SSC Sentence Arrangement Quiz Free

(1) The traveler said, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn ?”
(P) “Do you want one in which you can spend the night ?”
(Q) “Yes”, said the peasant.
(R) “Go right down the road and turn to the left.”
(S) “Yes”, replied the traveler.
(6) “thank a lot.”

(1) Money is not the root of all evils.
(P) Or, what about the desire for power driving people to horrible crimes ?
(Q) Even purposeless cruelty can be seen in many instances of evil behaviour.
(R) For example, neither teachers nor parents profit in any way by torturing children.
(S) The evils of sexual offenders are not motivated by financial gains.
(6) No, we can only say that money is the root of some evil.

(1) Even the smallest insect of the living world is made up of a large number of cells.
(P) Furthermore, the cells in these small creatures widely differ in their structure and function.
(Q) An ant, or a gnat, for example is composed of hundreds of thou-sands of cells.
(R) Even a mite has cells making up its skeletal structure.
(S) It also has cells dedicated to digestive and reproductive functions.
(6) The cell system of small organisms is microscopic but marvelous, isn’t it ?

(1) Advocates of space programme argue for spending huge amounts of money on exploring Mars.
(P) But there is no firm evidence of any valuable mineral that can be extracted from Mars and transported to Earth.
(Q) Worst, nobody has any idea what undesirable microbes or poisonous materials we will be importing from Mars.
(R) They are also unrealistic about the cost of transportation that will be involved in interplanetary movement of men and materials.
(S) These enthusiasts argue that Mars could be a perennial source of materials for us earthlings.
(6) Our race to Mars is likely to be a wild goose chase.

(1) When a light passenger plane flew off course sometime ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed.
(P) Snow lay thick on the ground.
(Q) It was the middle of winter.
(R) The woman knew that nearest village was miles away.
(S) The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt.
(6) When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.

(1) The lead story
(P) at 4 AM
(Q) in tonight’s news
(R) concerns the fire
(S) which engulfed the Columbia College
(6) this morning.

(1) In less than a week
(P) the processor controlled ex- change
(Q) have restored the functioning of
(R) which had suffered
(S) the telecommunication people
(6) a major disaster

(1) As my jogging-enthusiast sister
(P) was often bothered by neighborhood dogs
(Q) with a stick in hand,
(R) her husband started to ac- company her on a bicycle,
(S) on her daily run,
(6) to ward off any attackers.

(1) An electrical circuit
(P) which is
(Q) of wires
(R) designed to
(S) is a circle
(6) carry electricity.

(1) We have pleasure
(P) a double room with bath
(Q) for five days from September 4 to September 8,
(R) that we have reserved
(S) in informing you
(6) both days inclusive

1 A dictionary
P. arranged words
Q. about which information
R. containing alphabetically
S. is a book
6. is given.

1. Agriculture
P. cotton for our clothes
Q. raw materials like jute
R. and sugarcane for our Industries
S. gives us food
6. and food for cattle.

1. Today political freedom
P. and the right
Q. however money and all that money
R. assures people equality be- fore law
S. to elect their Government
6. can buy is not fairly distributed.

1. By far the most logical step
P. to relieve the housewife of routine
Q. which can be programmed
R. to carry out standard operations
S. is to provide a robot
6. when switched by the house- wife.

1. During the reign of the Emperor Tiberius
P. called Phaedrus
Q. an Augustan story teller
R. translated Aesop’s fables into Latin
S. in ancient Rome
6. and also added some tales of his own.

1. The pigeons were used
P. as messengers
Q. which were tied
R. in the olden days
S. to carry messages
6. to their feet.

1. The school has always been
P. tradition from one
Q. the most important
R. the wealth of
S. means of transferring
6. generation to the next.

1. When she got to her house, there was nothing to retrieve.
P. All valuables were smashed or stolen
Q. The curtains were burned; book s were ripped to shreds
R. Her medals and trophies had been flung everywhere
S. The house had been completely ransacked
6. Mrs. M stood in the centre of her bedroom looking at a ruined copy of the Koran forcing back her tears

1. The student came late to the school
P. He went home weeping.
Q. The watchman didn’t allow him inside the school
R. The boy was waiting outside for sometime.
S. He then decided to go home
6. It was a bad day for him

1. Oliver dozed off again and it has been bright day for hours when Oliver opened his eyes.
P. He belonged to the world again.
Q. In three day’s time, he was able to sit in any easy chair, well propped up with pil- lows, and he was still too weak to walk
R. He felt cheerful and happy
S. The crisis of the disease was safely past
6. Mrs. Beduin had him carried downstairs into the little housekeeper’s room which belonged to her.

1. Take a small glass phial.
P. Close the jar tightly with a plastic cover.
Q. Place this phial inside a glass jar.
R. Fill it with colored water.
S. Then stopper it tightly.
6. Make a hole in the cover.

