Question

P. Children need to be loved, and in a sense they cannot have too much of it.
Q. She herself doesn't want to grow up and attempts to make time stand still.
R. Fortunately she cannot succeed.
S. But it is not because of love that a mother prevents her child from growing up.

• A. PSQR
• B. PSRQ
• C. PQRS
• D. PQSR
• E. PRQS

Hint:

Look for the sentence that opens the topic and the one that gives the closing remark.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Identify the opening idea.
P states a general truth: "Children need to be loved, and in a sense they cannot have too much of it." This works well as an opening line because it introduces the theme of love and children before anything specific is discussed.

Step 2: Find the sentence that introduces a contrast.
S says: "But it is not because of love that a mother prevents her child from growing up." The word "But" signals a contrast with the idea just introduced in P, so S must directly follow P.

Step 3: Identify what explains the real reason.
Q says: "She herself doesn't want to grow up and attempts to make time stand still." This explains the real reason behind the mother's behavior that S just said was NOT about love. So Q naturally follows S.

Step 4: Identify the concluding remark.
R says: "Fortunately she cannot succeed." This is a closing comment on the mother's attempt described in Q, so it comes last.

Step 5: Assemble and match.
The order P-S-Q-R forms a coherent short passage: children need love; but a mother who won't let her child grow up isn't doing it out of love; she doesn't want to grow up herself and tries to freeze time; fortunately, she fails. This matches option (a), PSQR.