SENTENCE REARRANGEMENT DSSSB PYQs 2021

S3 male gen. paper

Q1. In addition to
P: that show a wide variety of movies,
Q: many multi-screen commercial
R: cinemas, there are scores of little “art” houses S: many of
them with subtitles
Options :
1. SRQP 2. SPQR 3. PSRQ 4. QRPS
Q2. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in the correct
order.
P: to the sea grass beds that some species rely upon for
food
Q: from the damage done by sedimentation and pollution
R: has been washed into the ocean and may resemble
food to them, and S: the turtles are at further risk from
man-made debris that
Options :
1. PRSQ 2. SRQP 3. QRPS 4. PQSR
 S3 male tgt english

Q3. Adult learners

P: analyse elements of a
Q: using their own existing
R: new language and make links
S: language knowledge
Options :
1. PSQR 2. QPRS 3. PRQS 4. RSPQ
Q4. Just because
P: I dropped at your feet
Q: for five years doesn't
R: whenever you called
S: mean I will do it now
Options :
1. PRQS 2. SPQR 3. QRSP 4. RQPS

Q5. She has to

P: it and she will call back later
Q: know when she will be here
R: this morning to let me
S: talk to her father about
Options :
1. QPSR 2. SPRQ 3. QRPS 4. PRSQ

Q6. One study

P: trained dogs and their handlers
Q: we conducted involved
R: primary schools in south Wales
S: doing weekly sessions in six
Options :
1. PSQR 2. SPQR 3. QPSR 4. SRQP

Q7. P: Daniel was beckoned by a waiter to the only vacant

table that was discernible.
Q: He took his seat with the uncomfortable and wholly
groundless idea.
R: As nearly everyone in the room was staring at him.
S: After settling down he ordered his lunch and waited, with
nothing to do but to stare at the flower vase on his table.
Options :
1. SPQR 2. SQRP 3. PQRS 4. PSRQ

Q8. P: We were one of the first on the scene, and several of

us have already gotten heat exhaustion.
Q: I am a fire fighter currently battling the Bootleg fire in
southern Oregon.
R: I am part of a crew that arrived last Thursday.
S: One guy got fuel in his eye from a water pump and two of
our division’s masticators burned up.
Options :
1. QSRP 2. QRPS 3. SRPQ 4. RSPQ

Q9. P: It will further boost their comprehension skills and

reading fluency.
Q: Watching video content with same language subtitles can
improve children’s decoding skills.
R: Research shows that turning on subtitles in the same
language as the TV show or film can indeed improve
children’s reading skills.
S: It can also help them improve their vocabulary.
Options :
1. RQSP 2. SPRQ 3. QRPS 4. PRQS

Q10. P: We are deeply connected to these microbes in a

biological and evolutionary sense.
Q: There is growing recognition that this invisible biodiversity
plays a fundamental role in our health.
R: Our bodies are vibrant natural theatres hosting trillions of
bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microorganisms.
S: These microbes also play a crucial role in maintaining the
health of our ecosystems.
Options :
1. QPRS 2. RQSP 3. SPQR 4. RPQS

ANSWERS:
1. D.
2. B.
3. C.
4. A.
5. B.
6. C.
7. C.
8. B.
9. A.
10.D.

S1 female gen. paper

Q1. P: artist or historical period
Q: a specialty of Paris is the staging of
R: large and lavishly mounted exhibitions, S: usually
retrospectives of an individual
Options :
1. QRSP 2. QPSR 3. SRQP 4. RQPS

Q2. P: in a room that receives natural light

Q: the Siberian hamster, or Dzungarian hamster, often sold
as R: the “winter white,” will change from a silvery chinchilla
S: shade to mostly white if it is kept
Options :
1. PQSR 2. QRSP 3. SQRP 4. PSQR
S1 female TGT ENGLISH

Q3. The French

P: had time to fire three
Q: before the hussars got
R: rounds of grapeshot
S: back to their horses
Options :
1. QPRS 2. PRQS 3. PQRS 4. SPQR

