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The correct answer is D.

Key Points

• The story of a bear is mentioned in the given passage.
• The first sentence is E. This sentence informs us about a bear who came across a log. Thus, the story begins.
• The second sentence is C. This sentence tells us that a little bee stung the bear on the nose when he went to inspect the log.
• The third sentence is B because it informs us that the bear became angry as the bee stung him.
• The fourth sentence is D because it informs us that the bees began to sting the bear as the bear was determined to destroy the nest of the bees.
• The last sentence is A. It concludes the passage by stating how the bear saved his life.
• The correct sequence is ECBDA.

Hint

• We use the article 'a' with a noun when we mention something about it for the first time. In E, the article 'a' is used before the word 'bear'. Thus, we can identify the first sentence.

The following paragraph is formed after arranging the five sentences in proper sequence: 

A bear came across a log where a swarm of bees had nested to make their honey. As he came closer to inspect, a single little bee flew out of the log to protect the swarm and stung him sharply on the nose. This act by the little bee made the bear very angry and he was determined to destroy the nest of bees inside. This only alerted the bees and quick as a wink, the entire swarm of bees flew out of the log and began to sting the bear from head to heel. The bear saved himself from the bees by jumping into a nearby pond.

Additional Information

• Sting: to prick

The correct answer is C.

Key Points

• The story of a bear is mentioned in the given passage.
• The first sentence is E. This sentence informs us about a bear who came across a log. Thus, the story begins.
• The second sentence is C. This sentence tells us that a little bee stung the bear on the nose when he went to inspect the log.
• The third sentence is B because it informs us that the bear became angry as the bee stung him.
• The fourth sentence is D because it informs us that the bees began to sting the bear as the bear was determined to destroy the nest of the bees.
• The last sentence is A. It concludes the passage by stating how the bear saved his life.
• The correct sequence is ECBDA.

Hint

• We use the article 'a' with a noun when we mention something about it for the first time. In E, the article 'a' is used before the word 'bear'. Thus, we can identify the first sentence.

The following paragraph is formed after arranging the five sentences in proper sequence: 

A bear came across a log where a swarm of bees had nested to make their honey. As he came closer to inspect, a single little bee flew out of the log to protect the swarm and stung him sharply on the nose. This act by the little bee made the bear very angry and he was determined to destroy the nest of bees inside. This only alerted the bees and quick as a wink, the entire swarm of bees flew out of the log and began to sting the bear from head to heel. The bear saved himself from the bees by jumping into a nearby pond.

Additional Information

• Swarm: a large number of flying insects

The correct answer is E.

Key Points

• The story of a bear is mentioned in the given passage.
• The first sentence is E. This sentence informs us about a bear who came across a log. Thus, the story begins.
• The second sentence is C. This sentence tells us that a little bee stung the bear on the nose when he went to inspect the log.
• The third sentence is B because it informs us that the bear became angry as the bee stung him.
• The fourth sentence is D because it informs us that the bees began to sting the bear as the bear was determined to destroy the nest of the bees.
• The last sentence is A. It concludes the passage by stating how the bear saved his life.
• The correct sequence is ECBDA.

Hint

• We use the article 'a' with a noun when we mention something about it for the first time. In E, the article 'a' is used before the word 'bear'. Thus, we can identify the first sentence.

The following paragraph is formed after arranging the five sentences in proper sequence: 

A bear came across a log where a swarm of bees had nested to make their honey. As he came closer to inspect, a single little bee flew out of the log to protect the swarm and stung him sharply on the nose. This act by the little bee made the bear very angry and he was determined to destroy the nest of bees inside. This only alerted the bees and quick as a wink, the entire swarm of bees flew out of the log and began to sting the bear from head to heel. The bear saved himself from the bees by jumping into a nearby pond.

Additional Information

• Inspect: examine or check

The correct answer is B.

Key Points

• The story of a bear is mentioned in the given passage.
• The first sentence is E. This sentence informs us about a bear who came across a log. Thus, the story begins.
• The second sentence is C. This sentence tells us that a little bee stung the bear on the nose when he went to inspect the log.
• The third sentence is B because it informs us that the bear became angry as the bee stung him.
• The fourth sentence is D because it informs us that the bees began to sting the bear as the bear was determined to destroy the nest of the bees.
• The last sentence is A. It concludes the passage by stating how the bear saved his life.
• The correct sequence is ECBDA.

Hint

• We use the article 'a' with a noun when we mention something about it for the first time. In E, the article 'a' is used before the word 'bear'. Thus, we can identify the first sentence.

The following paragraph is formed after arranging the five sentences in proper sequence: 

A bear came across a log where a swarm of bees had nested to make their honey. As he came closer to inspect, a single little bee flew out of the log to protect the swarm and stung him sharply on the nose. This act by the little bee made the bear very angry and he was determined to destroy the nest of bees inside. This only alerted the bees and quick as a wink, the entire swarm of bees flew out of the log and began to sting the bear from head to heel. The bear saved himself from the bees by jumping into a nearby pond.

