CBSE Class 7 English Arrangement of Sentences MCQs

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

Question.
1. Fires in the Steppes or bushes scared humans earlier.
P. Gradually, they learnt to appreciate the power of fire.
Q. It gave them light and warmth and kept away wild animals.
R. About 700,000 years ago, humans started fire accidentally by lightning.
S. They could harden the tips of wooden spears and cook meat in it.
6. Soon they learnt to produce fire by striking flint stone and pyrite with each other or by rubbing lumbers.
(a) PQSR
(b) PARS
(c) QRSP
(d) QSPR
Answer : A

Question.
1. There are a lot of ways to communicate speaking, singing, clapping, hooting.
P. Even animals communicate with one another.
Q. Only humans can express their thoughts and feelings in words because of our superior brain.
R. Both humans and animals also communicate through body language
S. But their ways differ from the humans.
6. Sometimes we don’t use words but make gestures (like traffic signs) or simple movements of the hand in order to communicate.
(a) QPRS
(b) PQRS
(c) PSQR
(d) PRSQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. Sherlock Holmes is the
P. who is in a state of grace
Q. is raised to the status.
R. because in him scientific curiosity
S. exceptional individual
6. of a heroic passion.
(a) SRQP
(b) SPRQ
(c) RPSQ
(d) PRQS
Answer : B

Question.
1. The goals of our present system
P. schooling is to prepare
Q. students for the examination system
R. which will take them to the
S. of primary and secondary
6. best technical institutions in the country.
(a) QPRS
(b) PRQS
(c) PSQR
(d) SPQR
Answer : D

Question.
1. Egotism is the most common fault of mankind.
P. However, with time it becomes an exaggerated form of self-display.
Q. It is the product of a perfectly natural desire to display oneself.
R. This is necessary as it impairs the personality and frustrates all efforts at self-improvement.
S. Beyond any shadow of doubt, it is a defect that ought to be constantly hunted down, and scotched.
6. One should always be on guard not to give into egotism.
(a) PSRQ
(b) PQRS
(c) QPSR
(d) RSPQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. When the Impressionists
P. they made them look like
Q. every day and often putting
R. people you would see
S. painted pictures of people
6. more emphasis on the scene.
(a) SRQP
(b) PRQS
(c) SPRQ
(d) RQPS
Answer : C

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

Question.
1. Sappho was one of the greatest and earliest of women poets.
P. Whatever we know about her poetry today is from the quotations found in the works of others.
Q. She lived on the island of Lesbos in the late 600’s BCE.
R. Most of Sappho’s works about 10 books of verse have been destroyed.
S. Only one of her poems has survived in its complete form.
6. Without doubt, she was one of the best lyric poets of Ancient Greece.
(a) PRQS
(b) PQSR
(c) QSPR
(d) QRSP
Answer : D

Question.
1. Many men spend most of their lives looking after and waiting upon machines.
P. They must be fed well and kept at right temperatures.
Q. They might burst with rage and blow up causing ruin.
R. If they do not get their meals they refuse to work.
S. Machines are very stern masters.
6. So, men need to wait upon machines attentively.
(a) SPRQ
(b) PQRS
(c) QSPR
(d) RPQS
Answer : A

Question.
1. Books have been present since the time the first scripts were formed about 5000 years ago.
P. The books of that time looked different from the ones available today.
Q. Then an important invention, letter press printing, also known as ‘black art’ changed the world.
R. Later, the books came in the form of rolle.rs, or texts were stapled together and covered with a wooden book cover.
S. Initially, people bound the small clay tablets together with leather bands.
6. There was no longer the need to write text by hand; instead copies of text could be made with the help of a printing press.
(a) PRQS
(b) PSRQ
(c) SPRQ
(d) SRQP
Answer : B

Question.
1. The harnessing of our rivers
P. is a great national problem
Q. the waters of which
R. which must be considered
S. now mostly run to waste
6. and dealt with on national lines.
(a) RPQS
(b) QSPR
(c) QSRP
(d) RPSQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. Many people drive
P. hopelessly jammed
Q. their own cars to work
R. the roads would become
S. but if everyone did this
6. especially during rush-hours.
(a) QSRP
(b) PRQS
(c) RPSQ
(d) QSPR
Answer : A

