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. In America, home-cooked meals are the endangered species of eating habits. P. On an average, Americans eat 46 percent of their meals alone. Q. In 2010, that number had climbed to approximately 50 percent. R. In 1900, a paltry two percent of U.S. meals were eaten outside the home. S. And when we eat with other people, we often sit in front of the television or have to rush to the next task on the calendar. 6. In the process, we miss out on an activity that can make everyone healthier, happier, and more connected
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. In America, home-cooked meals are the endangered species of eating habits. P. On an average, Americans eat 46 percent of their meals alone. Q. In 2010, that number had climbed to approximately 50 percent. R. In 1900, a paltry two percent of U.S. meals were eaten outside the home. S. And when we eat with other people, we often sit in front of the television or have to rush to the next task on the calendar. 6. In the process, we miss out on an activity that can make everyone healthier, happier, and more connected Correct Answer RQPS
The last sentence mentions ‘In the process’ and so the penultimate sentence has to be an activity that brings about the effects mentioned in the last sentence. Thus, S will be the fifth sentence. The second sentence can be either R, Q or P. Q cannot be the second sentence as ‘that number’ should refer to a number mentioned before. Since S is already the fifth sentence and it cannot follow either R or Q to make the passage meaningful, P should be the fourth statement. It is easily observed that R will be the second sentence and Q will follow R as ‘that number’ can refer to the percentage of meals that were eaten outside the home. Thus, the correct sequence is RQPS.