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. How does television affect our lives? P. On the other hand, there are several serious disadvantages of television. Q. It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch. R. Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world, there are high quality programmes that help us to understand many fields of study. S. Moreover, television benefits very old people, who can't often leave the house as well as patients in hospitals. 6. Many children stare at a television screen for more hours each day than they do anything else including studying & sleeping.
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. How does television affect our lives? P. On the other hand, there are several serious disadvantages of television. Q. It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch. R. Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world, there are high quality programmes that help us to understand many fields of study. S. Moreover, television benefits very old people, who can't often leave the house as well as patients in hospitals. 6. Many children stare at a television screen for more hours each day than they do anything else including studying & sleeping. Correct Answer QRSP
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. QRSP.
- While arranging the parts of the sentence given in options, we have to find some grammatical or contextual connections between them-
- Q follows sentence 1 as it tells how television can be helpful. While talking about something, in particular, we generally address the positives of it first and then move on to the negatives.
- Next is R as it tells the advantages of television.
- S follows R as it starts with 'moreover' and further elaborates on the advantages.
- Last is P as it shifts to the disadvantages.
Correct order- How does television affect our lives? It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch. Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world, there are high quality programmes that help us to understand many fields of study. Moreover, television benefits very old people, who can't often leave the house as well as patients in hospitals. On the other hand, there are several serious disadvantages of television. Many children stare at a television screen for more hours each day than they do anything else including studying & sleeping.