Paragraph Ordering Questions

Relative Pronoun Questions

Formula or Rule for finding the correct Paragraph Ordering:

 

Word Indicators:

  • Introduction – A, An, Nowadays, Beginning.
  • Conclusion – Clearly, Thus, Therefore, Eventually, Finally.
  • Comparison Indicators – Similarly, Likewise.
  • Contrast Indicators – On the one hand, But, Yet, However, Nevertheless, Although.
  • Additional Information Indicators – Also, Additionally.
  • Sequence Indicators – Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, Lastly.
  • Cause and Effect – Due to, as, since.

Now let’s see the rules individually and understand what each of it means in details:

  1. Read all the sentences – First of all, Students need to read all the sentences and identify what it is about, Do not be in a hurry to read and connect. Take your time read all of them at least twice to make it easy to comprehend and arrange.
  2. Understand the theme – once you go through all the sentences, it becomes easy now to understand the main theme of the passage. Identify the keywords that describe the theme and try to bring them together in a logical order.
  3. Find the link between the sentences – After identifying the keywords it is time to link the sentences. Find the link among each of them that will further help you in arranging the jumbled paragraph into one logical text.
  4. Sentence Transition is Important – You must know how each sentence in the given paragraph transitions. For understanding this looks at the grammatical portion for this. The nouns, verbs, tenses. This will help you to create a meaningful storyline.
  5. Identify grammar rules – To solve the sentence ordering you grammar skills needs to be on point. You should how parts of speech relates with another that will aid you in keeping up the meaning or logic of the given passage.
  6. Look out for connecting words – Connecting words are the ones that help in a smooth transition of one line to the next. These words are however, therefore, hence, so, although etc. Look for these and see how they connect with other given sentences.

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Question 1

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Marine life would suffer because a lid of warm water would prevent the circulation that normally brings nutrients to the surface of the sea and the river waters.
B. But plant productivity would rise by 50 percent.
C. A number of effects are expected from global warming.
D. Also, the warmer climate could melt the floating ice of the Arctic Ocean thereby resulting in a 20 ft. rise in oceans and surrounding areas.

C D B A

C D B A

B C D A

B C D A

C A B D

C A B D

B A D C

B A D C

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Question 2

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Each year we still have to choose some mix of output that is consistent with our existing production possibilities.
B. Choosing what to produce – a mix of output – is one of our most important economic decisions.
C. However promising the prospects for growth may be, we still have to live within our current production constraints.
D. The fact that those limits may expand in future years does not make our current choices any easier.
E. There is still a limit to how much we can produce in any year.

A B C D E

A B C D E

C E D A B

C E D A B

D C B E A

D C B E A

A D C B E

A D C B E

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Question 3

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Young aspiring students can now learn through online videos
B. Many foreign universities have created online courses
C. As online classes have become easily accessible
D. With affordable fee structure’s

ACBD

ACBD

DACB

DACB

CABD

CABD

CADB

CADB

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Question 4

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Where it has more than 1 billion users
B. Its market value has crossed the billion mark
C. Facebook is the most successful social media platform
D. Making it the 3rd most valuable company in the world

ACBD

ACBD

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CABD

CABD

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Question 5

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Photos and videos can be edited
B. Learning adobe Photoshop is easy where
C. For creative graphic designers.
D. Adobe released its famous adobe Photoshop

DCBA

DCBA

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CADB

CADB

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Question 6

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. For example, cars in the developing world are often seen as status symbols to be acquired, while in the developed world they are seen as liabilities to be discarded.
B. The size of the carbon footprint of nations in the developing world has again come in for serious international discussion.
C. The failed mission of Copenhagen is the immediate cause of the resumption of this debate.
D. While the main triggers of the debate are economic, social and cultural factors also have a major role to play.
E. As with so many other issues, clearly, here too ‘one man’s meat is another man’s poison.’

