Rearrange Sentences
Rearrange Sentences
Exam. Question No. 7
1. Re-arrange the following sentences in correct order :
(a) He had not much education.
(b) He ascended the throne of Delhi at the age of 13.
(c) His full name was Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar.
(d) He was skilled in warfare.
(e) Akbar was born in 1542 at Amorkot in Sindh.
(f) He won the Second Panipath battle in 1556.
(g) His father was Humayun.
(h) It was the greatest victory in his life.
(i) He ruled 50 years in India.
(j) He was the grandson of Babur.
Ans. e, c, i, g, b, d, f, h, a, i.
2. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order :
(a) The woman said to him that they had been starving for three days.
(b) He went there.
(c) Hazrat Oman (R.) was the second Caliph of Islam.
(d) He went to the royal treasury and brought food for them.
(e) Hearing this his heart was filled with pity.
(f) He asked the woman why the children were crying.
(g) He found a woman and three children.
(h) At night he used to walk alone in the streets of Medina.
(i) One night while he was walking he heard the sound of crying coming out from a hut.
(j) His pain was to see the condition of the people with his own eyes.
Ans. c, h, j, i, b, g, f, a, e, d.
3. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order :
(a) The first friend climbed up a tree.
(b) Suddenly a bear came there.
(c) Once upon a time two friends were passing by a forest.
(d) The other could not climb up tree.
(e) They were talking about their love for each other.
(f) He did not find any way.
(g) The bear smelt his ears, nose and face.
(h) He lay down on the ground and feigned death.
(i) Then the bear went away.
(j) He thought him to be dead.
Ans. c, e, b, a, d, f, h, g, j, i.
4. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order :
(a) He entered the kingdom of the prince and captured a large village.
(b) Taimur disguised himself as a poor traveller.
(c) He came with a large army to defend his province.
(d) Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world.
(e) The prince heard the news.
(f) Thus, he saved his life.
(g) Taimur's soldiers were killed.
(h) His soldiers surrounded the village on all sides and a terrible battle took place.
(i) Once he attacked the province of a powerful prince.
(j) The village was situated far away from the capital.
Ans. d, i, a, j, e, c, h, g, b, f.
5. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order :
(a) The king felt happy and proud.
(b) But the guests admired Hatem Tai also.
(c) Long ago there lived a great man named Hatem Tai in Yemen.
(d) The guests attending the dinner admired the king.
(e) Though he was not rich, he was very hospitable.
(f) They admired him more than their king.
(g) Being envious, one day the king gave a dinner in order to please people.
(h) This made the king very angry.
(i) So, the king planned to have him removed from the world.
(j) For this people liked and admired the man much.
Ans. c, e, j, h, g, d, a, b, f, i.
6. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order :
(a) He rose to a high position in the army by his good work and courage.
(b) Under him France was very powerful.
(c) More than 170 years ago there lived in France one of the greatest soldiers called Napoleon Bonaparte.
(d) When he was young, he joined the French Army as an ordinary soldier.
(e) He was born in 1769.
(f) He fought several wars with the neighbouring countries and won victories over them.
(g) Yet the Frenchmen remember him with due respect.
(h) He died in 1821.
(i) In 1804 he proclaimed himself to be the Emperor.
(j) He grew very powerful and soon became the greatest man in the country.
Ans. c, e, d, a, f, j, i, b, h, g.
7. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order :
(a) He is our pride.
(b) Dr. Muhammad Yunus was born in 1940 in Chittagong.
(c) In 1997, Professor Yunus organized the world's first Micro Credit Summit in Washington DC.
(d) He is also the Managing Director of the Grameen Bank.
(e) He received his primary education in Chittagong.
(f) He is the founder of Grammen Bank.
(g) He was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
(h) He was the Head of Economics Department of Chittagong University.
(i) He received his Ph.D from Vanderbilt University in the USA.
(j) He is the third of 14 children of his parents.
Ans. b, j, e, h, i, f, d, c, g, a.
8. Re-arrange the following sentences in correct order :
(a) As he was a greedy person, he did not hear his wife.
(b) He told his desire to his wife.
(c) He was very greedy and selfish person.
(d) His wife was a wise and clever woman.
(e) Once a farmer had a wonderful goose.
(f) She forbade her husband to do that.
(g) It laid a golden egg everyday.
(h) He wanted to cut the belly and get all the eggs at a time.
