In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Egypt lies in the north-east comer of Africa.
S6: The whole country depends on the water pf the Nile.
P: Most of it is desert or semi-desert.
Q: It has very little rainfall.
R: It i four times as big as Great Britain in size.
S: Only a twenty-fifth of the total area is cultivable.
- APQRS
- BSRPQ
- CRPSQ
- DQPRS
Explanation
R opens the paragraph because the pronoun 'it' can only refer to the noun 'Egypt' in S1, and it introduces the country's size. P follows naturally, describing the land itself - most of it is desert or semi-desert. S continues the land theme by narrowing to how little of it is cultivable. Q closes the middle with 'very little rainfall', which is the direct cause of the condition in S6 - total dependence on the Nile's water. No other option preserves both the pronoun reference in R and the rainfall-to-Nile cause-effect link. Hence RPSQ, option C, is correct.