In the following question, there are six sentences marked S1, S6, P, Q, R and…
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In the following question, there are six sentences marked S1, S6, P, Q, R and S. The position of S1 and S6 are fixed. Choose one of the four options given below which would be the most logical sequence of the sentences in the passage.
S1. Sometimes I believe that people are robots.
P. Wanting respect, little Ben knew he must leap.
Q.One day, a young boy was meeting some friends.
R. Seven kids decided to jump over Smith Creek, which ran behind Johnny's house.
S.Seriously, humans follow guidelines and do whatever is told of them.
S6. Although fear boiled inside him, the tyke sailed above raging waters, just because they said so.
- A.
RQPS
- B.
SQPR
- C.
SQRP
- D.
PQRS
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Correct answer: C
Correct sequence: S1 → S → Q → R → P → S6
Reasoning:
S follows S1 because it develops the idea introduced in S1: both sentences describe humans behaving like robots who follow instructions.
Q comes next because it introduces a specific instance (a young boy meeting friends) that will illustrate the general idea about people following instructions.
R follows Q: after the boy meets his friends, the group action is described (seven kids decide to jump over the creek).
P comes after R because it explains the boy's motive (wanting respect) once the group decision to jump has been made.
S6 is last because it describes the result: despite fear, the boy jumps because others said so, which ties back to the opening idea about people behaving like robots.
Thus the middle four sentences between S1 and S6 are: S, Q, R, P, making the complete passage S1 S Q R P S6.