster, the mule collapsed on the ground.
S. When his master saw him running fast he thought that his mule was a good runner.
6. He thought, ‘Though my mother was a race horse but my father was only a donkey’.
(a) QSPR
(b) SPRQ
(c) PSQR
(d) RPQS
Answer : A

Question.
1. Thomas Alva Edison was born on 11 February 1847.
P. In 1869, he borrowed a small amount of money and became a freelance inventor.
Q. He soon became fascinated with electrical currents.
R. He was always an inquisitive boy.
S. He created the world’s first industrial research laboratory.
6. He was indeed one of the outstanding geniuses the world had.
(a) PSRQ
(b) QRSP
(c) RQPS
(d) PQ RS
Answer : C

Question.
1. Gulliver landed on the shores of Lilliput.
P. He planned to carry Gulliver to the capital city.
Q. The Lilliputians put an ointment on Gulliver’s wounds.
R. He fell asleep thereafter.
S. The Emperor of the land was informed.
6. It alleviated all the pain and discomfort.
(a) PQSR
(b) RSPQ
(c) SRQP
(d) QSPR
Answer : B

Question.
1. Phillip is a 55 year old blind man.
P. He enjoys the sweet smell itself.
Q. He can smell a rose but can’t tell its colour.
R. He has been blind since birth.
S. It does not matter to him.
6. People sometimes pity him but he tells them he is happy.
(a) SQRP
(b) RQSP
(c) PQRS
(d) QPSR
Answer : B

Question.
1. The Olympic Games started in Greece 2000 years back.
P. They were held in Athens.
Q. The modern Olympics was resurrected by a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin.
R. Danny Boyle’s show triumphed over the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony.
S. The 2012 Olympics venue was London.
6. The Queen played a surprising but much appreciated role in it.
(a) PRSQ
(b) QSRP
(c) RQSP
(d) PQSR
Answer : D

Question.
1. RabindranathTagore was the leading painter of Bengal.
P. He tried to modernize Mughal and Rajput styles to offset their influence.
Q. He countered the British Raj through his paintings.
R. He succeeded and his style was accepted as a natural Indian style.
S. During his time western modal of art was taught in the schools.
6. Above all, this great painter was a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore.
(a) QPSR
(b) SPQR
(c) RPSQ
(d) QSPR
Answer : D

Question.
1. The highway bypass would have disastrous effects on the area’s home owners.
P. Finally the new road would cause residential properties to depreciate.
Q. What is more, home owners would have to deal with the increased noise and pollution.
R. This would increase vehicles in the neighbourhood.
S. The new road would cut directly through the middle of the subdivision.
6. This means that families who chose to move away would have to sell their homes for far less than their current value.
(a) SRQP
(b) PQRS
(c) SPQR
(d) QRPS
Answer : A

Question.
1. Other than Rome, Philadelphia has maximum number of murals.
P. Jane Golden started a programmer pairing troubled youths with artists to paint murals.
Q. Young people got involved in creating magnificent pieces of art.
R. The benefit could immediately be discovered.
S. The young people became more responsible.
6. As a result, the mural programmer became a model for other US cities seeking to help troubled youth.
(a) PRQS
(b) PQRS
(c) SPQR
(d) QRPS
Answer : A

Question.
1. According to Greek mythology,Atlas was a Titan of enormous strength.
P. Zeus ordered Atlas to carry the earth and sky for all eternity.
Q. Because of his association with the globe, maps began to be decorated with this image of Atlas.
R. Atlas is shown as a stooped figure carrying the globe on his shoulders.
S. Finally, the word ‘atlas’ came to denote a collection of maps.
6. Today an ‘atlas’ refers to any book that consists of several maps.
(a) PQRS
(b) PRQS
(c) QRPS
(d) QSPR
Answer : B

Question.
1. At the age of four, Jagadish Chandra Bose was sent to a village ‘Pathshala’.
P. This step proved beneficial to the boy, for he thus became familiar with his mother tongue and learnt to read and write it.
Q. This was very unusual because a man of his father’s status was expected to send his son to an English school.
R. He also became acquainted with some of the rich treasures of Indian culture.
S. He mixed with children of all castes and lost the sense of class superiority.
6. His mother, too, reinforced what he learnt and did at school.
(a) PRQS
(b) RQPS
(c) QPSR
(d) SQRP
Answer : C

Question.
1. A devastating earthquake struck Maharashtra and parts of Karnataka.
P. The communication network cut off the quake hit villages from the rest of the world.
Q. The quake measured 6.6 on the Richter scale.
R. Ten thousand people were killed and an equal number of people were injured.
S. 40 villages of Maharashtra were destroyed completely.
6. 10 medical teams of the Army were sent from Mumbai to the devastated zone.
(a) SPQR
(b) SQPR
(c) QRSP
(d) PQSR
Answer : C

Question..
1. Child labourers are posing a grave problem before India.
P. Children are paid low wages and the heinous opportunism of employers leads to the employment of children.
Q. The government is indifferent to this problem and common people lack awareness in guarding against this social crime.
R. It is the extreme poverty of parents that leads children to earn at a minor age.
S. The illiteracy of parents is also responsible for this evil.
6. For the solution of this problem we need a thorough economic reform and the spread of literacy.
(a) QPSR
(b) PQSR
(c) QPRS
(d) RSPQ
Answer : D

Question.
1. The main reason behind Global Warming is the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane.
P. The ozone layer of the earth is depleted by cosmic research resulting in the warming of the atmosphere.
Q. Burning of fuels in cars and factories results in the emission of harmful gases in the air.
R. Cosmic oriented research work and test fire of atom bombs are also the causes of Global Warming.
S. As a result of the rise in the temperature, polar icecaps and icebergs melt down and the water level in seas and rivers swells.
6. Natural disasters like Tsunami,earthquake may also result from Global Warming.
(a) PQRS
(b) QRPS
(c) RPQS
(d) SQPR
Answer : B

Question.
1. The telescope, originally invented by a Dutch spectacle maker Hans Lippersky was kept a secret.
P. He made a high-powered telescope from lenses got from spectacle makers.
Q. Then in 1609, Galileo heard about the invention.
R. He presented a telescope of a higher power to the Venetian Senate.
S. He conducted his own experiments and discovered the secret within 24 hours.
6. Galileo became famous as the inventor of the telescope because he made it popular.
(a) PQSR
(b) QSPR
(c) RPQS
(d) QRPS
Answer : B