1. In China there is no man in the moon.
P. They are exchanged between friends while children receive toy pagodas made of clay.
Q. These cakes are circular to symbolize the full moon.
R. Instead, there is a toad in the moon as well as moon rabbits and a goddess.
S. All these appear as decorations on moon cakes, baked to celebrate the moon’s birth- day in September.
6. The birthday marks the end of the harvest when debts are meant to be settled.

1. An observation home is called a formicarium.
P. Then, if a small ant hill is dug up carefully, you will find the hump-backed queen.
Q. You will probably discover that you have some of the strange ant guests too.
R. It can be made of two panes of glass separated by strips of wood around the edges.
S. Put her in a jar with some of her workers, larvae and co- coons.
6. Carefully place them all in the formicarium.

1. When Ali Baba returned he called his wife
P. She said to him, “Have you stolen them ?”
Q. He said, “I have bought you some jewels”.
R. She said, “Our days of misery are now at an end”.
S. He said, “Be quiet and do not frighten yourself”.
6. He said, “Go to your brother’s house and get a measure”.

1. The head of the family returned home from office.
P. Wife told that there was no coffee powder.
Q. Wife again told that there was no milk either.
R. Husband wanted at least a cup of tea.
S. He wanted a cup of coffee.
6. Husband told finally that a glass of water was enough.

1. When he was quite young, Le Corbusier became interested in art.
P. At the age of nineteen, he travelled around Europe.
Q. But the buildings which impressed him most were those of the ancient Greeks in Athens.
R. At the age of thirteen, he went to an art school.
S. Everywhere he went he ad- mired the magnificent buildings of the past.
(6) After his visit to Athens Le Corbusier decided to become an architect.

1. I was in awe of Einstein and hesitated before approaching him about some ideas I had been working on.
P. I entered his office and found him seated at a table, calculating and smoking his pipe.
Q. When I finally knocked on his door, a gentle voice said, ‘come’.
R. The single word was both a welcome and a question.
S. Dressed in ill fitting clothes, his hair characteristically awry, he smiled a warm welcome.
(6) His utter naturalness at once set me at ease.

1. Nothing comes out of nothing.
P. We have to work and then alone we can gain something.
Q. It is honest and conscientious labour alone that produces result.
R. Millions have been struck with the lure of lottery to utter despondency.
S. A person who thinks that luck would favour him with all the wants of his life without his lifting his finger even, is living in a fool’s paradise.
(6) A painstaking m an who adopts honest toil as his way of life, makes the most of it.

1. Guru is a university professor.
P. It was about strange beings called KUNUS who live in holes in the ground.
Q. The book is very popular now.
R. Thirty years ago he wrote a strange novel called “Queen of the Mars”.
S. He is also a famous writer.
(6) In a recent interview on television Prof. Guru talked about the novel.

1. It was nine o’clock in the evening and Rajan was reading.
P. At first he thought nothing of it.
Q. The walls were a moving mass of big ants.
R. Suddenly, he heard faint noises.
S. When he went to his bed- room later, however, he was shocked by what he saw.
(6) They covered everything — the book case, the shelves, the chest of drawers.

1. Abraham worked very hard and had no time to feel lonely.
P. Abraham was very fond of books.
Q. When his day’s work in the fields or in the forest was over he settled down in the evenings to read by the light of the fire.
R. She used to sit by the fireside in the evenings and tell him stories.
S. His mother had taught him to read when he was very young.
6. Every evening he would spend his time in reading all the books he could find.

1. The tiny bacterial plants that live in the soil help to prepare food for the plants we cultivate.
P. The farmer works very hard to make the soil favorable.
Q. But these soil bacteria are very necessary and helpful.
R. There are millions of bacteria in a cubic inch of fertile soil.
S. Some kinds of bacteria are harmful.
6. They donate need sunlight as do most plants.

1. My uncle Martin went to live in a hamlet.
P. But it was a very lazy parrot.
Q. So martin bought a parrot.
R. Martin’s neighbour told him that he must buy a parrot.
S. Every home there had a parrot as a custom.
6. The parrot did not like to speak.

1. Hailstones consist of many on- ion-like layers of ice.
P. The process continues until the hailstone is too heavy to be lifted and then it drops to the earth.
Q. In certain weather conditions small ice crystals drop to form a crystal.
R. Some of the moisture freezes on to the crystals forming another layer.
S. Updrafts carry the hailstones and when it drops another layer is formed.
6. That is how hailstones are formed.

1. I shall tell you about the ways you can see a rainbow.
P. Big rainbows can be seen when the sun is close to horizon.
Q. Or you can notice a rainbow in the spray from a garden hose.
R. You can see a rainbow in the mist from a waterfall.
S. When you stand with a light source behind you and misty water before you, you can see a rain- bow.
6. Occasionally, even a full moon on a rainy night will create a faint rainbow.

