English Language Questions for SBI Clerks

In each question below, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

1. I saw that                                                                                                     (4)

  1. P : but seeing my host in this mood
  2. Q : I deemed it proper to take leave
  3. R : as I had frequently done before
  4. S : it had been my intention to pass the night there

The Proper sequence should be:

  1. 1. QPSR
  2. 2. QRPS
  3. 3. SPQR
  4. 4. SRPQ

2. It is very easy                                                                                               (2)

  1. P : a great deal more than one realises
  2. Q : may mean
  3. R : that a phrase that one does not quite understand
  4. S : to persuade oneself

The Proper sequence should be:

  1. 1. RSQP
  2. 2. SPQR
  3. 3. SRQP
  4. 4. RQPS

3. I was                                                                                                            (2)

  1. P : and stay fro few days in Delhi
  2. Q : when my father told me
  3. R : very excited
  4. S : that I could go with him

The Proper sequence should be:

  1. 1. PQRS
  2. 2. RQSP
  3. 3. QRSP
  4. 4. SPQR

4. work is the one thing                                                                                  (4)

  1. P : and without it
  2. Q : that is necessary
  3. R : to keep the world going
  4. S : we should all die

The Proper sequence should be:

  1. 1. QPSR
  2. 2. RPQS
  3. 3. SRPQ
  4. 4. QRPS

5. The appearance                                                                                     (3)

  1. P : this dinosaurs were at their peak
  2. Q : of the first mammals on the earth
  3. R : at the time when
  4. S : went almost unnoticed

The Proper sequence should be:

  1. 1. SRPQ
  2. 2. QSRP
  3. 3. QRPS
  4. 4. RPQS