Question 180
HardOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. As a boy, he sold newspapers to help his family.
Q. Dr Kalam was born in 1931 in Rameswaram, a small town on the coast of Tamil Nadu.
R. He studied physics and then aerospace engineering, and joined India's space and missile programmes.
S. In 2002, he became the President of India, and he was loved especially by students.
T. His work on rockets earned him the name "the Missile Man of India".
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Q opens: it names Dr Kalam and his birthplace. P is "as a boy".
R is his studies and work, T is the name "his work" earned, and S is 2002.
So the order is QPRTS.
Worth noting
QRPTS has him studying engineering before we hear about his boyhood.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
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