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.

1. Judo champ, Tamura doesn’t look or act tough.
P. At 4 feet 9, Tamura is the shortest woman in the light-weight 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 care- free 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.

1. It’s only in the last three years that we have seen the rebirth of
T.B.
P. What bothers experts is the emergence of particularly patent strains of the T.B. bacteria that are resistant to two or more anti T.B. drugs.
Q. This is compounded by the fact that the symptoms disappear in about two months.
R. Three or four anti-T.B. 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.

1. ‘Acu’ means needles in Latin.
P. The needles stimulates 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 pitulary glands.
S. These are connected to one an- other by lines called channels or meridians.
6. Known as endorphins an d encephalins, which are released and carried across the blood stream, these chemicals are the body’s own pain–relief mechanism.

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.

(1) Fighting a fire demands a lot of strength and endurance.
(P) The breathing unit may weigh as much as 25 kilograms.
(Q) The protective clothing the fire- fighter wears will weigh about 10 kilograms.
(R) The fire-fighter will normally wear an oxygen mask and carry an oxygen tank.
(S) Apart from these, he will have to carry the hose and other tools.
(6) The weight of the hose and other tools, the fire-fighter carries, will be around 50 kilograms.

(1) We were taking tea at the Rathna Tea Stall.
(P) We found a tourist bus which had just rammed into a tamarind tree on the roadside.
(Q) We rushed out of the tea stall.
(R) We helped the passengers to get out of the bus.
(S) Suddenly we heard a loud noise followed by a cry for help.
(6) We informed the hospital and also the police about accident.

(1) Democracy is the primary goal of our Indian Constitution.
(P) If representatives do not rule according to the wishes of the people, they are changed in the next election.
(Q) In a democracy, the people are the rulers.
(R) New representatives who are aware of the needs of the people take their place.
(S) They rule through their elected representatives.
(6) Thus in a democracy, the responsibilities of the people are great.

(1) Satellites have been launched into space for various purposes.
(P) The other satellites we have launched are the Bhaskara, Apple and Inset-IA, IB, IC.
(Q) We have launched our first satellite Aryabhatta on 19th April, 1975.
(R) Our latest achievement is the launching of PSLV rocket.
(S) Therefore in satellite technology, we are able to compete with other developed countries.
(6) Only a few other countries have developed satellite technology.

(1) National Integrity means National Unity for all.
(P) They are the evils of Communal- ism and Regionalism
(Q) Our Government is taking steps to remove such tendencies.
(R) But there are some evil tendencies in our society to hamper our unity.
(S) The feeling of Indianness should be achieved to preserve our unity.
(6) And this is what every Indian should aim at.

1 : Most people are afraid of snakes.
P : There may, be some truth in this theory, because Moneys have a deep, instinctive fear of
pythons and other tree snakes.
Q : But this fear is as irrational as the fear of ghosts.
R : Any way, snakes have been feared and hated for thou- sands of years.
S : The fear of snakes, according to some biologists, may be an instinct passed on to us by our  ancestors.
6 : In the literature of many countries the snake is regarded as a symbol of evil.

1 : One of the reasons why people wear clothes is to protect their bodies.
P : In cold countries, on the other hand, people wear woolen clothes which keep the body warm.
Q : Besides cotton and wool, new fibers such as nylon and ray- on are also used today for
clothes.
R : In hot countries like India, people wear clothes made of cotton which are cool.
S : The body has to be protected from cold and heat.
6 : We can say, therefore, that all our clothes are made from three different materials
animal fur or skins, plant fibers and artificial fibers.

1: A man should give the same care to himself that he gives to his car.
P : And sooner or later there comes a complete break down.
Q : -Everyday tens of thousands of men are trying to work when their bodies an d minds are in
need of repair work.
R : For worry pulls down the mind and fatigue pulls down the body.
S : He does not try to drive his car when there is some- thing wrong with it, he has to put it
in order.
6 : Man should realise that most worry and fatigue can be prevented.

1 : In our home everyone drinks milk at least once a day.
P : All these we owe to our milk- man
Q : We, the children get milk twice a day.
R : He says, he is 18, but he is not sure.
S : We also eat curd, and enjoy buttermilk.
6 : Probably he needs more milk than we.

1 : One of his greatest successes was to improve the water supply.
P : The lepers could obtain it for filling a vessel at a mountain stream.
Q : They carried it to the village on their sore covered shoulders.
R : Water was scarce.
S : They had to go some distance to wash their clothes.
6 : That was one reason they remained dirty as often

1. Once a week Deesa led Moti Guj, the elephant, down to the river.
P. After inspection the two would stand up.
Q. Then Deesa looked at his feet and examined his whole body for sores.
R. The animal knew it was time to return.
S. The elephant lay down on his side, while Deesa rubbed him with a coir scrubber.
6. Both the elephant and the trainer would return home.

