SENTENCE REARRANGEMENT

SENTENCE REARRANGEMENTS

Level 1
1. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. While an average person lives up to 72 years of age, the life expectancy of doctors is
only about 59 years, the shocking IMA stay concluded.
B. The sudden death of Dr. Meena Kumar at an International Conference in London after
suffering cardiac arrest has alarmed the medical community.
C. She was a well-known medico recognized for her services as a consultant neurologist
with a career of over 25 years.
D. Her death brings to the fore the fact that even doctors have risky life-styles and a hard
life, a study by the Indian Medical Association conducted on doctors, said

A) DABC B) CABD
C) BCDA D) ABDC
E) ADCB

2. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. On the other hand, the Saracen chief looked slighter and shorter, but he was also strong.
B. The Briton was a hugely powerful man with thick brown hair.
C. They went side by side to the well, where they ate their simple meal and resteD.
D. They were a great contrast to each other.

A) DCAB B) CDAB
C) BADC D) DABC
E) ADCB
3. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. When we wish to achieve something, we cannot expect success in a moment.

B. It is the same with any great achievement.
C. It took several years to build Rome and bring it to the state of glory.
D. Rome, the greatest city of the ancient world was not built in a short time.

A) BACD B) ABCD
C) CDAB D) DCBA
E) ADCB

4. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. When it saw me, it moved quickly and hid itself in a coconut shell.
B. I quietly went near and closed the mouth of the coconut shell with a stone.
C. One day I saw a small snake in the compounD.
D. It was crawling along slowly.

A) BCAD B) CDAB
C) DBCA D) ABCD
E) ADCB

5. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. We were driving along the National Highway 40.

B. If we drove ten kilometers along the road that branched off to the right, we would reach
Brahmpur.
C. Aditya and I were returning from the site of our new factory.
D. We had reached a point where the road bifurcateD.

A) CADB B) BACD
C) CBAD D) DCBA
 E) ADCB

6. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. There he tasted the first sweet joy of liberty in the shape of a broiled chicken and a bottle
of wine.
B. Jimmy headed straight for a restaurant.
C. From there he proceeded leisurely to the station and boarded his train.
D. Three hours set him down at a little town near the state line.

A) BACD B) DCAB
C) BDCA D) CBDA
E) ADCB

7. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. The issue did not seem to have affected users on a large scale at first.
B. However, the Social media giant is yet to provide an official response.
C. Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp are down in some parts of the worlD.
D. But later, Multiple users have reported the downtime on platform.

A) DCBA B) DACB
C) BADC D) CADB
E) ADCB

8. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. He was on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

B. The villagers were kind though doubtful.
C. They offered him some food to eat and a room to stay.
D. One night, he took rest in a village unfamiliar on the way.
 A) DCAB B) CDBA
C) ADBC D) CADB
E) ADCB

9. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. Apart from the flesh, the liquid of the nut is used as a drink and also added to beverages.
B. The coconut is a fruit of the coconut palm, a tree of the palm family.
C. While coconut flesh is high in fat and can be dried or eaten fresh, other parts of it are
equally useful.
D. Coconuts probably originated somewhere in Indo-Malaya and are one of the most
important crops of the tropics.

A) BACD B) BDCA
C) BADC D) BCDA
E) ADCB

10. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. A Spread butter on two slices of breaD.

B. Then, arrange the tomatoes over the cucumbers.
C. Arrange cucumber pieces on one slice of buttered breaD.
D. Sprinkles salt and pepper and place the other slice of bread over it.

A) ABDC B) ADCB
C) ACBD D) ACDB
E) DCBA

11. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.
A. One of them said, “Let us use our combined knowledge to bring this animal life.”
B. On the way, the three friends passed through a forest.
C. Seeing the bones, the friend thought of testing their knowledge and skills.
D. Under a tree in the forest, they saw the bones of an animal.

A) BDCA B) ADCB
C) CABD D) BCAD
E) DCBA

12. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. According to the EPR, the corporation expects such manufacturers to develop a collect
back system for plastic waste.
B. The Municipal Corporation has introduced the extended producer’s responsibility (EPR)
for producers and generators of plastic waste.
C. The producers are person engaged in the manufacture, or import of carrying bags,
multilayered packaging and sheets, and persons using them.
D. They must formulate a plan to collect re-usable waste generated from their products
within a prescribed timeframe.

A) CADB B) BCAD
C) ACBD D) DBCA
E) DCBA

13. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. Saranda forests, in Singhbum, are a huge catchment for rivers and streams in this state.
B. If these forests are opened up for mining purposes the remaining rivers and streams will
dry up.
C. The state of Jharkhand faces water scarcity every summer.
D. These forests are India’s largest contiguous Sal forests and the current plan says mining
should not be allowed in the dense forest as rivers are dying up.
 A) CADB B) BADC
C) ACDB D) CBAD
E) DCBA

14. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology.

