Directions for the following 8 (EIGHT) items: In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: A man handed a pair of trousers to the departmental store clerk and said, “I’d like these altered, please.”
S6: Triumphantly he put the trousers and the receipts on the counter and said, “I’d like to have these altered, please.”
P: He said that free alteration is not possible without a receipt. · Q: The man said, “Okay, I’d like to return the trousers.” The clerk took them back and returned the money. · R: The man pushed the money and said, “Now I want to buy them.” The clerk put the trousers in a bag, issued a receipt and handed him both. · S: The clerk asked for the sales receipt but after searching his pockets the man replied that he had lost it.
The proper sequence should be
- AQRPS
- BSPQR
- CPSRQ
- DPSQR
Explanation
S (receipt lost) → P (no alteration without receipt) → Q (returns trousers, gets money) → R (re-buys, gets receipt). (SPQR)