Read each of the following groups of sentences and decide
what would be the best order in which to put the sentences, to form a
well-organized paragraph.
1.
1)
We witness, today, a fairly paralyzing
disagreement between those who insist upon what might be called a monistic
method of attacking the social problem and those who insist upon a pluralistic
method.
2)
This cause may be the economic system, or
irreligion, or the poor education of the young, or the Jew, or any other single
factor that is assumed to cast gloom over existence.
3)
The monists are those who traces all the major
evils of the world to one conditioning cause.
4)
Discovering one cause accountable, they call for
one kind of action, a frontal attack.
a. 3124
b. 1324
c. 2314
d. 1234
e. 4312
Answer: b
2.
1)
From it comes the energy which makes life
possible.
2)
Yet, the sun is all-important to living things
on earth.
3)
Though the earth seems so large to us, it is
only a minor member of the system; in fact the system’s center and its giant,
the sun, is itself only one of the myriad of stars and is far from being the
greatest of those.
4)
Nevertheless, it is important to realize the
earth’s place in that boarder scheme of things known as the solar system.
5)
The attention of geography is focused on the
earth, particularly on the surface of the earth.
a. 45321
b. 12354
c. 54321
d. 54231
e. 54213
Answer: c
3.
1)
Science is a game that is inspiring and
refreshing.
2)
The rewards are great because you find a home in
the world, a home you have made for yourself.
3)
The playing field is the universe itself.
4)
The stakes are high, because you must put down
all your preconceived ideas and habits of thought.
a. 3214
b. 4321
c. 1342
d. 1423
e. 1243
Answer: c
4.
I.
There is a need for a highly scientific
education of prospective scientists.
II.
The development of science and technology is
vital to the economic growth of any country.
III.
It will raise the standard of living
particularly in developing countries like the Phillipines.
IV.
To insure this there must be well trained
scientists and technology.
V.
It is in realization of this need that the
Philippines Science High School was establish.
1. II-III-I-IV-V
2. III-V-II-I-IV
3. IV-II-I-V-III
4. I-IV-V-II-III
5. V-III-II-I-IV
Answer: 4
5.
I.
For the first time, however, the waters of
Laguna de Bay are serving new and different purpose.
II.
Today, these lands can be planted to palay
during off-season.
III.
They are being harnessed to water rice field
along the shores which are idle during the dry season.
IV.
Fish abound in its water and its shores have
been favorable breeding ground for ducks.
V.
Laguna de Bay has for countries been a major
source of livelihood for people lving along its shores.
1. III-V-I-II-IV
2. III-V-II-I-IV
3. V-III-I-II-IV
4. I-II-IV-III-V
5. II-I-V-III-IV
Answer: 3
6.
I.
April 27 marks the two historical events, the
anniversary of the Battle of Mactan and the inauguration of the Mactan
International Airport.
II.
This modern airfield has all the facilities and
installation of the most up-to-date air center.
III.
Mactan Island where Magellan feature.
IV.
It is therefore able to accommodate the world’s largest
air jetliners.
V.
It is now the location of the Philippines’
second International airport.
1. II-III-V-IV-I
2. I-II-III-IV-V
3. III-V-IV-II-I
4. II-V-III-IV-I
5. II-I-V-III-IV
Answer: 3
7.
I.
The advent of an industrial revolution in the
United States temporarily produced a decline in handicrafts.
II.
Machine-made product began to achieve a new
beauty and refinement of their own.
III.
Many of the pieces now being created in the
United States are being hailed by critics as an art treasure.
IV.
The craftsmen partly in revolt against the
smooth perfection of machine made products, succeeded in complimenting it with
new exciting forms and texture.
V.
But, after World War II, a renaissance in the
handicraft medium.
1. I-III-V-II-IV
2. III-I-II-IV-V
3. I-III-II-IV-V
4. III-V-I-II-IV
5. I-V-III-II-IV
Answer: 5
8.
A.
Today, the emphasis is to top quality.
B.
Further, hey are providing a blue print for
other nations to follow to achieve the same goals.
C.
Trading companies are mainly responsible for the
improvement.
D.
Years ago, many Japanese exports were products
that lasted only a few hours.
E.
They also get major credit for making the
country economically sound.
1. D-A-C-E-B
2. C-D-E-B-A
3. A-C-B-E-D
Answer: 1
9.
A.
The cry of our farmers for water in the rice
fields does not have an exciting ring.
B.
It is not a political cry and therefore does not
electrify the nation.
C.
Most people hearken to the cry with a polite,
but disinterested look.
D.
It is, however, a cry that has serious overtones
in the nation’s effort to be self-sufficient in its all-important cry.
E.
Rice shortage have always caused serious
dislocations in our economy.
1. C-A-B-D-E
2. A-D-B-C-E
3. A-B-C-D-E
4. A-B-D-E-C
5. E-A-C-D-B
Answer: 3
10.
