Jumbled Paragraph Directions (Qs. 1-5): The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices. 1 A. Still today, in a vastly altered world, their great art uplifts the spirits of people all over the globe, reminding us each of the beauty, the possibilities and the glories of human potential. B. It is our conviction that in order to engender an all encompassing American Renaissance, we, too, must begin, as did the ancient Greeks, with the moral and spiritual nourishment of the individual, the “undivided” self. Individual excellence of personal character, of physical fitness and of spiritual wholeness was the Greek ideal. C. How right they were! D. Further, it was the Greek thesis that individuals striving toward this ideal would, by virtue of the striving alone, create a diverse yet mutually beneficial society. E. And further, it was their novel idea that art could be wrested from its primitive origins and usages to become a universal language with the power to communicate philosophical, abstract ideas via concrete forms that spoke directly to all individuals as individuals. (a) BCDEA (b) BADCE (c) BDECA (d) BACDE 2. A. As a rule, richer folk tend to prefer wine over spirits or beer. B. Beware, however, whenever a hypothesis—in this case, that wine makes you healthier—accords too closely with what you want to believe. C. Further investigation of the effects of wine on health muddied the picture, especially when wine consumption was studied in other countries. D. In the West, higher socio-economic status is correlated with less heart disease and longer life-spans. E. So some doctors argued that it is their money and not their tipple that is responsible for the longer lives of wine-drinkers. (a) ABCDE (b) ABDCE (c) AEBCD (d) BCADE 3 A. What function do they serve? B. This conceals its body from the eyes of hungry predators. C. The traditional explanation is that the stripes act as a camouflage, which break up the shape ofthe animal. D. Despite their vivid appearance in bright sunlight in an open grassland. E. The zebras are well camouflaged at dawn and dusk. F. The predators are active during these times when the light is dim. a. ABDCEF b. ACBDEF c. CEBDFA d. FCBEDA 4. A. Indians are among the fastest growing immigrant groups in the US. B. Mr. Ramanathan is one of them. C. In a 0% unemployment economy, corporates are using everything to attract the right candidates. D. According to a US Census Bureau, above 44% of Indians who work there hold managerial jobs. E. He is among the thousands wooed right out of University campuses by companies. F. It could range from an attractive signing bonus to personalised hand holders. a. FCDBEA b. AFDCBE c. ADBECF d. ADEBCF 5. A. We always think of returns before taking up anything. B. Can we imagine what would happen if our mothers thought similarly? C. None of us are as selfless as a mother is. D. Most transactions of our lives are based on “give and take”. E. Probably none of us would have been here. a. AEDCB b. DACBE c. DBCAE d. ACBDE 6. A. One turn on the left and I reach a different place altogether. B. I am easily guided through the ticket counter to the platform. C. I, too, stand there in childish anticipation of the unknown. D. There is chaos all around with vehicles honking all over. E. Other expectant faces greet me as I wait to begin my first journey on the metro train. a. ABCDE b. DBACE c. BDAEC d. DABEC 7. A. It is of prime importance for normal growth and development. B. Despite these facts, malnutrition is widely prevalent in many parts of the world. C. It also plays a vital role in the prevention of disease and promotion of health. D. It is one of the greatest international health problems of the day. E. Good nutrition is the basic component of health. a. EACBD b. ACBDE c. BDACE d. CABDE Directions for questions 8 to 12: Arrange the sentences B, C, D and E to form a logical sequence between sentences A and F. 8 A. The charming headwaiter answered our questions very politely. B. There were so many young long-legged waiters that they were in danger of running into each other as my companion and I considered the overheads. C. These boys have taken the place of the middle-aged women in white overalls with a lot of Nanny about them who used to serve the excellent plain English nursery food in a plain English nursery way. D. We enquired about the number of covers, the existence of a private room and many other questions about the cuisine and service. E. He may have smelt a rat and guessed that we were from one of the many magazines which describe places to eat, or perhaps he just thought we were naturally curious country bumpkins on an outing. F. Bread-and-butter pudding and raspberry crumble came as naturally to them as they do to the customers brought up on such no-frills fare. a. ADEBCF b. AEDCBF c. ADECBF d. ABCDEF 9. A. As if being embroiled in a murderous conspiracy was not enough, there is further sadness for Harrods owner Mohammed Fayed. B. This accusation comes from the fact that Mr Fayed’s tinned mince-pie programme has been infiltrated by a batch of rogue Bakewell tarts. C. He has been forced to issue a product-recall notice in top people’s paper the Times that may permanently damage his standing as a purveyor of culinary fancies to the aristocracy D. What is irksome about this fact is that Bakewell tarts are a rather common form of sugary comestible; not quite the thing the purchasers of Harrods finest mince pies expect to find for pudding. E. This news came in a full month and a bit after Christmas with the information - Bakewell tarts may contain nuts. F. The obvious implication: that a Traditional Mince Pie With Harrods Brandy and these proletarian old Bakewell tarts are, in fact, made in the same factory. a. ACBEDF b. ABDECF c. AEDCBF d. ACEDBF 10. A. Ethnography has long