1.Anna had longed to see her son.
P. “He will arrive at the station at 10 O’ clock”, she said to herself.
Q. She prepared herself for it.
R. She looked at the clock.
S. There were only five minutes left.
6. She rushed out of her house and hailed a taxi to reach the station in time.

1. Mr. Ramaswamy is a very strict man.
P. He earns nearly three thousand rupees a month.
Q. He also believes that it is foolish to waste one’s time or money.
R. He is not a poor man.
S. He believes that life means work only.
6. But he wants his children to lead a simple life.

1. It will be better
P. to a few than enroll
Q. to provide quality education
R. them out as graduates
S. in masses and churn
6. after perfunctory teaching

1. ‘I was born here in the old city’ the girl told us.
P. her answer suggested that her family has roots
Q. When we inquired
R. as opposed to the modern towns that consist mostly of hotels.
S. and belongs to the traditional part where the temples are
6. Some say people here are more ethnically pure.

1. Making ourselves
P. our language
Q. part of growing into
R. masters of
S. is an important
6. full manhood or womanhood

1. The very first battle they fought
P. and they had to fall back
Q. cross the border
R. was lost
S. letting the enemy
6. and enter the country

1. A nation
P. the material assets it possesses
Q. is not made by
R. and collective determination
S. but by the will
6. of the people

1. When the Governor
P. the bell had rung
Q. justice should be immediately
R. he ordered that
S. found out why
6. done to the horse

1. When you ponder over
P. that the only hope
Q. you will realize
R. of world peace lies
S. the question deeply
6. in the United Nations

1. When she got to her house, there was nothing to retrieve.
P. All valuables were smashed or stolen.
Q. The curtains were burned; books were ripped to shreds.
R. Her medals and trophies had been flung everywhere.
S. The house had been completely ransacked.
6. Mrs. M stood in the centre of her bedroom looking at a ruined copy of the Holy book, forcing back her tears.

1. We do not know whether the machines are the masters or we are.
P. They must be given or rather ‘fed’ with coal and given petrol to drink from time to time.
Q. Already man spends most of his time looking after and waiting upon them.
R. Yet we have grown so dependent on them that they have almost become the masters now.
S. It is very true that they were made for the sole purpose of being man’s servants.
6. And if they don’t get their meals when they expect them, they will just refuse to work.

1. The king of the oilfield is the driller.
P. During the process of drilling, gas and oil may be met.
Q. He is a very skilled man.
R. If this rushes out and catches fire it is dangerous.
S. Sometimes he sends his drill more than a mile.
6. This danger is well-known and steps are taken to pre- vent it.

1. Freedom is first of all a personal matter.
P. A man who will not submit to the discipline of his chosen occupation is not free to be a great surgeon, an engineer, or a golfer or an executive.
Q. Life imposes a drastic discipline on all living things, including human beings.
R. We are free to eat poison or jump off a tall building, but not to escape the consequences.
S. We are bound by the laws of cause and effect.
6. Nature, moreover, binds the arbitrary limits of mind and body; we are not free to do, by whatever effort, what is beyond our capacity.

1. The student came late to the school.
P. He went home weeping.
Q. The watchman didn’t allow him inside the school.
R. The boy was waiting outside for some time.
S. He then decided to go home.
6. It was a bad day for him.

(1) Superstition and
(P) the supposed powers
(Q) thrive on
(R) magical practices
(S) of dreams to
(6) foretell the future.

(1) The stronger
(P) the phosphor
(Q) the more light
(R) of electrons
(S) the beam
(6) gives out.

(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.

(1) Ramani 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 in- creasing day by day, and has started affecting his work.

(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

1. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a m an healthy, wealthy and wise.
P. But for the morning tea, I had to wait for someone to get up before me.
Q. This saying inspired me to rise early.
R. That day I was the first to get up.
S. One day I got up early in the morning.
6. One day I realised that it was a waste of time to get up early and wait for the morning tea.

1. A wood-cutter was cutting a tree on a river bank.
P. He knelt down and prayed.
Q. His axe slipped and fell into the water.
R. God Mercury appeared be- fore him and asked about the matter.
S. He could not get it back as the river was very deep.
6. He dived into the water and came up with an axe of gold.

1. A dog stole a piece of a meat from a butcher’s shop.
P. He barked in anger.
Q. He ran to the jungle with the piece of meat.
R. He saw his reflection.
S. He crossed a river on the way.
6. He lost his piece of meat.

1. Ramai and Samai were two poor young men.
P. On market day they sold their labour.
Q. The lived near Mahespur.
R. On other days, they remained in the village looking for work.
S. They wanted regular work. 6. The headman gave them two plots.

