CBSE Class 9 English Arrangement of Sentences MCQs

In the following questions, the 1st 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, 9, 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. Today, the earth has many satellites besides the moon.
P. But the pull of the earth keeps them from doing so.
Q. The artificial satellites do not fall because they are going too fast to do so.
R. They are the artificial satellites made by man and very much smaller than the moon.
S. As they speed along they tend to go straight off into space.
6. Thus, they travel in an orbit around the earth.
(a) QPSR
(b) PRQS
(c) SPQR
(d) RQSP
Answer : D

Question.
1. Love is one of the earliest of human passions.
P. It is also one of the sweetest.
Q. Love should be directed towards a worthy object.
R. But, like all strong passions it may, if not well regulated and controlled, lead us into misery.
S. Or it will prove in the end a source of bitterness.
6. Love, moreover, looks forward to reciprocation.
(a) RQPS
(b) PRQS
(c) PQSR
(d) QRPS
Answer : B

Question.
1. A rocket burns a fuel that makes a great deal of gas at the back of the rocket.
P. Ordinary fuel will burn only in air, because it needs the oxygen in the air.
Q. A rocket can therefore travel outside the atmosphere in space where there is no air.
R. This gas pushes against the rocket and sends it forward.
S. However, rocket fuels have their oxygen in them and so they burn without air.
6. In fact, it will travel faster in space than in the air because the friction of the air is not there to slow it down.
(a) QSRP
(b) RPSQ
(c) SQPR
(d) PRQS
Answer : B

Question.
1. Some of the other patrons are even more of a problem than the theatre itself.
P. They make noises and create disturbances at their seats.
Q. Some act as if they were at home in their own living room watching the TV set.
R. People are often messy, so that you’re constantly aware of all the food they’re eating.
S. Many people in the theatre often show themselves to be inconsiderate.
6. People are also always moving around near you, creating a disturbance and interrupting your enjoyment of the movie.
(a) SPQR
(b) PSRQ
(c) QRSP
(d) RSQP
Answer : C

Question.
1. A friend’s rudeness is much more damaging than a stranger’s.
P. You feel hurt instead of angry.
Q. You feel that you’re being taken for granted.
R. When a friend says sharply, “I don’t have time to talk to you just now.”
S. When a friend shows up late for lunch or a shopping trip, with no good reason.
6. Friends after all, are supposed to make up for the thoughtless cruelties of strangers.
(a) RPSQ
(b) PRSQ
(c) SPQR
(d) QSPR
Answer : A

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

Question.
1. The only choice
P. universities will be to
Q. tuition fees to meet
R. left before the Indian
S. substantially raise the
6. the rising expenditure.
(a) RPSQ
(b) PQSR
(c) SQRP
(d) QPSR
Answer : A

Question.
1. The salmon fish pushed themselves
P. to return to their spawning grounds
Q. and fertilized them
R. but once they laid their eggs
S. to their limits
6. they died.
(a) SQPR
(b) RSQP
(c) SPRQ
(d) RPSQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. One of my friends Krishnan went to live in a village.
P. But it was a very slow animal.
Q. So Krishnan bought a donkey for 200 rupees.
R. One day his new neighbour told him that he must buy a donkey.
S. Every family there had a donkey to carry things for them.
6. It did not like to work.
(a) SQPR
(b) RSQP
(c) QPRS
(d) PRSQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. The next morning, I found myself somewhat refreshed but very hungry.
P. I asked him to let me help unload the vessel.
Q. I noticed I was near a large ship.
R. I went at once to the captain.
S. It was unloading a cargo of pig iron.
6. I wanted to earn money for food.
(a) PQRS
(b) QSRP
(c) PRSQ
(d) SRPQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. He could not rise.
P. All at once, in the distance, he heard an elephant trumpet.
Q. He tried again with all his might but to no use.
R. The next moment he was on his feet.
S. He stepped into the river.
6. It was colder than usual.
(a) PQSR
(b) PRQS
(c) QPRS
(d) QPSR
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.