Additional Information

• Determined: to decide firmly

The correct answer is A.

Key Points

• The story of a bear is mentioned in the given passage.
• The first sentence is E. This sentence informs us about a bear who came across a log. Thus, the story begins.
• The second sentence is C. This sentence tells us that a little bee stung the bear on the nose when he went to inspect the log.
• The third sentence is B because it informs us that the bear became angry as the bee stung him.
• The fourth sentence is D because it informs us that the bees began to sting the bear as the bear was determined to destroy the nest of the bees.
• The last sentence is A. It concludes the passage by stating how the bear saved his life.
• The correct sequence is ECBDA.

Hint 

• We use the article 'a' with a noun when we mention something about it for the first time. In E, the article 'a' is used before the word 'bear'. Thus, we can identify the first sentence.

The following paragraph is formed after arranging the five sentences in proper sequence: 

A bear came across a log where a swarm of bees had nested to make their honey. As he came closer to inspect, a single little bee flew out of the log to protect the swarm and stung him sharply on the nose. This act by the little bee made the bear very angry and he was determined to destroy the nest of bees inside. This only alerted the bees and quick as a wink, the entire swarm of bees flew out of the log and began to sting the bear from head to heel. The bear saved himself from the bees by jumping into a nearby pond.

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. 'C-E and B-D'.

Key Points

• The sentences formed after joining the phrases C and E, and B and D respectively are:
• C-E: 'A wave of grief swept through the country when the PM was assassinated​',
• B-D: 'Students across the country rejoiced when the new education policy was rolled out'.
• Both these sentences are grammatically and contextually correct.
• All other options are incorrect as the sentences formed are either grammatically or contextually incorrect.

The correct answer is option 1, i.e., 'B-F and A-E'.

Key Points

• The sentences formed after joining the phrases B and F, and A and E respectively are: 
• 'When will it dawn on the government that there is raging discontent in rural areas?'
• 'When was the last time that you paid a visit to your family?'.
• Both these sentences are grammatically and contextually correct.
• All other options are incorrect as the sentences formed are either grammatically or contextually incorrect.

Key PointsLet's join the sentences to give a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence. 

The correct sequences are:

A talks about 'regional parties', which is connected to 'regional issues' in E. So, A-E

B talks about 'being no case for' something, which is related to 'for hastening the intoduction' in D. So, B-D

C talks about 'according something', which is related to 'priority' in F. So, C-F

Out of these, only C-F and B-D is expressed in the given options.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.

The only correct sentence is 'He was dressed in black, and had a very pleasant face.'

Key Points

• Option 1- "He was dressed in black, and had a very pleasant face."
• The sentence is in the past tense. 'He was dressed' is correctly written as the word 'was' is written in the past tense. 'had a very pleasant face' is also written correctly as 'had' shows past tense action. The preposition 'in' and the adverb 'very' are also placed correctly and appropriately.
• Option 2- "He, therefore, put the finances in the best order he could, and set himself to mitigate the evil effects to the war by obtaining an early peace."
• The error lies in the preposition 'to'. It is incorrect. 'To' will be replaced with 'of'.
• The correct sentence is- "He, therefore, put the finances in the best order he could, and set himself to mitigate the evil effects of the war by obtaining an early peace."
• Option 3- " I've have a miserable cold for the past week."
• The repetition of 'have' is incorrect.
• The correct form of the verb will be 'had'. Therefore, the correct sentence- "I've had a miserable cold for the past week."
• Option 4- "They're afraid which we might aggravate an already bad situation."
• The usage of the pronoun 'which' is incorrect. It should be replaced with 'that'.
• The correct sentence is- "They're afraid that we might aggravate an already bad situation."
• Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

The correct answer is 'All are correct'.

Key Points

• Option 1- "My bike that has a broken seat is in the garage."
• The usage of 'has' is correct, it indicates that the speaker's bike possesses a broken seat.
• 'That' the usage of pronoun is absolutely correct.
• The usage of article 'a' is used correctly.
• The verb 'is' is correctly used, indicating present tense.
• The preposition 'in' is also correct.
• Option 2- "Older people who are unfamiliar with computer technology often have an aversion to it."
• Older is the comparative form of old and is an adjective defining a particular type of people.
• 'Who' pronoun is correctly used referring to 'older people'.
• The prepositions 'with' and 'to' are also correctly used.
• Option 3- "Pierre turned away with repugnance, and closing his eyes quickly fell back on the carriage seat."
• Turned away means to refuse admittance or acceptance.
• Repugnance means- intense disgust.
• 'His' pronoun is correctly used referring to 'Pierre'. The adverb 'Quickly' is used correctly defining how he fell back on the carriage seat.
• Option 4- "I like that sweater; however, it only comes in one color."
• This sentence is correct. 'That' pronoun is used correctly.
• The conjunction 'however' is correctly used.
• 'Only' is used as an adverb here and is correctly used.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 5.