B. And fancies that have molded them.
C. And culture, and the living embodiment of the thoughts
D. It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race.

A) DCAB B) BCDA
C) ADCB D) ACDB
E) DCBA

15.Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. We rushed out of there as fast we coulD.

B. When we were having coffee at a nearby coffee shop we heard a loud noise followed by a
cry for help.
C. We saw that a tourist bus had rammed into a banyan tree on the side of the roaD.
D. We helped the passengers get out of the bus and informed the police and hospital about
the accident.

A) CABD B) BACD
C) ABCD D) DCBA
E) DCBA

16. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.
A. My cousin went to live in a village in Rajasthan where every family had a camel.
B. So my cousin bought a camel that was very expensive.
C. One day his neighbour told him that he must purchase a camel too.
D. But it was very lazy and did not like to work.

A) BCAD B) CBAD
C) DCBA D) ACBD
E) DCBA

17. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. At about 3 p.m., Ajay went to the bank for some work on his bike which he parked and
locked near the gate.
B. When he came out, he was shocked to see his bike missing.
C. It took him about half an hour to finish his work at the bank.
D. The people standing around had no clue regarding the whereabouts of his bike and
eventually he had to go to the police statio0n to lodge an FIR.

A) BDCA B) CDAB
C) ACBD D) DBCA
E) DCBA

18. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. Everyone is stunned by the news that 27-year-old Emir Tarhun is no more.

B. He was shooting an underwater film.
C. He was brought to the surface unconscious around 2 p.m.
D. A poisoned barb in the ocean killed him.

A) CBDA B) DCBA
C) ABDC D) BACD
E) DCBA
19. Given below are four jumble sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. By the time Sirmran reached her house, there was nothing left to be retrieved as the
house had been completely destroyeD.
B. Apart from that, the curtains, furniture, and books had been destroyeD.
C. She just stood in the centre of her room looking at a ruined copy of the Bible, forcing
back her tears.
D. All the valuables had been stolen.

A) ADBC B) BDCA
C) CBDA D) DCBA
E) DCBA

20. In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labeled
as A, B, C and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the
paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option.

A: It was enacted to facilitate the marriage of couples professing different faiths wanting a
civil wedding.
B: The civil societies are trying to file petitions in the Supreme Court to address these
problems.
C: The Special Marriage Act was enacted in 1954.
D: However, some problems arise in registering such marriages.

A) CADB B) BACD
C) DBAC D) ABDC
E) DCBA

21.Directions: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives
their correct order.

A. This test is conducted on the fully automated Driving Test Track designed by Maruti
Suzuki.
B. Each of these specific skills is to be tested and need to be completed successfully in under
seven minutes by the candidate.
C. It is a fully-automated track having six segments to test specific driving skills.
D. The Regional Transport Offices of Delhi have recently introduced a new driving test.

A) BADC B) ADBC
C) DBAC D) DACB
E) DCBA

22. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. In order to buy that bicycle, he plans to win some prize money by teaching an illiterate
person how to read and write.
B. He needs a bicycle to win the bicycle race which would help pay off his father's debt.
C. The film 'Douch' is about a young Iranian village boy.
D. But the only illiterate person is a 90-year-old woman who is ill-tempered and doesn't wish
to learn anything.
A) ADBC B) DABC
C) CBAD D) CABD
E) DCBA

23. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. Behind them come camels carrying drums and small guns.

B. The Emperor is escorted by two decorated elephants who head the procession.
C. At the end come the platoons of soldiers in rows of two.
D. First of all, there is a volley of guns announcing Emperor Bahadur Shah's entry into the
mosque.
A) DBAC B) BCDA
C) DCBA D) ABDC
E) DCBA
24. Directions: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives
their correct order.

A. Some returned in the 80's but they were not allowed to reclaim or buy lanD.
B. In the 70's many Vietnamese living in Cambodia faced deportation after a change in
government.
C. Their only solution was to live in wooden homes floating on the lake.
D. Even today they can be found living on the lake surviving on fishing and tourism.

A) ABDC B) CBDA
C) DACB D) BACD
E) DCBA

25. Directions: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives
their correct order.

A. They grew cabbages and carrots in their back yarD.

B. The family was very poor and was always hungry because there was a war on.
C. They also had a chicken, which provided the family with eggs, but still they were hungry.
D. Their country had been invaded by a foreign army.