(i) He cut the belly with a sharp knife and to nothing there.
(j) He was not happy to get an egg daily.
Ans. e, g, c, j, h, b, d, f, a, i.
9. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) There she became a teacher of a school in Calcutta.
(b) Soon her activities for the service of mankind spread all over the world.
(c) She was on her heeds for her selfless services to mankind even at her old age.
(d) As a recognition to her service, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1979.
(e) She was one of those people who dedicated their lives to the service of mankind.
(f) When she was eighteen, she decided to be a nun and came to Calcutta.
(g) She swore to dedicate her life for the cause of helpless and poor people.
(h) She was born in Yugoslavia in 1919.
(i) She was also given "Bharat Ratna Award" in the following year.
(j) You have heard the name of Mother Teresa.
Ans. j, e, h, f, a, g, b, d, i, c.
10. Rearrange the following statements in correct order and write a passage with them.
(a) They were shocked, because they were eating all their young plants.
(b) They stood and looked at their garden.
(c) About ten years ago Mr. Anis Ahmed and his wife came to live in Nurpur.
(d) Early one morning, they were eating their breakfast and looking out of their window when they saw some cows and goats in their garden.
(e) They built a house for themselves on a nice piece of land and made a garden around it.
(f) They worked so hard that soon their flowers and vegetables were growing very well.
(g) "How long have they been there?" Mrs. Ahmed asked.
(h) They quickly ran out into the garden and chased the cows and goats away, but it was too late.
(i) Then they planted seeds and seedlings in their garden.
(j) "I don't know," Mr. Ahmed replied.
Ans. c, e, i, f, d, a, g, j, h, b.
11. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
(a) It can kill a deer in two or three minutes.
(b) A tiger kills to eat and kills swiftly.
(c) But they do not kill any animal that comes their way.
(d) The victim does not have the slightest warning of the tiger's approach.
(e) It always charges from the side.
(f) Tigers are known as ferocious animals.
(g) As the paws are cushioned, a big tiger can walk through the driest leaves without a single crackle.
(h) Sometimes it charges from the rear too.
(i) With a quick leap, it topples the victim instantly and breaks its neck.
(j) It can kill a big animal like buffalo within five minutes.
Ans. f, a, j, b, c, e, h, i, g, d.
12. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
(a) The Mayor called a meeting of the councilors.
(b) The people of the town came to the Town Hall.
(c) At that moment there was a knock at the door.
(d) They said to the Mayor to do something about rats.
(e) The Mayor and the councilors talked about the problem.
(f) A long time ago, the town of Hamelin in Germany was faced with a great problem.
(g) The Mayor said, "Come in."
(h) But they could not find a way out.
(i) The stranger entered the hall.
(j) It became full of rats.
Ans. f, j, b, d, a, e, h, c, g, i.
13. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
(a) He travelled for more than thirty years.
(b) He boarded a ship for Chittagong.
(c) Outside the town of Sylhet two persons met him.
(d) Ibn Batuta Became very pleased hearing it.
(e) It took him about six months to reach Chittagong.
(f) They said that they were sent by Shah Jalal to receive him.
(g) From there he had to walk for another month to reach Sylhet.
(h) You might have heard the name of Ibn Batuta.
(i) He wrote down all that he saw.
(j) He heard the name of Shah Jalal of Sylhet and decided to visit him.
Ans. h, a, i, j, b, e, g, c, f, d.
14. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
(a) The first friend climbed up a tree.
(b) Suddenly a bear came there.
(c) Once upon a time two friends were passing by a forest.
(d) The latter could not climb up a tree.
(e) They were talking about their love for each other.
(f) He did not find any way.
(g) The bear smelt his ears, nose and face.
(h) He lay down on the ground and feigned death.
(i) Then the bear went away.
(j) He thought him to be dead.
Ans. c, e, b, a, d, f, h, g, j, i.
15. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
(a) He wanted to teach him a good lesson.
(b) So one day he painted the word 'dumb' on a board.
(c) So he thought how he could add to his income.
(d) He could not earn much by begging.
(e) Once there lived a beggar in a city.
(f) One day an idea crossed of him.
(g) He was very jealous of him.
(h) Another beggar also lived in the city.
(i) He hung it round his neck.
(j) He thought that he would have more money if he pretended to be dumb.
Ans. e, d, c, f, j, b, i, h, g, a.
16. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
(a) The rain filled his heart with joy.