Q4. The morning

P: was getting hot
Q: by the time they managed R: to water the mules
S: and fill their canteens
Options :
1. PQRS 2. QPSR 3. QRPS 4. PSQR
Q5. A body found buried
P: England has shed new light on
Q: in a ditch by construction workers R: in the east Midlands
of
S: Roman slavery in Britain
Options :
1. RPQS 2. SQPR 3. PRSQ 4. QRPS

Q6. P: And provide opportunities for them to do this

alongside their studies.
Q: Universities should look at ways they can address the
barriers of cost and time.
R: They could work with schools to look at ways they could
help to get people involved in sport when they are younger.
S: It is important for universities to encourage students to
take part in sport and physical activity.
Options :
1. PRSQ 2. QPRS 3. SPQR 4. RPQS

Q7. P: His periods of reserve were not constitutional, but the

result of moods.
Q: Sitting there beside Mrs. Baroda, his silence melted for
the time.
R: Gouverneur was in no sense a diffident man, for he was
not a self-conscious one.
S: He talked freely and intimately in a low, hesitating drawl
that was not unpleasant to hear.
Options :
1. RPQS 2. SPQR 3. PRQS 4. QSPR

Q8. P: With dogs, for example, a wagging tail is not always

the sign of a happy dog.
Q: Animals have sophisticated communication systems and
we need to learn about these if we are to “hear” what
they’re saying. R: You have to listen for pitch, speed, spacing
and volume to work out what they are saying.
S: And a bark can indicate excitement, fear, surprise,
frustration and more.
Options :
1. SPQR 2. QPSR 3. QSRP 4. QSPR

Q9. P: Demand for electricity is growing faster than the roll-

out of renewable energies.
Q: This is leading to a surge in the use of heavily polluting
coal and undermining efforts to reach carbon neutrality. R:
Electricity demand is expected to grow by 5 percent this
year.
S: This is much more than the 1 percent drop it experienced
last year as the global economy tumbled into recession
Options :
1. RPSQ 2. PRQS 3. QPRS 4. SPRQ
ANSWERS:
1. A
2. B.
3. B.
4. A.
5. D.
6. C.
7. A.
8. B.
9. B.
 S2 female gen. paper

Q1. In May 1968

P: Paris was rocked by a great student
Q: unrest among students in the Latin Quarter to a
R: nationwide outbreak of labour strikes and protests
S: uprising, which swelled from scattered
Options :
1. PSRQ 2. QRSP 3. PSQR 4. SRQP

Q2. P: be extracted for use in gunpowder and explosives,

Q: and bat guano was an important resource for
R: the saltpetre in bat droppings can also
S: that purpose during the American Civil War
Options :
1. RPQS 2. RQPS 3. SQPR 4. QPRS
 S2 female TGT ENGLISH

Q3. The balloon cannot

P: be transferred with any
Q: degree of certainty from
R: surface to another
S: one point of the earth's
Options :
1. PSQR 2. SQRP 3. QRPS 4. PQSR

Q4. It was
P: close and they didn't
Q: a village could be this
R: hard to believe
S: know it was there
Options :
1. QRSP 2. RQPS 3. PSQR 4. QSPR

Q5. The faculty members

P: avoided talking about race
Q: believed search committees
R: in our study described
S: a variety of reasons they
Options :
1. SPQR 2. PQRS 3. RSQP 4. PRSQ

Q6. P: In order to draw air into its mouth, the frog lowers the
floor of its mouth.
Q: This causes the throat to expand.
R: Then the nostrils open allowing air to enter the enlarged
mouth.
S: The nostrils then close and the air in the mouth is forced
into the lungs by contraction of the floor of the mouth.
Options :
1. SRQP 2. RQPS 3. PQRS 4. RPSQ
Q7. P: Faba bean is grown and marketed for its edible seeds.
Q: Faba beans are sold for both human consumption and for
livestock feed or fodder.
R: Faba beans are a pulse crop that is part of the legume
family.
S: They can be purchased fresh in the pod or in a fresh cold
sealed pack.
Options :
1. PSQR 2. RPSQ 3. PSRQ 4. SQPR
Q8. P: The facility will consist mostly of ponds and burrows
for the semiaquatic creatures.
Q: Australia is set to open the world’s first platypus sanctuary
in order to help the native species from going extinct.
R: By 2022, the Taronga Conservation Society Australia and
the New South Wales State government will open the
specialist facility.
S: The duck-billed platypusis is facing extinction due to bush
fires and drought linked to the climate crisis.
Options :
1. QSRP 2. PQRS 3. RSQP 4. SPRQ

Q9. P: It’s an opportunity we can’t afford to miss.