A.
Advance warning, however can do a great deal to
reduce opposition.
B.
How changes introduced affects their acceptance
by employees.
C.
To illustrate, sudden change will inevitably
meet with great employee resistance.
D.
It also gives a man time to adjust to his new
framework and to the personal and domestic changes that go along.
E.
Imposed alterations can lead to dissatisfaction,
absenteeism and inefficiency.
1. B-C-E-D-A
2. E-C-B-D-A
3. A-C-B-E-D
4. C-E-D-A-B
5. B-C-E-A-D
Answer: 5
11.
A. The
term nationalism defies definition.
B. However,
it has come to mean different things to different people.
C. In
fact, it has become a complex phenomenon.
D. Meanwhile,
we say that nationalism stands for the desire of a people for rational
self-determination and assertion.
E. Its
meaning has changed through the centuries.
1. A-C-D-E-B
2. E-B-C-D-A
3. A-E-C-D-B
4. A-E-B-C-D
5. E-B-D-A-C
Answer: 3
Rad each of the following groups of sentences and decide
what would be best order in which to put the sentences, to form a well
organized paragraph. The answer to the questions below each by indicating the
number of the correct answer.
ITEMS 1-5
I.
As an English writer has written, “Providence in
her wise disposition has placed these people in a garden of Eden, where the
means of subsistence are found without much labor, and does not require them to
toil and slave to satisfy their personal wants.
II.
Foreign writers have rashly accused the Filipino
of “Indolence.”
III.
The
Filipinos take like easy because of the tropical climate and the
liberality of nature.
IV.
By the yard stick of human action in temperature
countries, the Filipinos do not work hard.
V.
Such may seem the case, but foreign critics are
interpreting it as a manifestation of racial laziness.
1. If
the five sentences above were arranged in the best order, the first sentence
would be1. I; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 1
2. The
second sentence above would be 1. I; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 4
3. The
third sentence would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 2
4. The
fourth sentence would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 3
5. The
fifth sentence would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 5
ITEMS 6-10
I.
Guerilla movements can exist only when they have
some support from the people in their area of operations.
II.
This is because in all lands where a strong,
idea logically motivated guerilla force looks in struggle with the government,
ultimate victory goes to the side which succeeds in rallying the people.
III.
Conversely, when the people deny or withdraw
their support, the guerrilla lose their ability to disengage disappear and
exist and shortly are down and wipe out.
IV.
The decisive factor in the twilight war in South
Vietnam is the support of the rural masses.
V.
The greater the support the more effective the
guerilla become.
6. If
the five sentences above were arranged in the best order, the first sentence
would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 1
7. The
second sentence would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 5
8. The
third sentence would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 2
9. The
fourth sentence would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 3
10. The
fifth sentence would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 4
ITEMS 11-15
I.
Relations between the Philippines and the United
State are undergoing the train of an understanding transformation.
II.
This movement has now become an all-persuasive
force in political and economic life.
III.
It is a transformation prompted by the growing
realization that as people, the Filipino have their own identity to maintain
and their own economic interest to promote.
IV.
The realization did not come as a sudden
awakening when the Philippines assumed her independence in 1946.
V.
It evolved gradually and explains the rise and
growth of nationalism during the last decade.
11. If
the five sentence above were arranged in the best order, the first sentence
would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 1
12. The
second sentence would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 3
13. The
third sentence would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 4
14. The
fourth sentences would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 5
15. The
fifth sentence would be 1. II; 2. II; 3. III; 4. IV; 5. V.
Answer: 2
ITEMS
16-20
I.
The politicians are very much aware of the value
of the grain.
II.
The vital importance of the rice to the people
cannot be overestimated.
III.
A wag added that without rice the Filipino
abroad would get “homesick.”
IV.
This probably explains why great quantities of
rice are temptingly dangled before the electorate every time election day
comes.
V.
In fact, the observation has been made that the
Filipino not only, eat rice, and ‘sleep’ rice.
16. If
the five sentences above were arranged in the best order the first sentence
would be.
1. Sentence
I
2. Sentence
II
3. Sentence
III
4. Sentence
IV
5. Sentence
V
Answer: 2
17. The
second sentence would be
1. Sentence
I
2. Sentence
II
3. Sentence
III
4. Sentence
IV
5. Sentence
V
Answer: 5
18. The
third sentence would be
1. Sentence
I
2. Sentence
II
3. Sentence
III
4. Sentence
IV
5. Sentence
V
Answer: 3
19. The
fourth sentence would be
1. Sentence
I
2. Sentence
II
3. Sentence
III
4. Sentence
IV
5. Sentence
V
Answer: 1
20. The
fifth sentence would be
1. Sentence
I
2. Sentence
II
3. Sentence
III
4. Sentence
IV
5. Sentence
V
Answer: 4
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