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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P: Skillfull speakers get at outset a number of 'Yes' responses.
Q: They thereby steer their listeners towards an affirmative direction.
S: It is like the movements of a billiard ball.
R: Propel it in one direction and it takes some force to deflect it.

This question was previously asked in
HTET 2025 Level 1 PRT Question Paper (5-Jul-2026)
The correct answer is

PRQS

The logical flow begins with P, introducing that skilled speakers gather 'Yes' responses, followed by R, which extends the billiard-ball comparison implied later, then Q and S complete the idea of steering listeners in one direction. As marked in the answer key, the correct order is PRQS.

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Important Questions from Para Jumbles

  1. Direction: In the items in this section, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1: At the roadside, the driver will be asked to blow through a small glass tube into a plastic bag.

    S6: The driver will be asked to go to the police station.

    P: And if the colour change does not reach the line the driver cannot be punished under the new law.

    Q: Inside the tube are chemically treated crystals which change colour if the driver has alcohol on his breath.

    R: But if the colour change does reach the line then the test has proved positive.

    S: If the colour change goes beyond a certain line marked on the tube this indicates that the driver is probably over the specified limit.

    The proper sequence should be

  2. Direction: In the items in this section, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1: Hope springs eternally in the heart of man.

    S6: This is the central idea of the poem.

    P: But hope is everlasting.

    Q: Love, friendship, and youth perish.

    R: It is nursed by the glorious elements of nature.

    S: Man derives hope from nature in his gallant struggle after some noble ideal.

    The proper sequence should be

  3. Direction: In the items in this section, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1: Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson were spending a weekend in a University town.

    S6: It was clear that something very unusual happened.

    P: One evening they received a visit from an acquaintance, Mr. Hilton Soames.

    Q: On that occasion, he was in a state of great agitation.

    R: They were staying in furnished rooms, close to the library.

    S: Mr. Soames was a tall, thin man of a nervous and excitable nature.

    The proper sequence should be

  4. Direction: In the items in this section, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1: The machines that drive modern civilisation derive their power from coal and oil.

    S6: Nuclear energy may also be effectively used in this respect.

    P: But they are not inexhaustible.

    Q: These sources may not be exhausted very soon.

    R: A time may come when some other sources have to be tapped and utilised.

    S: Power may, of course, be obtained in future from forests, water, wind and withered vegetables.

    The proper sequence should be

  5. Direction: In the items in this section, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1: The body can never stop.

    S6: It comes from food.

    P: To support this endless activity, the body needs all the fuel for action.

    Q: Sometimes it is more active than at other times, but it is always moving.

    R: Even in the deepest sleep we must breathe.

    S: The fuel must come from somewhere.

    The proper sequence should be

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