Level 3 Exam-Pattern Test — Para Jumbles
8 Questions • 20 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 8
Order: (P) Consequently, sales doubled. (Q) The company redesigned its product. (R) Customers responded enthusiastically. (S) It also lowered the price.
Q → S → R → P
P → Q → R → S
Q → R → S → P
S → Q → R → P
Explanation: Redesign + lower price → enthusiastic response → result (sales doubled).
Question 2 of 8
Order: (A) This discovery transformed medicine. (B) In 1928, Alexander Fleming noticed a strange mould. (C) It killed the surrounding bacteria. (D) He named the substance penicillin.
B → C → D → A
B → D → C → A
A → B → C → D
B → C → A → D
Explanation: Noticed mould → it killed bacteria → named it → it transformed medicine.
Question 3 of 8
Order: (P) However, the celebration was short-lived. (Q) The team won the championship. (R) A doping scandal soon emerged. (S) Their title was stripped away.
Q → P → R → S
Q → R → S → P
P → Q → R → S
Q → S → R → P
Explanation: Win → but short-lived → scandal → title stripped.
Question 4 of 8
Which sentence is the opener? (1) As a result, trust collapsed. (2) A leading bank concealed huge losses. (3) When the truth emerged, customers panicked.
1
2
3
any
Explanation: Sentence 2 introduces the topic with a full noun and no back-reference.
Question 5 of 8
Order: (A) Yet few took the warning seriously. (B) Scientists had predicted the earthquake. (C) When it struck, the damage was immense. (D) Lives could have been saved with preparation.
B → A → C → D
B → C → A → D
A → B → C → D
B → A → D → C
Explanation: Prediction → ignored → struck → reflection on what could have been saved.
Question 6 of 8
Identify the mandatory pair: (1) A rumour spread quickly. (2) The rumour caused panic. (3) Officials issued a clarification. (4) Calm was eventually restored.
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
1 and 4
Explanation: 'A rumour' (1) and 'The rumour' (2) must be adjacent.
Question 7 of 8
Order: (P) Such measures, however, proved insufficient. (Q) Pollution levels rose alarmingly. (R) The city banned old vehicles. (S) Eventually, a complete overhaul was needed.
Q → R → P → S
Q → P → R → S
R → Q → P → S
Q → R → S → P
Explanation: Problem → measure → measure insufficient → overhaul needed.
Question 8 of 8
Which is the closing sentence? (1) The reforms, in short, reshaped the nation. (2) New laws were passed. (3) A bold leader took charge. (4) Old systems were dismantled.
1
2
3
4
Explanation: 'in short' signals a summarising conclusion.