Directions (1-5). Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given below them.
- A. If caught in the act, they were punished, not for the crime, but for allowing themselves to be caught another lash of the whip.
- B. The bellicose Spartans sacrificed all the finer things in life for military expertise.
- C. Those fortunate enough to survive babyhood were taken away from their mothers at the age of seven to undergo rigorous military training.
- D. This consisted mainly of beatings and deprivations of all kinds like going around barefoot in winter, and worse, starvation so that they would be forced to steal food to survive.
- E. Male children were examined at birth by the city council and those deemed too weak to become soldiers were left to die of exposure.
- (1) A
- (2) B
- (3) C
- (4) D
- (5) E
2. Which of the following should be the FIFTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement? (1)
- (1) A
- (2) B
- (3) C
- (4) D
- (5) E
3. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement? (2)
- (1) A
- (2) B
- (3) C
- (4) D
- (5) E
4. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement? (5)
- (1) A
- (2) B
- (3) C
- (4) D
- (5) E
5. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement? (3)
- (1) A
- (2) B
- (3) C
- (4) D
- (5) E