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: I had my eye especially on the long jump.
S6: He turned out to be a German named Luz Long.
P: Everyone expected me to win that Olympic event hands down. · Q: I was in for a surprise. · R: When the time came for the long jump trials, I was startled to see a tall boy hitting the pit at almost 26 feet on his practice leaps. · S: A year before I had set the world record of 26 feet 3 inches.
The proper sequence should be
- APQRS
- BPSQR
- CPRSQ
- DSRPQ
Explanation
P (expected to win) → S (world record set) → Q (in for a surprise) → R (startled by tall boy). (PSQR)