Question.
1. I realize that peace and
P. security are rightful aims,
Q. violent adventure is probably
R. and that my own desire for
S. merely an adaptation to the
6. age in which I live.
(a) PQRS
(b) SRQP
(c) PRQS
(d) SPQR
Answer : A

In the following questions, the first and the last sentence/part of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage/ 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. Science is concerned with finding out how things actually happen.
P. He showed that a light object falls to the ground at the same rate as a heavy object.
Q. It does not mean laying down principles as to how they ought to happen.
R. This did not agree with the views of most learned men of that time.
S. The most famous example of this concerns Galileo’s discovery about falling bodies.
6. But Galileo proved his point experimentally by dropping weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
(a) PSQR
(b) QSPR
(c) RQPS
(d) SQPR
Answer : B

Question.
1. After inventing dynamite, Alfred Nobel became a rich man.
P. He created a fund just two weeks before his death.
Q. Alfred did not want to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite.
R. He apprehended its universally destructive power too late.
S. Prizes are given from this fund to people for their enormous contributions to humanity.
6. Nobel prizes for various disciplines are awarded each year on the anniversary of his death.
(a) PQRS
(b) RQPS
(c) QPSR
(d) SPQR
Answer : B

Question.
1. The pungent vapour that is released P. which make our eyes stream and nose run,
Q. contains irritant chemicals
R. when we chop onions
S. eases congestion as well as
6. flushes out virus particles.
(a) RQPS
(b) QPRS
(c) SQPR
(d) QRPS
Answer : A

Question.
1. Miss Sullivan led Helen into her room and gave her a doll.
P. Helen was simply making her fingers go in monkey-like imitation.
Q. Miss Sullivan tried to make Helen understand that doll applied to both.
R. Miss Sullivan spelled the word ‘doll’ on to Helen’s hand.
S. Miss Sullivan put her big rag doll into her lap and spelled ‘doll’.
6. Her teacher had been with her several weeks before Helen understood that everything has a name.
(a) SRPQ
(b) QPSR
(c) RPSQ
(d) PSQR
Answer : A

Question.
1. Marie chose to study Physics
P. that investigates the four forces at work
Q. in the universe
R. which is a branch of science
S. both on a large scale, as in the solar system
6. or on a small scale, as in atoms.
(a) RQPS
(b) RPQS
(c) PSRQ
(d) SPRQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. A proposal has been made
P. tourists will continue to visit game parks
Q. to-trim the horns of rhinos to discourage poachers
R. and the question is whether
S. to see rhinos once the animals’ horns
6. have been trimmed.
(a) RPQS
(b) SQPR
(c) QRPS
(d) PRSQ
Answer : C

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

Question.
1. Many people advised me against opting for English.
P. The reason is I love the subject.
Q. Similarly I chose Political Science.
R. I decided to opt for it.
S. I find Political Science extremely interesting.
6. It was a subject in my graduation as well.
(a) PQRS
(b) RPSQ
(c) RPQS
(d) SRPQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. The availability of electric power
P. would make a tremendous difference
Q. to be improved
R. to the countryside
S. and enable rural economy
6. in various directions.
(a) PRSQ
(b) RQSP
(c) QRPS
(d) RSQP
Answer : A

Question.
1. Most of the diamonds found
P. are high enough to allow
Q. where the pressure and temperature
R. on Earth were formed below
S. the Earth’s crust in the upper mantle
6. diamonds to crystallize.
(a) PSRQ
(b) SRQP
(c) RSQP
(d) RPSQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. Computers and mobile phones
P. grammar and reducing
Q. are turning us into
R. lazy writers
S. ruining our spelling and
6. our attention span.
(a) QRSP
(b) SPQR
(c) QSPR
(d) SRPQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. Greed is regarded as
P. possible ruinous and
Q. because it has
R. destructive effects
S. immoral behaviour
6. on the other people.
(a) RQPS
(b) SPRQ
(c) SQPR
(d) SQRP
Answer : C

Question.
1. It is true
P. born to be happy but
Q. we are born
R. that we are not
S. to seek happiness
6. seizing every opportunity.
(a) RPQS
(b) QSRP
(c) RSQP
(d) PSQR
Answer : A

Question.
1. Indiscriminate industrialization resulted
P. as the rural
Q. in cities in search
R. in urban migration
S. poor settled
6. of opportunities.
(a) PQRS
(b) SRQP
(c) RPSQ
(d) PSQR
Answer : C

