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Ordering of Words mcq for SSC exams

MCQ Ordering of Words
  1. Correct Sequence:
    A. She danced with joy
    B. that she had topped
    C. when she found out
    D. the board examination.
    A. abcd
    B. abdc
    C. acbd
    D. bcda

ANSWER: acbd
Explanation: She was dancing with joy at some positive news (i.e topping the board exams). While the former is the subject of the sentence, the latter is the predicate.
  1. Correct Sequence:
    A. She was wishing
    B. for her
    C. for something
    D. that was not good

ANSWER: acdb
Explanation: The correct sentence: She was wishing for something that was not good for her. She refers to the subject while not good for her is the predicate and was wishing is the verb joining the two.
  1. Correct Sequence:
    A. I was certain
    B. the management meeting.
    C. be allowed to attend
    D. that subordinates would not
    A. abcd
    B. abdc
    C. adcb
    D. bcda

ANSWER: adcb
Explanation: Subordinates forms the subject of the sentence while management meeting is the predicate (latter part of the sentence). Some action is required to connect the subject to the predicate which in this case is a verb( would not be allowed to attend). Hence the correct sequence is “adcb”.
  1. The Proper sequence should be:
    P : early today
    Q : at least five persons were killed and 32 injured
    R : when a passenger train rammed into
    S : a stationary goods train
    A. PQRS
    B. QRSP
    C. RSPQ
    D. RSQP

Answer: Option B
Solution: At least five persons were killed and 32 injured when a passenger train rammed into a stationary goods train early today.
  1. A policeman
    P : to abide
    Q : if he has to do well,
    R : by the strict letters of the law
    S : cannot afford
    The Proper sequence should be:
    A. PRQS
    B. QSPR
    C. RQPS
    D. SPRQ

Answer: Option B
Solution: A policeman if he has to do well, cannot afford to abide by the strict letters of the law.
  1. The Proper sequence should be:
    A. The managing director
    B. in listening to her
    C. was not interested
    D. explanation about why profits were lessening.
    a. abcd
    b. abdc
    c. acbd
    d. bcda

ANSWER: acbd
Explanation: “The managing director” is the subject of the sentence not interested in listening is the verb or action part and why profits were lessening forms part of the predicate or latter half of the sentence. The entire sentence therefore reads meaningfully if (c) is chosen.
  1. A swathe of the white stuff
    A. stretching for maybe fifteen metres
    B. lay across the track in front of us
    C. and the dirt track reappeared
    D. before it petered out
    a. ABDC
    b. BCDA
    c. BADC
    d. DBAC

ANSWER: BADC
  1. Rearrange the following parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) in proper sequence to obtain a correct sentence.
    1. pending because it wasn’t
    2. Too many cases still lie
    3. is the convict
    4. confirmed that the accused really

ANSWER: 2, 1, 4, 3
Explanation: Too many cases still lie pending, because it wasn’t confirmed that the accused really is the convict.
  1. Rearrange the following parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) in the proper sequence to obtain a correct sentence.
    1. our country
    2. following greater than some
    3. Salman Khan has a fan
    4. of the best-paid sports person in
    a. 1, 3, 4, 2
    b. 3, 4, 2, 1
    c. 4, 1, 3, 2
    d. 3, 2, 4, 1

ANSWER: 3, 2, 4, 1
Explanation: Salman Khan has a fan following greater than some of the best paid sports person in our country.
  1. Rearrange the following parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) in the proper sequence to obtain a correct sentence.
    1. held on all India basis
    2. appear the SSC examination
    3. every year many students from
    4. all over the country
    a. 1, 2, 4, 3
    b. 3, 4, 2, 1
    c. 2 , 3, 1, 4
    d. 2, 4, 1, 3

ANSWER: 3, 4, 2, 1
Explanation: Every year many students from all over the country appear the SSC examination held on all India basis.