Jumbled Words and Sentences
Category : 6th Class
Jumbled Words and Sentences
Jumbled Words
A group of letters which makes sense is called a word. In a jumbled word, the letters of the alphabet are not in order. They are in mixed form. You have to arrange these letters to make a meaningful word.
Look at the following examples.
1. IJUNRY = INJURY
2. ERATS = TEARS
3. THIWUTO = WITHOUT
4. KESCTH = SKETCH
5. SPMA = SPAM
Sentence
A group of words making a complete sense is called sentence.
There are mainly five kinds of sentences.
1. Assertive sentence: A sentence that states or declares something is called an assertive or declarative sentence.
For example: I go to school by bus.
2. Interrogative sentence: A sentence that asks a question is called a question or an interrogative sentence.
For example: What is your name?
3. Imperative sentence: A sentence that expresses a command, request, suggestion, order or advice is called an imperative sentence.
For example: Keep silence.
4. Exclamatory sentence: A sentence that expresses some strong feelings or emotions such as joy sorrow, surprise or contempt is called an exclamatory sentence.
For example: How beautiful the flower is!
5. Optative sentence: A sentence which expresses wish, desire or pray is called an optative sentence.
For example: May God bless you!
Jumbled Sentences
In these types of questions, you are provided with the first and last parts of a sentence. The remaining sentence is broken into four parts labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these parts so as to form a complete meaningful sentence.
Look at the following examples.
1. The collector said that the
P: supply of water for irrigation
Q: dams should receive water
R: upto a particular level
S: to ensure uninterrupted
The proper sequence should be
(a) QRSP (b) PSQR
(c) RQSP (d) SPRQ
(e) None of these
Ans. (a)
2. When you
P: which one is closest in meaning
Q: read the four sentence in your text book and decide
R: to the statement you have heard
S: hear a statement
(a) SRPQ (b) SQPR
(c) SPQR (d) QPSR
(e) None of these
Ans. (b)
3. A typical Prakash Padukone day
P: or even a game of tennis
Q: starts off
R: on some days
S: with an early morning
(a) QSPR (b) QSRP
(c) RPSQ (d) RSQP
(e) None of these
Ans. (a)
4. Alexander,
P: was a disciple of Aristotle
Q: who was a great conqueror
R: whom the world acknowledges as the greatest philosopher
S: the world has ever known
(a) PQSR (b) QPRS
(c) RPQS (d) SPQR
(e) None of these
Ans. (b)
5. Jawaharlal Nehru
P: under the Cabinet Mission Scheme
Q: was the first to articulate
R: long before such an assembly was set up
S: the idea of a Constituent Assembly
(a) PQSR (b) QSRP
(c) RPQS (d) SRPQ
(e) None of these
Ans. (b)
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