1. Roger wanted to become a doctor.
P. He put away enough money to pay his first year fees.
Q. They could not afford the fees.
R. Undaunted, he got himself a job in the dockyard.
S. However, he came from a poor family.
6. Once enrolled, h e was recognised as a gifted student, and scholarships took care of the rest of this studies.

1. I went to my friend last week.
P. He politely refused to oblige me.
Q. I did not speak even a single word.
R. Actually I wanted his scooter for a day.
S. I felt ashamed of my self.
6. I was mistaken in assessing a true friendship.

1. He wanted to adopt his father’s profession.
P. He was influenced by his strong desire to see India free.
Q. From now on , he was a changed man.
R. He made up his mind.
S. He came in contact with Mahatma Gandhi.
6. He wished to change the lot of the naked and hungry masses of India.

1. Reena made a cup of tea in this manner.
P. Next, she added milk and sugar.
Q. When the water was boiling she added tea-leaves.
R. She turned off the gas.
S. First she put the water to boil. 6. Finally, she poured the tea into cup.

1. Once upon a time, there was a little man.
P. Some people called him Rabi.
Q. He walked like a rabbit.
R. His face and hands were brown.
S. That is why people called him Brownie.
6. But his real name was Thomas Cook, though he never cooked anything.

1. She was an old woman with a large purse that had every- thing in it.
P. It was about eleven O’clock at night.
Q. It had a long strap.
R. She carried it slung across her shoulder.
S. A boy ran up behind her.
6. He tried to snatch her purse.

1. There was a lamp hanging on the wall.
P. Then he picked a lot of jewels off the trees in the gar- den.
Q. He put the lamp inside his shirt.
R. He put them in his pockets.
S. Alladdin climbed a ladder and took down the lamp.
6. Then he put more jewels in- side his shirt on top of the lamp.

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.

1. Ferdinand rose up to receive the messenger.
P. At the end of his account he was moved to tears.
Q. He fell on his knees and thanked him.
R. He made him sit on a level with himself.
S. He listened to the circumstantial account of his voyage.
6. It was a great conquest the Almighty gave to a sovereign.

1. In order 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.

1. Paucity of funds
P. universities cannot make
Q. essentials like books
R. sufficient expenditure on
S. ordains that the
6. journals and equipment.

1. The symptoms of
P. and certain other changes
Q. what is popularly called
R. serious forgetfulness, confusion
S. “serility” include
6. in personality behaviour.

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

1. Thirty years from now
P. and industry will be scarce
Q. almost half of the people
R. that water for drinking, farming
S. then living may find
6. according to a study by Dr. S. Posten.

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

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.

(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.

(1) Creating and modifying a school timetable is a complex task.
(P) ‘TT Plus’ closely models the real world 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.

(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.

(1) The farmer 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.

(1) The wife is
(P) not the husband’s slave
(Q) but his companion and his help-mate
(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.

1. I think the essence of wisdom is emancipation as far as possible, from the tyranny of the here and the now.
P. If any one 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.

1. But at that moment I glanced round 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

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 primitive and strong.
Q. The reason is plain.
R. They are to us what epic poetry was to the Greek s 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 con- temporary writing.
6 Mankind’s delight in stories is as timeless and universal as the art of the story teller.

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.

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 mo- tor-cars, no horses and no buses.
R. These small islands are near one another.
S. It is not one island but a hundred and seventeen is- lands.
6. This is because Venice has no streets.

1. Education in India had a glorious beginning.
P. But after the British rule, it faced many changes.
Q. It went on for centuries with the same glory.
R. English as the medium of instruction had a very great response.
S. One of the changes was the introduction of English as the medium of instruction.
6. As the Britishers left we had a complexity of opinions regarding English

1. It is easy to criticize the people at the helm, for the slow progress in every field.
P. We are well aware that the intellectuals are leaving our country for better employment opportunities.
Q. Then question remains unanswered because our country cannot show opportunities to the  intellectuals.
R. Then, what about their obligation to the Motherland ?
S. First, we should ask our – selves as to what is happening to the young intellectuals in
India.
6. This situation of ‘Brain-Drain’ leads to a variety of problems.

1. It is the responsibility of parents to teach the young moral values in life.
P. Many children take advantage of their parents’ busy schedule.
Q. This results in children’s ignorance of social values.
R. The reason behind it is that parents are quite busy nowadays.
S. Nowadays parents spend very meager time with children.
6. As such, the society is going away from the value system.

