In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct. 1. Lincoln was a gifted speaker.  P.  He won national attention for his speeches against slavery during several debates. Q. So, seven of them announced they would leave the U.S. and form their own government. R. This led to his nomination for the presidency, which he won in 1860.  S. President Lincoln’s election angered the Southern states. 6. In 1861, South Carolina troops fired artillery at Fort Sumter, a U.S. military fort.

In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct. 1. Lincoln was a gifted speaker.  P.  He won national attention for his speeches against slavery during several debates. Q. So, seven of them announced they would leave the U.S. and form their own government. R. This led to his nomination for the presidency, which he won in 1860.  S. President Lincoln’s election angered the Southern states. 6. In 1861, South Carolina troops fired artillery at Fort Sumter, a U.S. military fort. Correct Answer PRSQ

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. PRSQ.

  •  While arranging the parts of the passage, we have to find some grammatical or contextual connections between them-
    • P follows sentence 1 as supports the fact that Lincoln was a gifted speaker.
    • Next is R as it starts with 'this' which refers to the statement mentioned in P that led to his nomination.
    • S follows R as it the reaction his election received.
    • Last is Q as it starts with 'so' to say what the Southern states did after getting angry about Lincoln's election.


Correct order- Lincoln was a gifted speaker. He won national attention for his speeches against slavery during several debates. This led to his nomination for the presidency, which he won in 1860. President Lincoln’s election angered the Southern states. So, seven of them announced they would leave the U.S. and form their own government. In 1861, South Carolina troops fired artillery at Fort Sumter, a U.S. military fort.

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