Question.
1. Nobody in their mind would doubt that America has problems.
P. Leave out euphoria, after the Gulf War and that is the highest such figure for six years.
Q. And whatever the gloomy politicians may think, Americans themselves seem to sense that.
R. But these are problems, things that can and will be solved—they are not the stuff of national crisis.
S. The latest Time/CNN poll says 62% of Americans thought their nation was doing fairly well or very well.
6. All it needs now is for politicians to catch the new mood of optimism.
(a) QPSR
(b) RSQP
(c) PQRS
(d) SPRQ
Answer : D

Question.
1. Judo champ, Tamura doesn’t look or act tough.
P. At 4 feet 9, Tamura is the shortest woman in the lightweight class (106 pounds).
Q. Fans know her affectionately as ‘Yawarachan’ after a spunky cartoon character.
R. She wears a lucky pink ribbon and at 20, still grins like a carefree teen and gushes about ice-cream.
S. No wonder the Japanese go wild when she tosses opponents, many of whom tower over her.
6. Tamura has become a national idol in Japan.
(a) PQRS
(b) SRPQ
(c) SRQP
(d) QPRS
Answer : B

Question.
1. It’s only in the last three years that we have seen the rebirth of TB.
P. What bothers experts is the emergence of particularly patent strains of the TB bacteria that are resistant to two or more artists and drugs.
Q. This is compounded by the fact that the symptoms disappear in about two months.
R. Three or four anti TB drugs are available at no cost in Government clinics.
S. Yet, the long period of treatment leads to a high rate of non-compliance with the treatment.
6. In such cases, a relapse occurs and the bacteria appear in more virulent and drug resistant.
(a) PQRS
(b) SRQP
(c) QPRS
(d) RSPQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. ‘Acu’ means needles in Latin.
P. The needles stimulate specific nerves that transmit electrical impulses via the spinal cord and brain to the affected area.
Q. Quite appropriately, then, acupuncture\ consists of inserting very fine needles at specific points on the skin located near nerve endings.
R. Acupuncture also stimulates the release of chemical substances from the brain centres and pituitary glands.
S. These are connected to one another by lines called channels or meridians.
6. Known as endorphins and encephalin, which are released and carried across the blood stream, these chemicals are the body’s own pain relief mechanism.
(a) SPRQ
(b) RSQP
(c) PQRS
(d) QSPR
Answer : D

Question.
1. The dead do sometimes tell tales, if you know how to look for them.
P. The flesh of bomb victims is shredded and may be sieged by chemicals.
Q. In the autopsy rooms of the Suffolk country; the medical examiner and his team were looking for clues that could explain how the passengers of TWA Flight 800 died.
R. But most of the corpses he examined had been killed by the impact of hitting the water from a height of more than two miles’
S. The body of a person killed by a bomb looks different from the body of a victim in an ordinary plane crash.
6. The mystery of their deaths will be solved in time, but it won’t be easy or quick.
(a) SRQP
(b) PQRS
(c) QSPR
(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 parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
Then find the correct answer.

Question.
1. I think the essence of wisdom is emancipation as far as possible, from the tyranny of the here and the now.
P. If anyone could, he would hardly be able to remain alive.
Q. But it is possible to make a continual approach towards impartiality.
R. No one can view the world with complete impartiality.
S. This is of course a matter of degree.
6. It is this approach towards impartiality that constitutes growth in wisdom.
(a) QRSP
(b) RQPS
(c) SRPQ
(d) PRSQ
Answer : C

Question.
1. But at that moment I glanced around at the crowd that had followed me.
P. It was an immense crowd, two thousand at the least and growing every minute.
Q. They were watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick.
R. I looked at the sea of yellow faces above the garish clothes faces all happy and excited over this bit of fun, all certain that the elephant was going to be shot.
S. It blocked the road for a long distance on either side.
6. They did not like me, but with the magical rifle in my hands, I was momentarily worth watching.
(a) RPQS
(b) QSRP
(c) SRPQ
(d) PSRQ
Answer : D

Question.
1. There are many roads into the world of books, but the way of fiction is probably the most common.
P. Then too the appeal of the story, whether told as poem, play, history, biography, or novel is Fixative and strong. The reason is plain.
Q. They are to us what epic poetry was to the Greeks and Romans, what the stage was to the Elizabethans.
S. The novel and the short story come closer to the experience of the modern reader than any other form of contemporary writing.
6. Mankind’s delight in stories is as timeless and universal as the art of the story teller.
(a) QSRP
(b) SRPQ
(c) RSQP
(d) PRSQ
Answer : A

Question.
1. Nehru spent most part of his childhood in studies.
P. He rushed back to India and led an active political life joining hands with Gandhi.
Q. His studies went on uninterrupted abroad until he received a call from India.
R. He went to Cambridge to study.
S. But now and then, he could not help listening to political discussions in his house.
6. Till the end of his career, he made Gandhi his political master.
(a) RSQP
(b) SRQP
(c) PQRS
(d) SRPQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy.
P. There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the islands of Venice.
Q. In this city there are no motorcars, no horses and no buses.
R. These small islands are near one another.
S. It is not one island but a hundred and seventeen islands.
6. This is because Venice has no streets.
(a) PQRS
(b) RSPQ
(c) SRPQ
(d) PSQR
Answer : C