been used in the academic world, and was first employed in commercial research in the 70s. B. “I spent time with different consumers while they were shopping, cooking and eating in their own home”. C. “Perhaps the difference now is that a great deal of market research is not conducted solely at a single point in time.” D. Anne-Marie McDermott, managing director of Quaestor Research, points to a project 13 years ago, which looked at a new chicken-burger product. E. “This method of conducting research was revolutionary at the time”. F. “Researchers spend a lot of time with respondents, living in their environment – even to the point of moving in with them and sharing the experience being researched”, she says. a. AEDCBF b. ACDEBF c. ADECBF d. ADBECF 11 A. In general, the British Internet boom mirrored what had happened on the other side of the Atlantic a year or two earlier. B. Lastminute shared all of these attributes. C. This was a replay of events twelve months previously, when the US market witnesses Priceline issuing stock on the Nasdaq and ending its first day as a public company worth almost 10 bn $. D. In March 2000, for example, Lastminute, the most widely-hyped of all British companies, issued stock on the London Stock Exchange and achieved a valuation, albeit fleetingly, of more than 800 mn $. E. Priceline allowed airlines and hotels to unload their spare capacity cheaply online; it made heavy losses; and Morgan Stanley, a leading Wall Street investment bank, marketed its shares to the public. F. The principal difference between the British bubble and the American bubble was one of scale. a. AEDCBF b. ACDEBF c. ADCEBF d. ABCEDF 12. A. An old and semi-apocryphal story is routinely doing the rounds at the elections B. The nub of the story is this: Sir Peter’s association sought to dissuade him from standing on the grounds of his advanced age, reasoning that, should he die mid-term, the cash-strapped Tories of Louth would not be able to bear the cost of fighting a by-election. C. It concerns negotiations between Sir Peter Tapsell, the 74-year old Conservative member for Louth and his constituency association, ahead of the forthcoming general election. D. Sir Peter is said to have a written a personal cheque for the estimated 10,000 $ cost of a by election campaign E. He posted it along with the instruction that it is cashed in the event of his death. F. This is seen as one more instance of his wit and ability to create hype about his candidature. a. ACBDEF b. AEDCBF c. AEDCBF d. ACEDBF Directions for questions 13 to 16: In each question, five sentences of a paragraph are jumbled up. Choose the option that rearranges the sentences to form a coherent passage. 13. A. Its cargo consisted of 38 sacks of spices and Magellan himself had been hacked to pieces on the beach of Mactan in the Phillipines B. So, contrary to popular belief it was the crew of the Victoria who were the first men to have sailed around the globe. C. In September 1522 Victoria, the sole survivor of the Armada, limped into the Spanish port of San Lucar, manned by a skeleton crew of 15, so weak they could not walk. D. In September 1519 the Armada de Molucca of five ships and 250 sailors has set out from San Lucar de Barrameda under the command of Fernando de Magellan. E. It was to sail to the Spice Islands of the Malayan Archipelago where they were to exchange an assortment of mirrors, bells and scissors for cinnamon and cloves. a. DECAB b. AEDCB c. CDEAB d. DEABC 14. A. If you are a manager dealing with poor performance, look first at these two causes. B. Both happen to be rather difficult to solve C. The former will almost certainly require some careful job design and better cooperation between individuals or departments; the latter will demand understanding and patience. D. The most straightforward causes of an employee’s poor performance are the “mechanical” causes perhaps the company is not providing him with the tools of the information he needs; and the “personal” causes – perhaps she is still grieving from a recent death in the family. E. Inspite of this limitation, as a manager it would allow you to at least identify these situations in the office. a. DAEBC b. AEDCB c. CEADB d. DABCE 15 A. This is a fact that has merited a lot of mention in the media after the publication of the Kelly report and he has found the going a bit tough. B. This ambiguity regarding the judgment in a wider sense is obvious when you realize that even distinguished judges cannot entirely rid themselves of prejudices, however hard they try, and however firmly they set their face against being influenced by anything except the facts. C. And it was clear from the tone of his report that these were foremost in his mind when he set about examining the Kelly affair. D. The most obvious fact in this case is that Lord Hutton’s prejudices have long been clear to those who have watched him: the ‘respect for hierarchy’ and the adherence to ‘procedure’. E. The most important point about Lord Hutton’s findings should make us consider, however, is the man’s judgment in the wider sense of the word. a. EBDCA b. AEDBC c. ACDEB d. EABCD 16. A. This comes rather as a surprise especially for someone so adept at conveying atmosphere as Vuillard, how could his later commissioned portraits be so dull? B. Even this choice was interesting because he could have just as likely taken a different path into landscape painting. C. Perhaps because around 1900 he turned back towards naturalism, and moved away from the unique pattern-making at which he excelled. D. What Vuillard was not good at is portraits. E. But his work in landscape painting unfortunately never evolved into anything more than an experimental phase in his career. a. DACBE b. AEDCB c. BADCE d. DEABC
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