Q: At least 25 percent of today’s global warming is driven by
methane from human actions.
R: One of the largest methane sources is the oil and gas
industry.
S: Cutting methane emissions is the fastest opportunity we
have to adopt immediately to slow the rate of global warming.
Options :
1. RSQP 2. RPQS 3. QSRP 4.
SPQR

ANSWERS:
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. D

S3 female gen. paper

Q1. While camouflage
P: fur, the switch to winter whites likely
Q: confers other advantages as well
R: that has selected for seasonally white
S: is one evolutionary factor
Options :
1. SRPQ 2. PQRS 3. QPSR 4. QRPS
Q2. P: with nature's fury as well, and, though many are
adapted to
Q: even be able to exploit them, they hardly escape unscathed
R: the flora and fauna of coastal areas must contend
S: the harsh climatic variations of their habitats and may
Options :
1. QRPS 2. QPRS 3. QSPR 4. RPSQ

S3 female TGT ENGLISH

Q3. School closures
P: education at home
Q: parents in charge of
R: have left many
S: overseeing their children’s
Options :
1. RPQS 2. QSRP 3. RQSP 4. PSRQ

Q4. When the

P: is one and the same Q: ship moves in
R: wave ahead of it
S: one direction there
Options :
1. QSPR 2. PSRQ 3. RPQS 4.
QRPS
Q5. Being able to
P: estimated traffic constraints
Q: model the most efficient
R: is a type of functional mathematics
S: route home, based on
Options :
1. SQRP 2. QPRS 3. QSPR 4.
PSRQ

Q6. P: The tree had, doubtless, a kind of feeling that the

festive time had arrived.
Q: And in its dream it heard the bells ringing from all the
churches round.
R: And yet it seemed to it to be a beautiful summer’s day,
mild and warm.
S: It was just about holy Christmas time that the tree dreamt a
dream.
Options :
1. SRPQ 2. QRSP 3. SPQR 4.
PQRS
Q7. P: The purpose of nursery schools is to deliver high-
quality early education to children before they enter primary
school. R: The aim is develop their numeracy, literacy and
social skills in particular.
Q: They are led by a head teacher and employ other qualified
teachers.
S: In July 2019 there were 36,500 state nursery school places
available in Sydney.
Options :
1. RSPQ 2. SQRP 3. RQPS 4. PRQS
Q8. Q: Many people have died and dozens are missing after
heavy rain and floods in the western German states.
R: The full extent of the damage in western Germany is still
unclear.
S: Videos posted on social media showed cars floating down
streets and houses partly collapsed in some places.
P: In the neighbouring western state of North Rhine-
Westphalia, at least 13 people have lost their lives in the
floods.
Options :
1. QRSP 2. PSRQ 3. SPQR
4. RPQS
Q9. P: We live in an age where people have distanced
themselves from nature.
Q: Natural England confirms that only one in nine children
have access to natural environments throughout their early
lives. R: Most adults will remember spending much of their
childhood playing outdoors without much parental
supervision.
S: But fears for children’s safety mean many parents don’t
allow their children the same freedoms
Options :
1. QPSR 2. RSPQ 3. SPQR 4.
PRQS

ANSWERS:
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. B

EMRS PGT ENGLISH

Q1. (1) When I reached my office
(P) to get home early
(Q) I phoned my mother
(R) that I wouldn't be able
(S) to tell her
(6) as I had promised
(1) QSRP
(2) RPOS
(3) SQPR
(4) PQRS