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

Question.
1. Einstein was a bad student.
P. He attended classes regularly and took down careful notes.
Q. His friend Marcel Grossman, on the other hand, was an irreproachable student.
R. These notes he shared with Einstein.
S. He resented having to attend lectures.
6. If Einstein passed his examinations, it was only because of Grossman.
(a) SQPR
(b) QRPS
(c) PSRQ
(d) RSQP
Answer : A

Question.
1. Creating and modifying a school timetable is a complex task.
P. ‘TT Plus’ closely models the realworld timetable creation tasks.
Q. So is the job of computerizing it.
R. All timetables can be viewed on the screen before they are actually printed.
S. It has a comprehensive manual and useful glossary of terms.
6. It relieves you of the anxiety to get it all right.
(a) QPSR
(b) RPSQ
(c) SPRQ
(d) PQSR
Answer : A

Question.
1. Three painters competed for a prize.
P. Ram painted a curtain.
Q. A butterfly came and sat on the bunch of flowers was painted by Shyam.
R. and an ox tried to eat from the basket of apples was painted by Sohan
S. and the judge himself tried to lift the curtain.
6. So Ram got the prize.
(a) PSQR
(b) PQRS
(c) PSRQ
(d) QRPS
Answer : B

Question.
1. The fanner wanted to please the men.
P. The poor donkey struggled and kicked.
Q. They tied his legs together and slung him on a pole.
R. The farmer and his son put the ends of the pole on their shoulders.
S. He and his son got off the donkey.
6. They walked into the town carrying the donkey.
(a) PQRS
(b) SQRP
(c) RSQP
(d) QSPR
Answer : B

Question.
1. The wife is
P. not the husband’s slave
Q. but his companion and his helpmate
R. and an equal partner
S. in all his joys and sorrows and is
6. as free as the husband to choose her own path.
(a) QRSP
(b) PRQS
(c) QSRP
(d) PQRS
Answer : D

In the following questions, the 1st 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.
Then find the correct answer.

Question.
1. The most vulnerable section of the society are the stundents.
P. Revolutionary and new fledged ideas have a great appeal to them.
Q. Agitations may be nonviolent methods of protest.
R. They cannot resist the charm of persuasion.
S. they are to be taught that without discipline they cannot get proper education.
6. However, if these become violent, the antisocial elements get encouraged and they put all proper working out of gear.
(a) PRSQ
(b) RSQP
(c) SRPQ
(d) RPQS
Answer : A

Question.
1. Venice is a strange city.
P. There are about 400 odd bridges connecting the islands of Venice.
Q. There are no motor cars, no horses and no buses there.
R. These small islands are close to one another.
S. It is not one island but a hundred islands.
6. This is because Venice has no streets.
(a) SRPQ
(b) PSRQ
(c) RQPS
(d) QSRP
Answer : A

Question.
1. One of the most terrible battles of the American Civil War was fought in July 1863, at Gettysburg.
P. The chief speech on that occasion was given by Edward Everett, a celebrated orator.
Q. Lincoln was asked to make a few remarks.
R. In November of that year a portion of the battlefield was dedicated as a final resting place for men of both armies who died there.
S. Everett’s speech lasted 2 hours. Lincoln’s for 2 minutes; it was over almost before the crowd realized that it had begun.
6. But the Gettysburg speech is now one of the world’s immortal pieces of literature.
(a) SQRP
(b) RPQS
(c) PQRS
(d) QPSR
Answer : B

Question.
1. The teacher training agency in England hopes to make teaching one
of the top three professions.
P. They have also demanded that the campaign should be matched by improved pay scales, work load and morale to avoid recruitment problems with an aim to raise the image of the teaching profession.
Q. A series of advertisements are now being screened showing famous people speaking about teachers they remember and admire.
R. An amount of $100 million has been set aside to combat the shortage of applicants for teacher training.
S. Teacher Unions have welcomed this campaign.
6. It is high time for the Indian Government also to think on similar lines and take steps to lift the sinking morale of the teaching profession.
(a) QRPS
(b) RPSQ
(c) RQSP
(d) QPSR
Answer : C

Question.
1. Some say that failure is like toxic waste.
P. I see failure more as a fertilizer.
Q. Thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success.
R. The seeds of success must be planted afresh.
S. It can be used to enrich the soil of your mind.
6. Turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning.
(a) SRQP
(b) PQSR
(c) SPQR
(d) QPSR
Answer : D

In the following questions, the first and the last part of the sentences/passage are numbered (1) and (6). The rest of the sentences/ passage are (is) spilt 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.