A D C B E

A D C B E

C A D B E

C A D B E

B C D A E

B C D A E

B A D C E

B A D C E

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Question 7

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. After all, a story told on the large screen inevitably differs from that told on the small screen.
B. This critical difference has an impact on viewership in terms of age, income and occupation.
C. In this, the age of multimedia, we have to train ourselves to understand that as a rule, the medium is the message.
D. It also has an impact on the expectations brought by the public to bear on large and small screen performances, and on the performers.
E. Never has the myth of ‘one size fits all’, been shown up so effectively, therefore, as in the field of Media Studies.

A C D B E

A C D B E

A D C B E

A D C B E

C A B D E

C A B D E

D C B A E

D C B A E

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Question 8

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Medicines have evolved due to technology
B. Early medicines were limited
C. Modern medicines can cure major diseases as
D. And couldn’t cure major illnesses.

ACBD

ACBD

DACB

DACB

BDCA

BDCA

CADB

CADB

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Question 9

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Just as man is the tool-making animal, the animal that cooks, the political animal, so too he is to us the reading animal, the creature by means of reading can bring himself to some degree of happiness and wisdom.
B. In spite of the sneers of so many writers, we hold that man rarely so innocent and fruitfully employed as he is when reading. That is why it relieves us to take up a book after being occupied with our own thoughts.
C. A book is a machine to think with. In learning to write the pupil does with his pen what the teacher has outlined in pencil.
D. In the same way in reading the greater part of the work, if thought is already done for us. To us the books are a means of escape.

C D A B

C D A B

B C D A

B C D A

C A D B

C A D B

D A C B

D A C B

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Question 10

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. In spite of free supplies and volunteer labour, money was an over-pressing concern.
B. The thousands of well-wishers who waited on the dock in San Francisco to wave goodbye to HOPE’s first medical team were denied the spectacle.
C. Dr Walsh was approached by an executive of the company that was going to operate the Hope on its maiden voyage.
D. In its fourteen years of bringing health care and education to people around the world, the SS Hope endured many stormy seas, and a few had nothing to do with the weather.

D A B C

D A B C

B D A C

B D A C

C D B A

C D B A

D A B C

D A B C

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Question 11

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. World is facing the ultimate climate change effects due to which
B. Pollution is rising to its peak which in turn is leading to the
C. Deaths of animals.
D. The marine life and life on land are being affected.

ADBC

ADBC

BCDA

BCDA

BDCA

BDCA

BCAD

BCAD

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Question 12

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Indian railways is the largest railways network in the world
B. It was setup by the East India Company
C. Before the Indian independence
D. Which has the highest footfall every year.

BCDA

BCDA

BDCA

BDCA

ADBC

ADBC

ADCB

ADCB

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Question 13

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. It’s bankruptcy led to the permanent closure of its services
B. Due to which they are doing protests till date.
C. All its employees lost their jobs in a day
D. Jet Airways was the largest air fleet in the Indian airspace

BCDA

BCDA

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

ADCB

ADCB

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Question 14

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Self-defence has to be learned by every individual
B. Life threatening events are rising on a daily basis so
C. It is an art or a skill to be acquired by all age groups.
D. Especially girls as it helps them in any bad situations.

BACD

BACD

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

ADCB

ADCB

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Question 15

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. It has many health benefits
B. Can cause serious health issues
C. Caffeine is highly addictive.
D. But if not taken in moderation

BACD

BACD

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CADB

CADB

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Question 16

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Start-up culture is gaining popularity
B. Youngsters with innovative ideas are setting up new companies
C. With the support of the government.
D. Aspiring to be great entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

ACBD

ACBD

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CADB

CADB

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Question 17

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. She was afraid that his deafness made it unsafe for him to go in the market
B. Amit at very young age became a writer and
C. His mother loved him a lot so
D. desired to sell his papers in the market

ACBD

ACBD

DACB

DACB

BDCA

BDCA

CADB

CADB

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Question 18

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. As he had faced this kind of issue in his past
B. The customers also complained about the food quality
C. Ratnam has a famous food joint at the end of the city
D. Due to the absence of the chef his dishes were tasting bad

ACBD

ACBD

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CDAB

CDAB

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Question 19

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. It has become an important part of our lives
B. Enhanced the workflow but has shown significant decline in human IQ
C. Mobiles are capturing market at an exponential rate and
D. Some surveys show that it has

ACBD

ACBD

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CADB

CADB

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Question 20

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Diet has a major role in body building
B. People are now becoming more aware of the food they eat
C. Mostly all youngsters are going to gym and have good diet plan.
D. And try to consume good diet as

BDAC

BDAC

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CADB

CADB

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Question 21

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Are the role models of the students
B. Students who are honest to their academics
C. Teachers who guide on the right path
D. Learn from their teachers and respect them.