1. The man who does his duty without any selfish desire for fruit may be called a sanyasi as well
as yogi.
P. The man who has achieved much evenness of temper will be serene, because his mere
thoughts are changed with the strength of action.
Q. He would practise yoga, i.e., evenness of temper, and can- not but perform action.
R. The root of the matter is that one should not allow his mind to flit from object of
desire to another and from that to a third.
S. But he who abstains from action altogether is only an idler.
6. A yogi is one who is not attached to his objects of sense or to action and whose mind has ceased to roam restlessly.

1. This was an important day for Al at took.
P. It was a cold day, but Alatook would be warm.
Q. For the first time he was going to hunt seals alone.
R. First he put on his fur-lined jacket.
S. Then he put on mittens and boots of deerskin to protect his hands and feet from the cold.
6. Finally he picked up the gun he had cleaned so carefully the day before.

1. The most vulnerable section of the society are the students.
P. Revolutionary an d new fledged ideas have a great appeal to them.
Q. Agitations may be non-violent methods of protest.
R. They cannot resist the charm of persuasion.
S. They are to be taught that without discipline they can- not get proper education.
6. However if these become violent, the antisocial elements get encouraged and they put all
proper working out of gear.

1. Venice is a strange city.
P. There are about 400 odd bridges connecting the is- lands 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.

1. On e 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 be- fore the
crowd realized that it had begun.
6. But the Gettysburg speech is now one of the world’s immortal pieces of literature.

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 so as 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 up the sinking morale of the teaching profession.

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.

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. As a result, they travel in an orbit round the earth.

1. Love is one of the earliest of human passions.
P. It is also one of the sweetest.
Q. Love should be directed to- wards 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 for – ward to reciprocation.

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.

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.

1. A friend’s rudeness is much more dam aging 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 sup- posed to make up for the thoughtless cruelties of strangers.

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

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

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 don- key 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.

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.

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.

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 round it.

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.

1. Poliomyelitis or polio is a serious infection.
P. It often attacks children paralysing them for life.
Q. In the 1950 ‘ s a vaccine against t he 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.

1. Determination
P. in the blood
Q. is a potential diagnostic tool
R. of ferritin level
S. for the evaluation of
6. iron deficiency, anemia & iron toxicity.

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 6.00 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.

1. Even today in many countries
P. neglected and there are far
Q. women continue to be
R. who have had the benefit of
S. fewer, women than men
6. education and vocational training.

1. Space technology
P. a socio-economic revolution
Q. that can transform,
R. even revolutionise
S. has created
6. stagnant societies.

1. A minor ailment can be
P. to the doctor, but if neglected
Q. serious trouble requiring
R. easily cured with just a timely visit
S. it may spell
6. numerous trips to the hospital.

1. Commercial energy
P. increasing trend
Q. shows an
R. consumption
S. and poses the major
6. challenge for the future.

1. My friend suggested
P. my future plans
Q. to succeed
R. well in advance
S. that I must chalk out
6. in my life,

1. Can any one
P. falsehood triumph
Q. and let
R. for a long time
S. suppress truth
6. permanently ?

1. And then word
P. came from inside
Q. meet the released civilians,
R. that after all,
S. the press could
6. but fleetingly.

1. The man,
P. and no one passing him in the street
Q. was singularly inconspicuous
R. who was called Alfred Nobel
S. would have given him
6. another look.

1. In paliopathology
P. would be to obtain
Q. the fundamental objective
R. background information
S. as much
6. on the skeleton as possible.

1. Generally speaking,
P. for me by those who have invited me or
Q. follow programmes that have been worked out
R. who offer them selves as guides and usually in such cases,
S. the journeys that I undertake for the purpose of publicity
6. I find the things 1 have to do, wearisome.

1. Jeff is a very good dancer,
P. who always tries new dance steps
Q. while the rest of the class is struggling.
R. which are demonstrated,
S. and masters them quickly
6. He shows off.

1. These positive effects vary from genetic changes that
P. to other related infections,
Q. make us more resistant to the diseases responsible
R. for epidemics and
S. which have effects on human that are
6. hard to pin down and quantify.

1. After an entire generation of parents and teachers
P. the level of depression.
Q. children’s self-esteem, an indicator of good mental health,
R. has worked hard to improve its
S. in young people has skyrocketed.
6. It is how we feel about our- selves,

1. The Bermuda Triangle is an area
P. of many unexplained disappearances,
Q. the three points of the triangle being Miami,
R. is famous for being the sup- posed site
S. of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida and
6. Bermuda, and San Juan in Puerto Rico.

1. Most of the people acquire
P. which makes them hesitant
Q. their ancestral culture and
R. to accept new ideas and theories of
S. tradition without questioning them,
6. the changing world.

1. Local industries often
P. protest the high salaries
Q. that this will unreasonably raise
R. arguing vehemently
S. offered by multinational firms
6. all wages to an excessive level.

1. Although fruits can no longer grow once picked,
P. taking in oxygen and
Q. they continue to respire for sometime,
R. giving off carbon dioxide,
S. just as human beings do
6. when they breathe.