Question.
1. Superstition and
P. the supposed powers
Q. thrive on
R. magical practices
S. of dreams to
6. foretell the future.
(a) SPQR
(b) PSQR
(c) RSQP
(d) RQPS
Answer : D

Question.
1. The stronger
P. the phosphor
Q. the more light
R. of electrons
S. the beam
6. gives out.
(a) RPQS
(b) SQRP
(c) SRQP
(d) RQPS
Answer : C

Question.
1. There are thousands of us
P. former school and college friends
Q. by some of our
R. at the careers chosen
S. who are surprised
6. and their success in these fields.
(a) SRQP
(b) RQSP
(c) PQSR
(d) SPQR
Answer : A

Question.
1. Raman’ is a student of medicine.
P. The hopes of millions of cancer patients and doctors rest on his research.
Q. But, of late he has become a drug addict.
R. He is doing research in cancer.
S. He has already done very useful work in this field, and is hopeful of finding a solution to this disease.
6. This addiction has been increasing day by day, and has started affecting his work.
(a) QPSR
(b) RSPQ
(c) SRPQ
(d) RSQP
Answer : B

Question.
1. The internet has given
P. to keep in touch with friends
Q. and even allowed them
R. students access to reams of information
S. made it cheaper
6. to attend universities remotely.
(a) RPSQ
(b) RSPQ
(c) SRPQ
(d) PRSQ
Answer : B

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, 9, 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. There was a lamp hanging on the wall.
P. Then he picked a lot of jewels off the trees in the garden.
Q. He put the lamp inside his shirt.
R. He put them in his pockets.
S. Alladdin climbed a ladder and took dawn the lamp.
6. Then he put more jewels inside his shirt on top of the lamp.
(a) PRQS
(b) RSPQ
(c) SQPR
(d) QSRP
Answer : C

Question.
1. Gopal and Sheela felt very bored one evening.
P. Gopal wanted to stay on for the next show.
Q. So they decided to go to the cinema.
R. They reached the theatre in time for the interval.
S. On the way there was a traffic jam.
6. But Sheela wanted to return home.
(a) PSQR
(b) SQPR
(c) QSRP
(d) SQRP
Answer : C

Question.
1. At the end of his account he was moved to tears.
P. He fell on his knees and thanked him.
Q. He made him sit on a level with himself.
R. He listened to the circumstantial account of his voyage.
6. It was a great conquest the Almighty gave to a sovereign.
(a) RPSQ
(b) RSPQ
(c) QPRS
(d) PRSQ
Answer : B

Question.
1. To judge the inside of others, study your own
P. and though one has one’s prevailing passion,
Q. for, men, in general are very much alike
R. yet their operations are very much the same
S. and another has another
6. and whatever engages or disgusts, pleases or offends you in others, will engage, disgust, please or offend others in you.
(a) QPSR
(b) PQRS
(c) RQPS
(d) PRQS
Answer : A

Question.
1. Paucity of funds
P. universities cannot make
Q. essentials like books
R. sufficient expenditure on
S. ordains that the
6. journals and equipment.
(a) QPRS
(b) SPRQ
(c) PQRS
(d) QSRP
Answer : B

Question.
1. The symptoms of
P. and certain other changes
Q. what is popularly called
R. serious forgetfulness, confusion
S. ‘senility’ include
6. in personality behaviour.
(a) QSRP
(b) PQRS
(c) SRQP
(d) QPSR
Answer : A

Question.
1. When they heard the bell
P. out of his clothes
Q. as quickly
R. every boy scrambled
S. and got into bed
6. as possible.
(a) QRPS
(b) PSQR
(c) RQSP
(d) RPSQ
Answer : D

Question.
1. Thirty years from now
P. and industry will be scarce
Q. almost half of the people
R. that water for drinking, fanning
S. then living may find
6. according to a study by Dr S. Posten.
(a) SPQR
(b) SRPQ
(c) QSRP
(d) QSPR
Answer : C

Question.
1. A good cry can be a
P. bring relief from anxiety
Q. prevent a headache or
R. and it might even
S. healthy way to
6. other physical consequence.
(a) SRQP
(b) SRPQ
(c) SPRQ
(d) SPQR
Answer : C

Question.
1. Long, long, time ago
P. who lived with his three wives
Q. in a country called Kosala
R. there ruled a noble king
S. and four sons
6. beautiful, graceful and well versed in all shastras.
(a) PQRS
(b) SPQR
(c) RQPS
(d) QRSP
Answer : C