ACBD

ACBD

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CABD

CABD

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Question 22

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Cryptocurrency has gained popularity in the world
B. Major organisations are opting their payments in cryptocurrency
C. Which is a non-traceable currency.
D. But are facing the ban sanctions imposed by the governments.

ACBD

ACBD

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CADB

CADB

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Question 23

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. ISRO is the most successful space organisation
B. The mission to mars was a tough project
C. After NASA
D. Which was carried out by ISRO and its genius scientist’s team.

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CADB

CADB

ACBD

ACBD

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Question 24

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Electric vehicles will be more reliable than petrol or diesel cars.
B. Elon musk is the owner of Tesla
C. For which he guaranteed that
D. Who created the first electric car

ACBD

ACBD

BDCA

BDCA

ADBC

ADBC

CADB

CADB

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Question 25

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Major developing countries are adopting
B. Hence they are abundant in nature and consistent
C. Renewable sources of energy like solar and wind.
D. So it becomes cheap and do not exploit the non-renewable sources

ACBD

ACBD

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

CADB

CADB

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Question 26

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Dubai is the best tourist destination for all the people around the globe and it is a heaven for
B. Is the richest country in the Middle East and has got some exquisite travel locations along with
C. All the tourist’s worldwide who are travel lovers and like visit exotic places like DUBAI which
D. Its first drone taxi services available to the general public.
What is the correct order of the sentences?

DACB

DACB

ADBC

ADBC

ACBD

ACBD

CADB

CADB

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Question 27

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. They are right.
B. It goes without saying that friends and money don’t go hand in hand.
C. When you are talking about money or a favour with some kind of financial value, it never ends well.
D. They say a favour will kill you faster than a bullet.
E. I don’t care how chummy you are, how close you are, or how many hookers you’ve shared with a friend. When it comes to money, friendships are always put aside and ego comes into play.

ABCDE

ABCDE

CBADE

CBADE

DBACE

DBACE

BECDA

BECDA

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Question 28

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. However, they have replaced the human workforce in many industries creating a jobless scenario.
B. Computers have gained popularity as they ease the human workload.
C. Development of new technologies have created new opportunities for youngsters.
D. In the near future the human race has to decide whether the computers are a threat or a saviour.

ABCD

ABCD

BCDA

BCDA

BDCA

BDCA

BCAD

BCAD

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Question 29

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:

A. The market mechanism gives undue weight to the desires of the rich.
B. Central planning creates the opportunity to direct resources to the society’s most pressing needs, without the distractions of conspicuous consumption.
C. As a result, a market economy may produce lots of frivolous goods while neglecting greater social needs.
D. The motivation for command economies is the conviction that central planning is more likely to produce the “right” mix of output than a decentralized market mechanism.
E. Although the goals of central planning may be worthy, their implementation is fraught with difficulty.

B C A D E

B C A D E

A B C D E

A B C D E

C A B D E

C A B D E

D A C B E

D A C B E

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Question 30

Time: 00:00:00
Arrange the paragraph in the correct order:
A. Stop criticizing other people.
B. Eliminate negative thought patterns and speech habits.
C. The word “should” can sap your energy if you use it to chastise or blame yourself, so get rid of it.
D. Negative thoughts cloud your judgment.
E. Banishing words like “can’t,” “won’t” and “shouldn’t” from your vocabulary will have an immediate impact on people’s impression of you.

B E C D A

B E C D A

A B C D E

A B C D E

C A B D E

C A B D E

D A C B E

D A C B E

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