Question.
1. There are some stores
P. that make it easy
Q. who have
R. with reasonable goods
S. for people
6. a limited budget.
(a) PQRS
(b) SPQR
(c) RPSQ
(d) QPSR
Answer : C

Question.
1. The transition from
P. school to college
Q. meet it
R. so one must
S. is demanding
6. without expectations.
(a) SQRP
(b) PSRQ
(c) PRQS
(d) RQPS
Answer : B

Question.
1. The Railways have launched
P. where one can find
Q. on a Google map
R. an online application
S. the exact location of 6,500 trains
6. on a real-time basis.
(a) QRSP
(b) QRPS
(c) RPSQ
(d) SQPR
Answer : C

Question.
1. A man is born alone
P. good and bad
Q. he experiences the
R. and dies alone, and
S. consequences of
6. his actions alone.
(a) RQSP
(b) RQPS
(c) QSPR
(d) PQRS
Answer : B

Question.
1. In the first years of his reign, Asoka was an autocrat.
P. The effect over the slaughter on his mind was profound.
Q. He was successful but thousands were slain in the battle.
R. About the ninth year he decided to conquer Kalinga.
S. This caused a sudden change of his heart.
6. He joined the Buddhist community and became a monk.
(a) RPQS
(b) RSPQ
(c) RQSP
(d) RQPS
Answer : D

Question.
1. Vegetarianism promotes a natural way of life.
P. A vegetarian’s lifestyle is natural and healthy.
Q. Despite its message of universal love and nonviolence, it has not spread.
R. It is best cultivated in the mind.
S. This may be because it is an inward-looking habit.
6. Food and health are closely related.
(a) QSRP
(b) PQRS
(c) QRSP
(d) PRSQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. Optimism is not a deep, complicated philosophy.
P. In some persons it is an inborn trait.
Q. In fact, it is always taking a positive and bright view of life.
R. It is more of a general attitude of life.
S. They are tuned that way by nature and temperament.
6. However, in most cases it is an acquired and nurtured habit.
(a) RQPS
(b) QRPS
(c) PSRQ
(d) PSQR
Answer : A

Question.
1. Our lily is lull of ups and
P. They too had problems in their lives.
Q. When we face failures we are often disheartened.
R. They fought against all odds and achieved success.
S. The lives of great men inspire us.
6. By following them we can overcome crises.
(a) SQPR
(b) PSQR
(c) SPRQ
(d) QSPR
Answer : D

Question.
1. We should plan our leisure carefully.
P. The activity we choose should make us happy.
Q. We should choose some interesting and useful activity.
R. It should increase our confidence.
S. We should then work at it during our leisure.
6. That is the way to be healthy, wealthy and happy.
(a) PRQS
(b) QSPR
(c) QRPS
(d) QPSR
Answer : C

Question.
1. The majority of children worldwide who are out of schools are girls.
P. She marries much later in life and has fewer children.
Q. A working woman spends 90 per cent of her income on the family.
R. An educated woman acquires selfrespect and confidence.
S. Child mortality drops and fewer cases of mothers die in childbirth.
6. So when you educate a woman the benefits cascade across the society.
(a) PSQR
(b) RPSQ
(c) QRPS
(d) QPRS
Answer : B

Question.
1. Architecture began
P. to build their own shelters
Q. on readymade ones
R. when early people started
S. rather than relying
6. such as trees and caves.
(a) RPSQ
(b) PRQS
(c) RQPS
(d) PSQR
Answer : A

Question.
1. People are like potatoes.
P. It is only after potatoes have been sorted and bagged that they are loaded onto trucks.
Q. After potatoes have been harvested, they have to be spread out and sorted in order to get the maximum market dollar.
R. This is the method that all Idaho potato farmers use all but one.
S. They are divided according to size big, medium and small.
6. One farmer never bothered to sort the potatoes.
(a) PQRS
(b) QSPR
(c) PRQS
(d) QSRP
Answer : B

Question.
1. Rani Padmini was a Rajput Queen.
P. Allaudin Khilji invaded India and reached the gates of Chittor, the capital city of the Rajputs.
Q. But, the Rajputs under Rani Padmini fought like tigers.
R. Khilji attacked Chittor again and rushed into the fort, only to be stunned.
S. Khilji desired to capture Chittor and its beautiful Queen, Rani Padmini.
6. The Rani and the other women had burnt themselves alive.
(a) PQSR
(b) PSQR
(c) SQRP
(d) SRQP
Answer : B