A) DABC B) CADB
C) CDAB D) BDAC
E) DCBA

26. Directions: Four jumbled sentences are given. Select the option that gives their
correct order.

A. The minimum temperature in the national capital dropped yesterday as cold northwesterly
winds continued to blow in from the hills.
B. North India has been witnessing a harsh winter this year.
C. However, experts said the minimum temperatures would increase over the next few days
due to a cloud cover.
D. A favourable outcome of the wind factor was that there was a slight decrease in air
pollution levels due to the wind speeds.
A) ABDC B) BCDA
C) BADC D) CDAB
E) DCBA

27. Directions: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick
the one that gives their correct order.

A. Then he would give one leap, two leaps, through the snow, and sit up again on his hind
legs and look all arounD.
B. A grey hare lived in the woods near a village.
C. Then he would prick up the other, jerk his whiskers, snuff, and sit up on his hind legs.
D. During the winter, when night came, he would prick up one ear and listen.

A) ABCD B) CDBA
C) BDCA D) BCDA
E) DCBA

28. The question below consists of a set of labeled sentences. Out of the four options
given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent sentence.

A. the worker's body to fit the job

B. rather than physically forcing
C. designing the job to fit the worker,
D. ergonomics is the science of

A) dbac B) dcba
C) dcab D) dacb
E) dbca

29. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
gives their correct order.

A. Yet, whatever was printed was profound and even inspirational.

B. In pre-independence India, there were two kinds of newspapers.
C. The other spoke of the aspirations of the people and pointed out injustice.
D. One set was supportive of colonial power.

A) BACD B) BDCA
C) ABDC D) DCAB
E) ABCD

30. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
gives their correct order.

A. They used thin twigs called chew sticks as tooth cleaners.

B. The fuzzy end was rubbed against the teeth to keep them clean.
C. These sticks were fuzzy at one end.
D. How did people clean their teeth before the toothbrush was invented?

A) DBCA B) ACBD
C) DACB D) BCAD
E) ABCD

31. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
gives their correct order.

A. Children are the most adversely affected.

B. Their eyesight goes weak from their very childhood.
C. Watching television continuously is very harmful for the eyes.
D. This debilitating effect on eyes results in severe headaches as well.

A) ABDC B) CABD
C) CBDA D) ACBD
E) DCBA

32. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
gives their correct order.
A. Using matches however came much later.
B. The first great discovery that man probably made was that of fire.
C. In olden times fires were made by rubbing two flints against each other till a spark was
produced.
D. And this spark set fire to dry straw, leaves or wood.

A) BDAC B) ADBC
C) BCDA D) CBDA
E) DCBA

33. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
gives their correct order.

A. They had come from different parts of the city.

B. Men, tall and skinny, short and fat gathered in Dubai.
C. They were all named Mohammad!
D. But, all of them had one thing in common.

A) ADCB B) BADC
C) BDAC D) ABCD
E) DCBA

34. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. In China, thousands of people celebrated it.

B. The Lunar New Year of the Pig began on 5th February.
C. Others burned the first joss sticks of the year to bring them good fortune.
D. Some performers re-enacted historical ceremonies.

A) DABC B) ABCD
C) BADC D) BDCA
E) DCBA
35. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. Then, they spread as the unmined coal starts burning with oxygen drawn from pores and
mine shafts,
B. An entire township- Jharia is to be relocated because of the uncontrollable underground
fires.
C. These fires start mostly from burning trash close to coal pits.
D. This is a grave threat as poisonous fumes of carbon monoxide rise up from underground
fires.

A) BCAD B) DCAB
C) CDAB D) BDAC
E) DCBA

36. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options
given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

A. The first of these states that the only way to have a friend is to be one.
B. Like all relationships, it is also governed by some well-defined principles.
C. Friendship is one of the most coveted relationships on earth.
D. Thus, one must be reliable as a friend to expect reliability in others.

A) CBAD B) CDBA
C) BDAC D) ACBD
E) DCBA

37. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
gives their correct order.

A. At this speed the rocket soon attained the height of 190 miles above the earth.
B. At 9 am the great rocket lifted in the air with a mighty roar.
C. It rose smoothly at first, then quickened to a speed of 17,500 miles an hour.
D. Gagarin now pulled himself towards the window to look down.
A) ADBC B) BADC
C) BCAD D) CBAD
E) DCBA

38. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct
order.

A. The home then was a bungalow, single storied and bounded by walls.
B. He states that in the early 1950's houses in most cities relied on the bungalow model.
C. According to Gautam Bhatia, a leading architect we need to bring about a radical change
in our model of housing.
D. Sadly, nearly 70 years later after a 100-fold increase in city population, density and land
value we still persist on the same outmoded model

A) CBAD B) CDAB
C) CDBA D) DBAC
E) DCBA

39. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct
order.

A. Therefore, I firmly believe that this curriculum be extended to all schools.

B. I believe that India as a country needs the happiness curriculum.
C. They are a dejected lot and will definitely benefit from this curriculum.
D. It is really needed for the younger generation.

