Rearrange the Sentence and Parajumbles Questions

Rearrange the Sentence

Rearrange the sentence– Sentence rearrangement is all to restructure some jumbled sentences. You will get some questions where you have to combine many sentences into a brief, logical paragraph that makes sense. Frequently referred to as “para jumbled sentences,” this type of sentence rearrangement can be about any subject. Let’s practice rearranging sentences for board examination and learn some effective strategies for acing this subject.

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Rearrange the Sentence- Types

To do the sentence rearrangement efficiently, there are four types of sentence rearrangement are given below that you must know about.

1. Basic format: The basic first type of sentence rearrangement involves providing 4-5 sentences in jumbled form, and all applicants must rearrange them in the proper order.
2. Static first sentence: In the second version, the first sentence will be fixed, and subsequent sentences must be placed so that it doesn’t change and the entire paragraph is relevant.
3. Static last sentence: This is a different type of sentence rearrangement where a fixed sentence is at last and the other sentences must be rearranged logically so that the fixed sentence stays in its allotted position in the paragraph.
4. Static first and last sentence: The second and third variations are combined to create the fourth. The first and last sentences in this version remain the same, while the other sentences must be changed.

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Rearrange the Sentence and Parajumbles Questions Solving Tricks

Follow these sentence rearrangement tricks to solve any sentence rearrangement efficiently

1. Read each of the statements provided carefully, consider their points in common, and then begin to rearrange them.
2. Refer to a pattern that the statement might have provided.
3. Attempt to relate the provided terms, such as yet, but, when, then, they, anyway, etc. This will help you understand how to rearrange sentences.
4. After finding your first sentence try to find out the body of the sentence it might include the facts.
5. As you begin to understand how the theme develops or how it will end, static statement paragraphs become easier to understand.
6. Once you are done with rearrangement, proofread all the sentences whether it is readable or not.

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Rearrange the Sentence and Parajumbles Questions for Practice

Q 1:  Given below are six sentences, out of which sentences A and F are in the static position. Sentences B, C, D and E are in a jumbled order. Select the option that gives the correct order.
A. Folk tales offer lots of advice.
B. Most of them deliver the message clearly.
C. The reason was that he was not properly dressed.
D. There is a story of Birbal not being allowed to attend the king’s free lunch.
E. This happened despite his high intellectual abilities.
F. The advice thus conveyed is ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover.’

(A) ADEBCF

(B) ABCEDF

(C) ACEDBF

(D) ABDCEF

Correct answer: ABDCEF

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Q 2:   Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. Ultimately, cotton was exported to Britain as a raw material for their textile industries.
B. This was due to the availability of good quality cotton from India.
C. The British were attracted to the cotton belts of India.
D. Textile industries in Manchester and Liverpool greatly flourished.

(A) CADB

(B) DCBA

(C) CBDA

(D) BDAC

Correct answer: CADB

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Q 3: Rearrange the given sentences to form a meaningfully coherent passage and answer the following Questions.

(A) That those rates no longer hold for about a quarter of those items, and the highest tax bracket is left with just 50 products, compared to more than 250 in July, is a tacit admission that the initial rates were worked out in a hurry with maximising revenue being the prime consideration.

(B) The script was altered for the second time in two months but with far greater impact.

(C) Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised far-reaching changes to simplify the goods and services tax regime, especially for small businesses and consumers, the GST Council delivered some relief measures on Friday.

(D) At its meeting in Guwahati, the Council lowered the tax rates on over 200 products, compared to 27 items in its previous meeting and about 100 tweaks since GST rates were finalised in May.

(E) Over 1,200 products and services had been placed in five tax brackets — 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%.

1) Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?

(A) (E)

(B) (C)

(C) (A)

(D) (B)

(E) (D)

2) Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?

(A) (E)

(B) (C)

(C) (A)

(D) (B)

(E) (D)

3) Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?

(A) (E)

(B) (C)

(C) (A)

(D) (B)

(E) (D)

4) Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?

(A) (E)

(B) (C)

(C) (A)

(D) (B)

(E) (D)

5) Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?

(A) (E)

(B) (C)

(C) (A)

(D) (B)

(E) (D)

Answer:

1. (D)

(B) The script was altered for the second time in two months but with far greater impact.

2. (C)

(C)  Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised far-reaching changes to simplify the goods and services tax regime, especially for small businesses and consumers, the GST Council delivered some relief measures on Friday.

3. (E)

(D) At its meeting in Guwahati, the Council lowered the tax rates on over 200 products, compared to 27 items in its previous meeting and about 100 tweaks since GST rates were finalised in May.

4. (A)

(E) Over 1,200 products and services had been placed in five tax brackets — 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%.

5. (C)

(A) That those rates no longer hold for about a quarter of those items, and the highest tax bracket is left with just 50 products, compared to more than 250 in July, is a tacit admission that the initial rates were worked out in a hurry with maximising revenue being the prime consideration.

Rearrange the Sentence- FAQs

Q. Are sentence rearrangement & para jumbled the same things?

Ans. Yes, sentence rearrangement questions are also known as para-jumbled sentences.

Q. Are all the sentences in the question are connected to each other or there is a possibility of two sentences connecting & the other two consist of another theme?

Ans. Yes, the whole paragraph has the same theme thus it is always said to connect the sentences it makes it easier to understand and solve.

Q. Is sentence rearrangement & cloze test the same thing?

Ans. No, these two are different topics.

Q. What is the usual weightage of sentence rearrangement in board exams?

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