101. S1: While crossing a busy road we should obey the policeman on duty.
P: We should always cross the road at the zebra crossing.
Q: We must look to the signal lights and cross the road only when the road is clear.
R: If there are no signal lights at the crossing, we should look to the right, then to the left and again to the right before crossing the road.
S: If the road is not clear we should wait.
S6: We should never run while crossing a road.
The Proper sequence should be:
P: We should always cross the road at the zebra crossing.
Q: We must look to the signal lights and cross the road only when the road is clear.
R: If there are no signal lights at the crossing, we should look to the right, then to the left and again to the right before crossing the road.
S: If the road is not clear we should wait.
S6: We should never run while crossing a road.
The Proper sequence should be:
102. S1: The commonest form of forgetfulness, I suppose, occurs in the matter of posting letters.
P: So common is it that I am always reluctant to trust a departing visitor to post an important letter.
Q: As for myself, anyone who asks me to post a letter is a poor judge of character.
R: Even if I carry the letter in my hand I am always past the first pillar box before I remember that I ought to have posted it.
S: So little I rely on his memory that I put him on his oath before handing the letter to him.
S6: Weary of holding it in my hand, I then put it for safety into one of my pockets and forget all about it.
The Proper sequence should be:
P: So common is it that I am always reluctant to trust a departing visitor to post an important letter.
Q: As for myself, anyone who asks me to post a letter is a poor judge of character.
R: Even if I carry the letter in my hand I am always past the first pillar box before I remember that I ought to have posted it.
S: So little I rely on his memory that I put him on his oath before handing the letter to him.
S6: Weary of holding it in my hand, I then put it for safety into one of my pockets and forget all about it.
The Proper sequence should be:
103. S1: We must learn to depend on ourselves and not look to others for help every time we are in trouble.
P: We should not forget that those who lean too much on others tend to become weak and helpless.
Q: Certainly we want to make friends with the rest of the world.
R: We welcome help and cooperation from every quarter, but we must depend primarily on our own resources.
S: We also seek the goodwill and cooperation of all those who reside in this country, whatever their race or nationality.
S6: A country's freedom can be preserved only by her own strength and self-reliance.
The Proper sequence should be:
P: We should not forget that those who lean too much on others tend to become weak and helpless.
Q: Certainly we want to make friends with the rest of the world.
R: We welcome help and cooperation from every quarter, but we must depend primarily on our own resources.
S: We also seek the goodwill and cooperation of all those who reside in this country, whatever their race or nationality.
S6: A country's freedom can be preserved only by her own strength and self-reliance.
The Proper sequence should be:
104. S1: Anything you do that gives you some form of regular exercise will benefit your heart.
P: In fact, never choose an activity just because it is good for you.
Q: By all means work up a good sweat, and even a thirst perhaps.
R: If you can combine this with enjoyment, then so much the better.
S: You will soon get bored of it.
S6: But do not push too hard; tune into the warning signals from your body.
The Proper sequence should be:
P: In fact, never choose an activity just because it is good for you.
Q: By all means work up a good sweat, and even a thirst perhaps.
R: If you can combine this with enjoyment, then so much the better.
S: You will soon get bored of it.
S6: But do not push too hard; tune into the warning signals from your body.
The Proper sequence should be:
105. S1: Proverbs contain homely but universal truths.
P: They point out the incongruities of situations in life.
Q: Naturally, therefore, they are translatable from one language to another.
R: Therefore, their appeal is direct.
S: Many of them had their birth in folk literature.
S6: They are everyman's philosophy.
The Proper sequence should be:
P: They point out the incongruities of situations in life.
Q: Naturally, therefore, they are translatable from one language to another.
R: Therefore, their appeal is direct.
S: Many of them had their birth in folk literature.
S6: They are everyman's philosophy.
The Proper sequence should be:
106. S1: Suddenly it began to climb swiftly, and I knew it was speeding eastward again till it became a speck in the blue morning.
P: I didn't know what force they could command, but I was certain it would be sufficient.
Q: My enemies had located me, and the next thing would be a cordon round me.
R: That made me do some savage thinking.
S: The aeroplane had seen my bicycle, and would conclude that I would try to escape by the road.
S6: In that case there might be a chance on the moors to the right or left.
The Proper sequence should be:
P: I didn't know what force they could command, but I was certain it would be sufficient.
Q: My enemies had located me, and the next thing would be a cordon round me.
R: That made me do some savage thinking.
S: The aeroplane had seen my bicycle, and would conclude that I would try to escape by the road.
S6: In that case there might be a chance on the moors to the right or left.
The Proper sequence should be:
107. S1: Today the Earth has many satellites besides the moon.
P: But the pull of the Earth keep them from doing so.
Q: The artificial satellites do not fall because they are going too fast to do so.
R: They are artificial satellites made by man and very much smaller than the man.
S: As they speed along, they tend to go straight off into space.
S6: As a result, they travel in an orbit round the Earth.
The Proper sequence should be:
P: But the pull of the Earth keep them from doing so.
Q: The artificial satellites do not fall because they are going too fast to do so.
R: They are artificial satellites made by man and very much smaller than the man.
S: As they speed along, they tend to go straight off into space.
S6: As a result, they travel in an orbit round the Earth.
The Proper sequence should be:
108. S1: There have been many myths about women in world literature.
P: Odysseus found a way to save himself and his sailors from this evil fate.
Q: The sirens were beautiful maidens whose songs enchanted sailors on the seas.
R: Odysseus encounter with the sirens during his return home after the fall of Troy is typical of this.
S: Their songs were so captivating that the sailors swam towards them and died miserable deaths.
S6: He filled his rower's ears with wax and had himself bound to the mast so that he could hear the sweet singing without diving overboard to his death.
The Proper sequence should be:
P: Odysseus found a way to save himself and his sailors from this evil fate.
Q: The sirens were beautiful maidens whose songs enchanted sailors on the seas.
R: Odysseus encounter with the sirens during his return home after the fall of Troy is typical of this.
S: Their songs were so captivating that the sailors swam towards them and died miserable deaths.
S6: He filled his rower's ears with wax and had himself bound to the mast so that he could hear the sweet singing without diving overboard to his death.
The Proper sequence should be:
109. S1: The similarity between the human body and a machine is rather superficial.
P: Beyond that, comparison fails.
Q: No machine grows in size; no machine sees, hears or feels.
R: It can be summed up in the statement that both require fuel and oxygen and obtain energy.
S: No machine thinks.
S6: The points of difference far outweigh the points of resemblance.
The Proper sequence should be:
P: Beyond that, comparison fails.
Q: No machine grows in size; no machine sees, hears or feels.
R: It can be summed up in the statement that both require fuel and oxygen and obtain energy.
S: No machine thinks.
S6: The points of difference far outweigh the points of resemblance.
The Proper sequence should be:
110. S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov., 1889.
P: Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February, 1920.
Q: In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Harrow.
R: He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August, 1947.
S: He married Kamla Kaul in 1915.
S6: He died on 27 May, 1964.
The Proper sequence should be:
P: Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February, 1920.
Q: In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Harrow.
R: He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August, 1947.
S: He married Kamla Kaul in 1915.
S6: He died on 27 May, 1964.
The Proper sequence should be:
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