English Parajumbles

Introduction

Ordering of words/sentences is a necessary and indispensable part of the NDA examination. The candidates are
required to place these words or sentences in a proper sequence. This test may have several words, phrases or
sentences in a jumbled up manner.

Given below would be 4 or 5 perplexing sentences which he would need to sort and arrange like a jigsaw puzzle. Sounds fun? It is. If one knows how to go about it, that is. Solving jumbled paragraphs is a science. It is so much of a science that you can obtain an accuracy of 100% even if you are not a good reader.

Concept and tricks for solving Para Jumbles in NDA exam

Tips for Attempting Questions

• Frame the sentences logically to get a meaningful order.

• Rearrangement of sentences should be grammatically correct.

• Use simple and linear approach to frame the sentence to obtain a logical meaning.

• Establish Link Between Two Sentences and Then Examine The Options

Suppose you establish the link 'BA'. The given options are:

(a) DABC (b) ACDB (c) CBAD (d) DBAC.

Now you are left with option (c) and (d) to examine. You read the sentences in the order given by these two options and use your methods again to determine which one is correct.
You can certainly establish links between two or more sentences with the help of some hints found in the sentences. These hints are:

Transition Words
Transition words make the shift from one idea to another very easy. They organize and connect the sentences logically. Observing the transition words found in a sentence can often give you a clue about the sentence that will come before/after that particular sentence. Given below are some commonly used transition words:

Also, again, as well as, besides, furthermore, in addition, likewise, moreover, similarly, consequently, hence, otherwise, subsequently, therefore, thus, as a rule, generally, for instance, for example, for one thing, above all, aside from, barring, besides, in other words etc.

Personal Pronouns:
Personal pronouns are he, she, it, him, her etc. Remember that personal pronouns always refer to a person, place or thing etc. Therefore, if a sentence contains a personal pronoun without mentioning the person, place or object it is referring to, the person, place or object must have come in the previous sentence.

Demonstrative Pronouns:
The demonstrative pronouns are "this," "that," "these," and "those." "This" and "that" are used to refer to singular nouns or noun phrases and "these" and "those" are used to refer to plural nouns and noun phrases. Whenever a sentence contains a demonstrative pronoun without mentioning the noun or the noun phrase, it means that the previous sentence must be mentioning that noun or noun phrase.



Time Sequence Approach (TSA):
Either dates or time sequence indicating words: Be aware of the time indication either by giving years - or by using time indicating words. Arrange the sentences using their proper time sequence. Here are a few time sequence indicating words -Before after later when

Types of Questions

TYPE 1

Reordering of words to form a meaningful sentence In this type, the initial part of the sentence is given as a hint. The rest of the sentence is divided into a number of phrases (labelled as P, Q, R, S) and given in a jumbled form. The candidate has to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence to form a meaningful sentence. The initial part of the sentence serves as a hint for arranging the given phrases into a sentence.

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 and 2) In the questions
given below, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts which are labelled as P, Q, R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence among the alternatives.
1. P : himself
Q: a child
R : can usually feed
S : by the age of six months
The correct sequence should be
(a) QPRS
(b) SRQP
(c) PQRS
(d) QRPS
Explanation The correct sequence is QRPS [option (d)] i.e. A child can usually feed himself by the age of six months.

2. The boy
P : in the competition
Q : who was wearing spectacles
R : won many prizes
S : held in our college
The correct sequence should be
(a) PQRS
(b) RPSQ
(c) QRPS
(d) QPSR

Explanation : The correct sequence is QRPS [option (c)] i.e. The boy who was wearing spectacles won many prizes in the competition
held in our college.

TYPE 2

Reordering of sentences; to form a meaningful paragraph In this type, the initial and final part of the paragraph is given and labelled as
S1 and S6. The rest of the paragraph is broken into 4 parts (labelled as P, Q, R and S) and given in a jumbled form. The candidate needs to arrange the jumbled parts (P, Q, R and S) in a way that the resultant paragraph is coherent and meaningful.

Some examples are given below of this type

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 and 2 In the questions given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences
are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q,
R and S. Find out the proper order of the four sentences.

1. S1 : She said on the phone that she would report for duty next day.
S6 : Eventually we reported to the police.
P : W c waited for few days then we decided to go to her
place.
Q : But she did not.
R : We found it locked.
S : Even after that w(· waited for her for quite a few days.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PRSQ
(b) QPSl
(c) QPRS
(d) SQPR
Explanation The correct sequence is QPRS [option (c)] i.e. She said on the phone that she would report for duty next day. But she did not. We waited for few days then we decided to go to replace. We found it locked. Even after that we waited for her for quite a few days, eventually we reported to the police.

2. S1 : Throughout history, man has used energy from the Sun.
S6 : This energy comes from inside atoms.
P : Today, when we burn wood or use electric current, we are drawing energy.
Q : However, we now have a new supply of energy.
R : All our ordinary life depends on Sun.
S : This has come from the Sun.
The proper sequence should be
(a) SQPR
(b) RQPS
(c) QSRP
(d) PSRQ

Explanation The correct sequence is PSRQ [option (d)] i.e. Throughout history, man has used energy from the Sun. Today, when we burn wood or use electric current, we are drawing energy. This has come from the Sun. All our ordinary life depends on Sun. However, we now have a new supply of energy, this energy come from inside atoms.


 
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