1. The multi sourcing of
P. financial mess with
Q. coins led to a
R. using their own mix of
S. different mints
6. metals and alloys.

1. It may seem odd
P. one should only read
Q. but people read for such a
R. to have to insist that
S. because one liked it
6. variety of reasons.

1. Efforts should be made to stimulate exports.
P. We have another source of foreign exchange.
Q. But people are reluctant to part with it.
R. I mean the huge quantities of hoarded gold.
S. It is necessary to increase our foreign exchange reserves.
6. If they are willing, gold can be sold abroad.

1. The vegetable bin of my refrigerator contained an assortment of weird — looking items.
P. The carrots dropped into U shapes as I picked them up with the tips of my fingers.
Q. To the right of the oranges was a bunch of carrots that had begun to sprout points,
spikes and tendrils.
R. Near the carrots was a net bag of onions.
S. Next to a shriveled, white- coated lemon were two oranges covered with blue fuzz.
6. Each onion had sent curling shoots through the net until the whole thing resembled a mass of green spaghetti.

1. There was no proper light system on the highway.
P. In addition, cloud s were gathering in the sky.
Q. The night was darker than usual.
R. Then suddenly, the wind dropped.
S. The atmosphere now was very stuffy.
6. The moon also hid behind the clouds and it made the night gloomier.

1. AIDS is a disease caused by a virus called HIV.
P. This results in the victim’s inability to defend themselves from any infections leading
to death.
Q. This disease destroys part of the body’s immune system.
R. AIDS patients are carriers of the virus.
S. People who are infected develop AIDS within five to ten years.
6. And they are infected for years without knowing it and transmit the disease to others.

1. Helen Keller has an ageless quality about her in keeping with her amazing life story.
P. Although warned by this human reaction, she has no wish to be set aside from the rest of mankind.
Q. She is an inspiration to both blind and who can see every- where.
R. When she visited Japan after World War II, boys and girls from remote villages ran to  her, crying, ‘’Helen Keller”.
S. Blind, deaf and mute from early childhood, she rose above her triple handicap to become one of the best known characters in the modern world.
6. She believes the blind should live and work with their fellows, with full responsibility.

1. India led the battle of freedom against imperialism.
P. That technique brought us success.
Q. We therefore championed the cause of other countries.
R, We fought it with a special technique.
S. We are happy that they achieved freedom.
6. But some countries are still slaves.

1. A lot of people simply dump their rubbish in open bins.
P. All sorts of diseases are carried by the flies.
Q. Then they come into the house and infect uncovered food.
R. In this rubbish the flies breed and multiply.
S. Such carelessness invites flies to the rubbish.
6. Consumption of such food can only bring disease and sickness.

1. Madurai is a historically important place.
P. Besides all these the Chitra festival attracts visitors.
Q. It has the famous Meenakshi Temple.
R. The place is also famous for the jasmine flower.
S. Further it is an architectural marvel.
6. Due to all these factors Madurai is a popular tourist spot.

1. A jackal fell into a dyer’s tub.
P. He ordered that he should be respected.
Q. Meanwhile a lion arrived on the scene.
R. He posed as the King of the forest.
S. The dyed jackal ran away.
6. Other jackals ran after him and tore him to pieces.

1. Six year old Prabodh aimed his toy gun at his sister while playing.
P. ‘You may aim at the pole, or at the wall or at the tree, where no one can get hurt.’
Q. Mother got up immediately saying, ‘No one shoots a human being’ and calmly  removed the gun from Prabodh.
R. Still Prabodh aimed his gun at the kid.
S. When his mother saw this she said, ‘No, Prabodh ! Not at the baby!’
6. With such a firm action on his mother’s part, Prabodh realized w here the gun should not  be aimed.

1. A man wearing dark sunglasses walked into the bank.
P. Then he shouted, “Give me all your money, all the money in this bank right now.”
Q. Everyone in t he l ob by screamed and started running.
R. He went up to the teller and held up a hand grenade for all to see.
S. Nervously the young female teller handed the man three big bags loaded with cash.
6. Holding the grenade in one hand and the bags in the other, he walked out of the building.

1. Martha taught English Literature.
P. She would involve them in role-plays.
Q. Her students were young learners.
R. This way the students found it easier to identify with the characters.
S. They fell into the age group of 14- 16 years.
6. They looked forward to at- tending her classes.

1. Mary and Jo were amateur singers.
P. He called them for auditions the following week.
Q. So they approached a leading music company.
R. They wanted to try their luck at playback singing.
S. But the manager said that they would have to qualify an audition test.
6. Fortunately they qualified the test.

