Directions (Qs. 1 – 5): Rearrange the given six sentences/group in a sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph.
(1). Now when the wise sage returned he saw a large crowd gathered on the road and his well-fed disciple in its midst, accepting
offerings for the rock.
(2). “Look!,” they exclaimed in excitement, “There is something written on the rock! What can it mean?”
(3). The sage was away and his disciple, who loved to put on an air of learning, examined the drawings on the rock and proclaimed.
“Each person using the road must worship the rock and make an offering. The one who ignores this will turn into a donkey!”
(4). He examined the rock, moved it aside, lifted out a pot of gold hidden beneath it which he said had to be used to keep the road in
good repair; and kept his disciple cleaning cowsheds for the remainder of the year to atone for his greed.
(5). A large crowd gathered and they all had the same question so they decided to go to the ashram of a wise sage.
(6). The road was a very busy one which connected a large number of villages and one day a group of students discovered a rock.
1. Which of the following should be the fifth sentence after the rearrangement? (1)
(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5) 6
2. Which of the following should be the second sentence after the rearrangement? (2)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5)6
3. Which of the following should be the sixth (last) sentence after the rearrangement? (4)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5)6
4. Which of the following should be the first sentence after the rearrangement? (5)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5)6
5. Which of the following should be the third sentence after the rearrangement? (4)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5) 6
