Directions: In the following question, different parts of a sentence/passage have been jumbled. Choose the option that represents the best sequence to make the sentence/passage coherent and meaningful. Ignore punctuation marks.
P. The real challenge today is unlearning, which is much harder.
Q. The new world of business behaves differently from the world in which we grew up.
R. Learning is important for both people and organizations however.
S. Each of us has a mental model that we've used over the years to make sense, but.
Directions: In the following question, different parts of a sentence/passage have been jumbled. Choose the option that represents the best sequence to make the sentence/passage coherent and meaningful. Ignore punctuation marks.
P. The real challenge today is unlearning, which is much harder.
Q. The new world of business behaves differently from the world in which we grew up.
R. Learning is important for both people and organizations however.
S. Each of us has a mental model that we've used over the years to make sense, but.
Show Hint
- SPQR
- RSPQ
- RSQP
- RPSQ
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
We are given four jumbled sentence parts labelled P, Q, R and S. We need to arrange them so that the passage reads as one connected, sensible piece of writing.
Step 2: Key Approach:
Look for the part that can start the passage on its own without needing a pronoun or connector to point back to something earlier. Then track linking words such as "however" and "but" that connect one idea to the next.
Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
Part R says "Learning is important for both people and organizations however." This can open the passage because it introduces a general idea, the value of learning, and ends with "however," which signals a contrast is coming.
Part P says "The real challenge today is unlearning, which is much harder." This follows R directly, since it supplies the contrast that "however" promised: learning is valuable, but unlearning is the harder, more real challenge.
Part S says "Each of us has a mental model that we've used over the years to make sense, but." This follows P by explaining why unlearning is hard, everyone carries an old mental model, and it ends with "but," again signalling a contrast to come.
Part Q says "The new world of business behaves differently from the world in which we grew up." This closes the passage by completing the contrast S set up: our old mental model does not match how the new business world actually works.
Reading R-P-S-Q together forms one coherent paragraph about why unlearning old mental models is harder than learning new ones.
Step 4: Final Answer:
The correct sequence is RPSQ, which is option (d).
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