A) BDCA B) BCAD
C) CDAB D) ABDC
E) DCBA
40. Select the most appropriate sequence from the given options to make a meaningful
paragraph from jumbled sentences.

A. She was a tall woman and she carried a large purse.

B. Suddenly a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her pursue.
C. It was 11 o'clock at night and a woman was walking alone.
D. It had a long strap, and she carried it slung across her shoulder.

A) ACDB B) DCBA
C) DBCA D) CADB
E) DCBA

41. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct
order.
A. The ingredients must therefore be of the finest quality and in the right proportions.
B. When you have them right and keep practicing you are sure to bake some of the
yummiest cakes.
C. Success in life is just like baking a cake that requires many things.
D. Firstly, unless you have the right ingredients and recipe it is not going to work.

A) BCDA B) CDAB
C) CABD D) BADC
E) DCBA

42. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct
order.

A. It requires continuous learning and sacrifices.

B. To raise well behaved and responsible children one should be willing to invest a
considerable amount of time, patience and energy.
C. Instilling and inculcating good values in a child will go a long way in making him/her a
good person and a better citizen.
D. There is no doubt that parenting is among the most difficult and demanding tasks in the
world.

A) DABC B) BDCA
C) ABCD D) ACBD
E) DCBA

43. Given below are six sentences 4 of which are jumbled. The first and the last
sentence are given. Pick the option that gives the logically correct order of the four
sentences.

S-1 Rahul was alone at home.

A: He hesitated for a moment but then picked up the receiver.
B: Suddenly the phone rang.
C: He repeated 'Hello' but still no one replied from the other enD.
D: Though he said 'Hello', there was no response from the other side.
S-6 The phone rang again but this time somebody asked if his father was at home.

A) BADC B) DACB
C) BCAD D) CDBA
E) DCBA

44. Given below are four jumbled sentences, Pick the option that gives their correct
order.

A. But a sprig was taken and planted in one of the hills of Sri Lanka.
B. The original tree is no longer there.
C That sprig grew into a tree and is called Maha Bodhi tree.
D Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment under a peepal tree in Bodhgaya in Bihar.

A) ACBD B) BCAD
C) CABD D) DBAC
E) ABCD
45. Given below are six sentences 4 of which are jumbled. The first and the last
sentence are given. Pick the option that gives the logically correct order of the four
sentences.

S-1 A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day.
A: One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt bag also fell into the
water.
B: The donkey was happy.
C: On the way, they had to cross a stream.
D: The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry.
S-6 Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day.

A) ACDB B) BDCA
C) CADB D) CDAB
E) DCBA

46. The following sentence is divided into four parts (P, Q, R and S). Rearrange it in
the proper sequence in order to make a meaningful sentence.

(P) A geographical area usually

(Q) Cartography is the art and science
(R) On a flat surface such as a map or chart
(S) Of graphically representing

A) PQRS B) QSPR
C) QPRS D) SQPR
E) SRQP

47. In the following question, there are six parts marked S1, S6, P, Q, R and S. The
position of S1 and S6 are fixeD. Some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up.
Rearrange these parts and choose the proper sequence from the given options.

(S1) One hot day, an ant was searching for some water, after walking around for some time,
she came to a spring.
(P) While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water
(Q) To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass
(R) She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her
(S) Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the
water near the struggling ant
(S6) The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up onto it, and the leaf drifted to dry
ground, and the ant jumped out, and she was safe at last.

A) RSPQ B) PQSR
C) SQPR D) QPRS
E) SRQP

48. Some parts of a sentence have been jumbled up, and labelled P, Q, R and S. Select
the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to
form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

P: be narrating
Q: a story
R: I will
S: tomorrow

A) SRQP B) RPQS
C) QRPS D) SQRP
E) DCBA

49. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options
given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent sentence.

A. to the Lok Sabha

B. every state contributes
C. a limited number of representatives
D. and the Rajya Sabha

A) abcd B) bcad
C) dabc D) cdab
E) cadb
 50. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options
given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent sentence.

a. and a culture in which there was never

b. which can rightly boast of a proud past
c. any discrimination on the basis of gender
d. we are all the citizens of a country

A) dbca B) bdac
C) dbac D) bdca
E) dcba

Answer Key
1. C 2. C 3.D 4.B 5.A
6. A 7. D 8.C 9.B 10.C
11. A 12. B 13.A 14.B 15.C
16. D 17. C 18.C 19.C 20.C
21. D 22. C 23.A 24.D 25.D
26. C 27. C 28.B 29.B 30.C
31. B 32. C 33.B 34.C 35.A
36. A 37. C 38.A 39.A 40.D
41. B 42. A 43.A 44.D 45.C
46. B 47. D 48.B 49.B 50.C