In the following item passage consists of six sentences. The First sentences (S-1) and the final sentence (S-6) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer sheet.

S - 1 : The train was running fast and the next station was nearly an hour ahead

S - 6 : She bought four cups of ice cream and all of them became busy with eating

P : The children were pestering their aunt with embarrassing questions

Q : The occupants of the first carriage among others were a tall girl, a little girl and a little boy

R : Luckily an ice cream vendor came to the rescue of the aunt

S : Their aunt was occupying a corner seat

The proper sequence should be:

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  1. PQRS
  2. QSPR
  3. RPQS
  4. SRQP

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Option 2 : QSPR
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The correct answer is Option 2.
 
Key Points
  • The passage begins with the sentence: "The train was running fast and the next station was nearly an hour ahead."
  • Sentence Q is the second sentence as it introduces the characters in the first carriage:
    • "The occupants of the first carriage among others were a tall girl, a little girl and a little boy."
  • Sentence S follows as it specifies the location of their aunt:
    • "Their aunt was occupying a corner seat."
  • Sentence P is the fourth sentence as it describes what the children were doing:
    • "The children were pestering their aunt with embarrassing questions."
  • Sentence R is the fifth as it tells how the aunt was rescued:
    • "Luckily an ice cream vendor came to the rescue of the aunt."
  • The paragraph ends with the sentence: "She bought four cups of ice cream and all of them became busy with eating."
  • The correct sequence is QSPR.
 
Coherent paragraph after rearrangement:
"The train was running fast and the next station was nearly an hour ahead. The occupants of the first carriage among others were a tall girl, a little girl and a little boy. Their aunt was occupying a corner seat. The children were pestering their aunt with embarrassing questions. Luckily an ice cream vendor came to the rescue of the aunt. She bought four cups of ice cream and all of them became busy with eating."
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