Ordering of Sentences Questions & Answers - Page 7

P : At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me, a single gold tooth and a dingy fez.

Q : soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me.

R : But this one wouldn't budge.

S : We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them.

S6: Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, "Hey buddy this guy is your waiter and he wants your order"

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P : Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils.

Q : Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms.

R : First, there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era.

S : But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation.

S6: The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, temperature and topography.

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P : Here, a great deal of grain is grown.

Q : In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation.

R : Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river Danube flows.

S : In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock.

S6: The new industries derive mainly from agricultural production.

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P : Later film makers have followed his lead.

Q : Today other nations are making the children's film in a big way.

R : This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.

S : Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field.

S6: But today, few think of Ray as a maker of children's films.

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P : They are usually much quicker than the ant itself.

Q : Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants.

R : Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.

S : They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails.

S6: Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.

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P : One day, just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed into the room.

Q : One plate was for himself and other was for his cat.

R : she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate.

S : He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate.

S6: In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master.

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P : Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor.

Q : But they spoke of it in tones of horror.

R : Nobody had actually seen the hound.

S : This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal.

S6: The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery.

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P : There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice.

Q : In this city, there are no motor cars, no horses, no buses.

R : These small islands are near one another.

S : It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands.

S6: This is because Venice has no streets.

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P : The slush on the road did not deter them.

Q : The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.

R : They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads.

S : Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.

S6: But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad.

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P : Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.

Q : She wheeled away the pram.

R : A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.

S : Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.

S6: She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.

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