In the following questions, the 1st and the last sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is spilt into four parts and named P, 9, 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. Once there was a king.
P. On the next day a group of merchants passed on that way.
Q. The people in his kingdom were very lazy.
R. The king wanted to teach them a lesson.
S. One night he had arranged a big stone in the middle of the road.
6. They didn’t move the stone, but passed around it.
(a) SQPR
(b) RPQS
(c) QRSP
(d) QSRP
Answer : C

Question.
1. The camel has tough leathery lips
P. that will not sink in the sand
Q. and a reserve of food supply
R. broadened feet
S. capable of consuming the coarsest vegetation
6. in its humps.
(a) SRPQ
(b) SRQP
(c) RSQP
(d) RPQS
Answer : D

Question.
1. Poliomyelitis or polio is a serious infection.
P. It often attacks children paralyzing them for life.
Q. In 1950’s a vaccine against the disease was introduced.
R. Hence it is sometimes called infantile paralysis.
S. It is caused by a virus.
6. Since then polio has been eliminated to a great extent.
(a) PSRQ
(b) SPQR
(c) SPRQ
(d) PRQS
Answer : C

Question.
1. Determination
P. in the blood
Q. is a potential diagnostic tool
R. of ferritin level
S. for the evaluation of
6. iron deficiency, anaemia and iron toxicity.
(a) RPQS
(b) PQRS
(c) SRPQ
(d) RPSQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. The recent aircraft accident at Patna airport caused a great shock to the air travellers.
P. Before the aircraft could land, people at the airport saw the plane aflame.
Q. In view of different versions, a High Court judge was appointed to inquire into the nature of the accident.
R. The plane was scheduled to land at Patna at 6 p.m.
S. But the officials said that the plane went into flames after landing.
6. The nearest relatives of the deceased passengers were paid a compensation of ` 4 lakhs each.
(a) QSRP
(b) RPSQ
(c) RSPQ
(d) PSQR
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/sentences is (are) split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the passage/ sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.

Question.
1. The first illness I read about was cholera.
P. I sat for a while, too frightened to move.
Q. I came to malaria.
R. As I read the list of symptoms, it seemed to me that perhaps I had cholera myself.
S. Then, in a kind of dream, I started to turn the pages of the book again.
6. Yes, there was no doubt about it I had malaria too.
(a) RPSQ
(b) PQSR
(c) SPQR
(d) QSPR
Answer : A

Question.
1. Lata was caught in a traffic jam.
P. Would she really have to miss the interview?
Q. But the vehicles on either side looked as though they would be there forever.
R. The reason was that she was due to appear for an interview in less than half an hour.
S. She was fretting: she could not afford to be late.
6. Or worse would she arrive late and create a bad first impression?
(a) RSQP
(b) RSPQ
(c) SRQP
(d) SRPQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. When you are debating whether to
P. but also helps you stay
Q. take your evening walk or skip it
R. not only keeps your weight in check
S. remember that taking a long a walk
6. calm and relaxed.
(a) RPQS
(b) QSRP
(c) SRPQ
(d) QRSP
Answer : B

Question.
1. The enzymes in washing powder
P. making them able to survive
Q. come from bacteria
R. to live in hot springs
S. that have evolved
6. the rigours of the hot cycle.
(a) PQSR
(b) QSRP
(c) SQRP
(d) QSPR
Answer : B

Question.
1. The lion used to be very widely distributed in Africa and Asia.
P. There are special forest zones set aside for wildlife in various countries.
Q. Indiscriminate killing has caused the number to fall.
R. Today they are a relatively rare species.
S. If the species survives at all, it will be only in national parks.
6. No hunting is permitted in such reserved areas.
(a) RQSP
(b) SRPQ
(c) RSPQ
(d) QSPR
Answer : A

Question.
1. After the tornado, had hit the coastal areas,
P. my house was gone,
Q. I became a pauper overnight
R. my fields were completely destroyed,
S. my livestock was lost and
6. though my neighbour’s house remained untouched.
(a) QRPS
(b) PRSQ
(c) RPQS
(d) SQPR
Answer : B