1. Rubik’s Cube was most popular puzzle in 1980s.
P. His name was Erno Rubik.
Q. In 1977 he produced the plastic version.
R. It was invented by an architect.
S. The first cube was made of wood.
6. It won a prize at the Budapest International Fair.

1. Carpentry is a very strenuous profession.
P. Because of such tools they put themselves at risk of in- jury.
Q. In such areas it is all too easy to fall or slip.
R. Sometimes their work demands climbing on high rise buildings.
S. Carpenters have to work with sharp tools.
6. Their lives, thus, are full of challenges.

1. In ancient times a Kingnamed Sagar performed the‘Ashwamedha Yagna’.
P. No one could capture the horse.
Q. Many tried to capture the horse.
R. As per rules a splendid horse was let loose and allowed to wander.
S. Those who tried had to fight Sagar’s warriors.
6. Thus Sagar’s fame spread far and wide.

1. The bee has no sense of pro- portion.
P. It goes about collecting honey.
Q. It has never learnt to spend.
R. As though starvation was staring it at its face.
S. Even with stocks sufficient for 20 generations.
6. And that is how God has made them,

1. Snakes are the most feared of all reptiles.
P. Superstition and ignorance prevents proper treatment.
Q. It is also beneficial to man.
R. Snake is not a source of fear and harm.
S. Many people are killed by snakes in India and all over the world.
6. Medicines are made from its poison.

1. Computers have infiltrated into all aspects of life.
P. This shows that the computer has become all-powerful.
Q. So, i t is with many other things where computers are indispensable.
R. City traffic, airline booking and air-traffic are all computer-controlled.
S. In such a situation, computer breakdown means the breakdown of the system it controls.
6. Such is our dependence on it.

1. Albert Edward had never liked the new vicar.
P. He wasn’t the type of man they wanted, with a classy congregation.
Q. And now, he straightened himself a little.
R. He knew his value.
S. He’d said from the beginning that they had made a mistake.
6. He wasn’t going to allow him- self to be put upon.

1. Jai Hai is a hand-ball type game.
P. In fact, this game originated in t he Basque region of Spain.
Q. And in Florida it is legal to place bets on the players of Jai Hai.
R. It is one of the fastest-moving ball games.
S. Although played quite well in Florida & Latin America, it is not an American game.
6. Sports experts agree that Jai Hai requires more skill , speed, endurance and nerve than any other game.

1. Proud Little Astronomer sees a huge dragon in the moon.
P. Big Astronomer calls him and shows him the fly.
Q. He runs to the Big Astronomer and calls him home.
R. He is very excited and re- members his rival Big Astronomer.
S. Big Astronomer agrees and later discovers a fly in the telescope lens.
6. Little Astronomer is shame- faced and becomes humble.

1. What is this life i t, full of care,
P. No time to stand beneath the boughs
Q. We have no time to stand and stare.
R. No time to see, when woods we pass
S. And stare as long as sheep or cows
6. Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

1. Louis Washkansky was a 56 year old South African.
P. He had a damaged heart.
Q. A team of doctors led by Dr. C. Barnard was formed.
R. He could not be cured.
S. So the doctors decided to give him a new heart.
6. The team conducted the operation.

1. Bhima reached the Rakshasa’s den.
P. He was a monster with red hair and a red beard.
Q. He climbed down from the cart.
R. At once he sat down to eat the food.
S. The Rakshasa saw him.
6. When he saw what Bhima was doing, he roared.

1. His son fell into bad company of village boys.
P. The father wanted to wean his son from bad company.
Q. A few days later all bananas got spoiled.
R. His father was much worried about his son’s bad company.
S. To give a lesson to the son, his father gave him a few good bananas with a rotten one.
6. The boy understood the de- sired lesson his father wanted to give him.

1. With a little cajoling
P. was moved inside a small cement enclosure
Q. beneath the rail tracks
R. the friendly leopard
S. at the corner of his cage
6. of the toy train.

1. In the shops of Great Britain, Nirad Choudhary
P. of our elephant-headed God of success, Ganesha
Q. who was likely to be a counterpart
R. missed the image of any God
S. presiding over al l our enterprises
6. particularly financial ones.

1. They were enjoying themselves
P. from the horrors of poison arrows
Q. and the lurking phantoms
R. completely distracted
S. enormously
6. in the jungle around them,

1. Modern industrialized communities
P. and the rich glow of health which comes
Q. have lost touch with soil
R. which nature gives
S. and do not experience that joy
6. from contact with mother earth.

1. By tradition, the medical profession
P. has sealed lips and
Q. to explain its problems
R. has been even more reluctant
S. to the general public
6. than to the patient.

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 f find Political Science extremely interesting.
6. I t was a subject in m y graduation as well.

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.

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.

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.

1. Greed is regarded as
P. possible ruinous and
Q. because it has
R. destructive effects
S. immoral behaviour
6. on the other people.