Sentence Improvement & Rearrangement Previous Year Questions
12 Sentence Improvement & Rearrangement (English) questions asked in DSSSB TGT / PGT previous year papers, each with the correct answer and explanation. Read them free on UTpaper, or attempt the full papers as timed online tests.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A.Two IAF MiG fighters from the Adampur base crashed following a mid-air collision.
B.As a result, a fire broke out in four houses, and four boys playing in a field were wounded
when the debris fell on them.
C.The other fighter plane crashed in the fields of Chansu Jattan.
D.According to reports, one plane crashed near Pensara.
AABCD
BDCBA
CACBD
DADCB
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Correct answer: (D) ADCB
Explanation
A introduces the collision of two MiGs, D says one crashed near Pensara, C says the other crashed in the fields, and B ('As a result') describes the fire and injuries: ADCB.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A.We can request the public library to send us all the books that they will be replacing this
year.
B.However, I think, I have solution to this problem.
C.That means, no books till the next academic session.
D.Yesterday I was told that we had exhausted our library funds for this year.
ACBAD
BDBCA
CABCD
DDCBA
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Correct answer: (D) DCBA
Explanation
D states the problem (funds exhausted), C its result (no books), B introduces a solution, and A gives the solution: DCBA.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
1) Travellers should, however, realise that change cannot be brought by a single person, and
we should join hands together and vow to follow the traffic rules.
2) Eight out of ten road accidents are caused by the people who don’t follow the rules of the
road.
3) Abiding by the traffic rules will only help us in having a smooth traffic flow and preventing
road accidents.
4) Road safety rules are meant for public safety and to keep the traffic congestion in check.
A3,4,1,2
B1,3,2,4
C4,2,1,3
D3,2,1,4
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Correct answer: (C) 4,2,1,3
Explanation
4 introduces road safety rules, 2 gives the accident statistic, 1 calls for collective effort, and 3 concludes with the benefit of following the rules.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
1) As one starts growing old, the lens of the eye hardens, loses its transparency and
becomes opaque.
2) Cataract is the major cause of blindness, which is also caused by a damage to the
cornea.
3) It obstructs the light rays from entering the eye.
4) It occurs more often in old age.
A4,2,3,1
B2,4,1,3
C1,2,3,4
D2,1,4,3
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Correct answer: (B) 2,4,1,3
Explanation
2 introduces cataract, 4 says it is common in old age, 1 explains how the lens becomes opaque, and 3 says this blocks light from entering the eye.
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Developing basic
P. is the only way to face an
Q. infrastructure and the production sector
R. responsibility to help states in this respect
S. economic crisis and the Centre has the
AQPSR
BRSPQ
CSRPQ
DPRSQ
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Correct answer: (A) QPSR
Explanation
The sentence reads: "Developing basic infrastructure and the production sector (Q) is the only way to face an (P) economic crisis and the Centre has the (S) responsibility to help states in this respect (R)."
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.
P. As the Plains was settled and grassland converted for crops and grazing, fires were
seen as a threat and extinguished.
Q. Historically, fires set by lightning burned naturally at regular intervals across the
Great Plains.
R. Native Americans, who saw the benefits, periodically burned the prairie to improve
grazing conditions for buffalo.
S. In the last 50 years, as woody plants began increasing and transforming the
grassland into a shrub ecosystem, fire has returned to the Plains in the form of
controlled burns.
ASRQP
BPSQR
CRSQP
DQRPS
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Correct answer: (D) QRPS
Explanation
Q introduces natural fires on the Great Plains, R shows Native Americans also used fire, P explains settlers suppressed fire, and S describes its modern return as controlled burns. Hence QRPS.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
1) The two men were last spotted “going strong” for the top, until the clouds perpetually
swirling around Everest, engulfed them. They then vanished.
2) Tenzing, on the other hand, became a symbol of national pride across both Nepal and
India.
3) Ten more expeditions followed before the news of the historic climb of Everest for the
first time, by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached England at the time of the
coronation of Queen Elizabeth and Hillary became famous overnight.
4) Mt. Everest has continued to attract ever since 8 June 1924, when two members of a
British expedition George Mallory and Andrew Irvine first attempted to climb the summit.
A1-2-3-4
B4-1-3-2
C3-4-1-2
D2-4-3-1
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Correct answer: (B) 4-1-3-2
Explanation
Sentence 4 introduces Everest and the first 1924 attempt. Sentence 1 tells how Mallory and Irvine vanished, sentence 3 covers the later Hillary-Tenzing success, and sentence 2 contrasts Tenzing ("on the other hand").
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
1) Under the new regulations passed by the Nepalese government, climbers scaling Everest
will have to bring back eight kilograms of garbage.
2) The eight kilograms of garbage to be brought back are exclusive of the climbers’ own
garbage weight.
3) Today, Mt. Everest is drawing attention for all the negative reasons.
4) The entire route that the climbers follow to reach the top is littered with rubbish which
includes oxygen cylinders, human waste, and even climbers’ bodies which do not
decompose in the extreme cold.
A3-4-1-2
B4-1-3-2
C1-2-3-4
D2-1-4-3
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Correct answer: (A) 3-4-1-2
Explanation
Sentence 3 introduces Everest's bad image and sentence 4 describes the litter. Sentence 1 then gives the new rule, and sentence 2 explains the eight kilograms mentioned in it.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in
the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A.This is the story of an unhappy telephone booth that woke up one morning with a
headache.
B.A little later a small boy who was watching all this from a distance came and began
singing in his lovely voice.
C.A young man came to make a call, but the door wouldn’t open; then an old lady came
and she also could not open it.
D.And lo and behold! The door opened on its own.
ABCAD
BACBD
CCADB
DABCD
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Correct answer: (B) ACBD
Explanation
A introduces the unhappy telephone booth. C describes the people who failed to open its door. B brings in the boy who sang, and D gives the result: the door opened. So the order is ACBD.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in
the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A.Louis Braille was born on 4th Jan 1809 in France.
B.Although the doctors did their best, his eyes could not be saved.
C.He had been playing in his father’s workshop when the accident took place.
D.When he was 3 years old, Louis lost his eyesight as a result of an accident.
ADBAC
BADCB
CBCDA
DABCD
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Correct answer: (B) ADCB
Explanation
A gives Louis Braille's birth. D says he lost his sight at age 3. C explains where the accident happened, and B says doctors could not save his eyes. So the order is ADCB.
How to use these DSSSB TGT / PGT English questions
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