Q2. (1) At the end of the assignment

(P) the field worker
(Q) submitted his papers
(R) for the work done by him
(S) and also bills
(6) to the office Superintendent
(1) QPRS
(2) QSRP
(3) RSQP
(4) PQSR

EMRS TGT ENGLISH

Q3. (A) Ram will

(B) repentant
(C) that
(D) not forget
(E) he is
(1) (D) (E) (B) (A) (C)
(2) (B) (C) (A) (D) (E)
(3) (A) (D) (C) (E) (B)
(4) (E) (D) (C) (B) (A)

Q4. (A) the safe

(B) keeps her jewels
(C) she
(D) this is
(E) where
(1) (D) (A) (E) (C) (B)
(2) (C) (A) (B) (E) (D)
(3) (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
(4) (B) (C) (A) (D) (E)
Q5. (A) innocent
(B) not know
(C) he is
(D) whether
(E) I do
(1) (D) (E) (C) (A) (B)
(2) (E) (B) (D) (C) (A)
(3) (C) (D) (A) (B) (E)
(4) (E) (C) (D) (B) (A)
Q6. (A) innocent
(B) not know
(C) he is
(D) whether
(E) I do
(1) (D) (E) (C) (A) (B)
(2) (E) (B) (D) (C) (A)
(3) (C) (D) (A) (B) (E)
 (4) (E) (C) (D) (B) (A)

Q7. 1. quite fit

2. he is
3. short-sighted
4. that he is
5. except

a) (B) (C) (E) (D) (A)

b) (E) (B) (C) (D) (A)
 c) (D) (C) (A) (B) (E)
d) (E) (D) (C) (B) (A)

Q8. (A) the

(B) of money
(C) not appreciate
(D) value
(E) he does
(1) (B) (C) (D) (A) (E)
(2) (C) (D) (E) (B) (A)
(3) (D) (E) (A) (C) (B)
(4) (E) (C) (A) (D) (B)

19TH APRIL S1 2021

Q1. Crocodiles are large
P. animals with powerful
Q. tails that are
R. used both in defence
S. and in swimming
Options : 1. PQRS 2. QRPS 3. RQPS 4. PSQR

Q2. During the breeding

P. and vegetation in which she
Q. bird builds a nest of detritus
R. season, the female
S. buries about 5 to 7 eggs

Options : 1. RSQP 2. RQPS 3. RQSP 4. QSRP

Q3. P. it was then given legal protection from

hunters until it made an excellent comeback
and limited hunting seasons were again
established
Q. it disappeared from many areas where it was
once abundant
R. the American alligator is found in the south-
eastern United States
S. the alligator has been hunted for its hide,
and its young have been sold in large numbers
as pets

Options : 1. RSQP 2. PSQR 3. QRSP 4. QPSR

19TH APRIL S2 2021

Q4. A. Business information company CMIE’s
monthly jobs data showed
B. the highest on record since it began its
survey
C. that unemployment rate was already a
worrying 8.7% in March,
D. over three years ago

Options : 1. ACBD 2. ABCD 3. ADCB 4. ACDB

Q5. A. to their suppliers which is likely to ripple
out
B. news emerging from industry suggests that
C. and put more stress on jobs
D. some manufacturers have begun to hold
back payments

Options : 1. BDCA 2. BDAC 3. BADC 4. BCAD

Q6. A. The measure was taken after only three
new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the
city.
B. It also means there is hope for other
countries trying to control the pandemic
through their own curbs.
C. The city of Wuhan where the coronavirus
first emerged ended its 76 day lockdown
yesterday.
D. The end of Wuhan’s lockdown means the
Chinese authorities’ strict imposition of
restrictions is paying off.

Options : 1. CBAD 2. CDBA 3. CADB 4. CABD

Q7. A. When you look at the behaviour, do your

emotions get filled with anger, criticism or
confusion?
B. Their actions may be wrong, but we decide
that they are bad persons.
C. Hence we are quick to judge them, based on
one or two of their behaviours.
D. Almost every day, we see people behaving
in ways that go against our beliefs.

Options : 1. DABC 2. DBCA 3. DCAB 4. DCBA

ANSWER:
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. D