(b) The father and the son drove their oxen to the field.
(c) He and his son Mizan work together in the paddy field.
(d) He has five acres of land.
(e) Jamal is a farmer living in a village in Kalaroa, Satkhira.
(f) One night Jamal woke up by the sound of heavy rain, falling on the thatched hut.
(g) So, they became very worried.
(h) Early in the morning, he woke his son up.
(i) They ploughed some fields.
(j) This year the rainy season was a little late.
Ans. e, d, c, j, g, f, a, h, b, i.
17. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) The Mayor called a meeting of the councilors.
(b) The people of the town came to the Town Hall.
(c) At that moment there was a knock at the door.
(d) They said to the Mayor to do something about the rats.
(e) The Mayor and the councilors talked about the matter.
(f) A long time ago, the town of Hamelin in Germany was faced with a great problem.
(g) The Mayor said, “Come in.”
(h) But they could not find a way out.
(i) The stranger entered the hall.
(j) It became full of rats.
Ans. (f) ® (j) ® (b) ® (d) ® (a) ® (e) ® (h) ® (c) ® (g) ® (i)
18. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
(a) Je did not die a natural death.
(b) He was born in 459 B.C. in Athens.
(c) He would stop passers-by at different places in the street and asked them simple questions.
(d) Socrates was the wisest philosopher and teacher of his time.
(e) His mission was to spread knowledge among the people.
(f) He wanted to educate people.
(g) He was killed by the rulers of Athens.
(h) He lived in Athens in Greece.
(i) Athens was the home of sculpture.
(j) Socrates would often go out in the streets of Athens.
Ans. d, b, h, i, j, c, e, f, a, g.
19. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) One day he saw that the fence round the garden was broken.
(b) He had a few acres of land.
(c) But he did not plough them well.
(d) So, he could not raise good crops.
(e) He said to himself, “I shall repair the fence tomorrow.
(f) As a result, he was always in want of food.
(g) But he totally forgot it the next day.
(h) Once there was an idle farmer in a village.
(i) He did not sow seeds in time.
(j) The farmer had a kitchen garden near his house.
Ans. h, b, c, i, d, f, j, a, e, g.
20. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) He did not die a natural death.
(b) He was born in 459 B.C in Athens.
(c) He would stop passer-by at different places in the street and asked them simple questions.
(d) Socrates was the wisest philosopher and teacher of his time.
(e) His mission was to spread knowledge among the people.
(f) He wanted to educate people.
(g) He was killed by the rulers of Athens.
(h) He lived in Athens in Greece.
(i) Athens was the home of sculpture.
(j) Socrates would often go out in the streets of Athens.
Ans. d, b, h, i, f, j, c, e, a, g.
21. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) The Mayor called a meeting of the councillors.
(b) The people of the town came to the Town Hall.
(c) At the moment there was a knock at the door.
(d) They said to the Mayor to do something about rats.
(e) The Mayor and the councillors talked about the problem.
(f) A long time ago the town of Hamelin in Germany was faced with a great problem.
(g) The Mayor said, "Come in."
(h) But they could not find the way out.
(i) The stranger entered the hall.
(j) It became full of rats.
Ans. f, j, b, d, a, e, h, c, g, i.
22. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) A wise god granted his wish promptly.
(b) He wished for golden touch.
(c) He could hardly believe his eyes.
(d) One day Midas was sleeping under an apple tree.
(e) The apple turned into gold as soon as he touched it.
(f) There was a king called Midas.
(g) He picked up the apple.
(h) He wanted more though he had a lot of it.
(i) He was fond of gold.
(j) A ripe apple fell beside him.
Ans. f, i, h, b, a, d, j, g, e, c.
23. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) He entered the kingdom of the prince and captured a large village.
(b) Taimur disguised himself as a poor traveler.
(c) He came with a large army.
(d) Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world.
(e) The prince heard the news.
(f) Thus, he saved his life.
(g) Taimur’s soldiers were killed.
(h) His soldiers surrounded the village on all sides and a terrible battle took place.
(i) Once he attacked the province of a powerful prince.
(j) The village was situated far away from the capital.
Ans. d, i, a, j, e, c, h, g, b, f.
24. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) He travelled for more than thirty years.
(b) He boarded a ship for Chittagong.
(c) Outside the town of Sylhet two persons met him.
(d) Ibn Batuta became very pleased hearing it.
(e) It took him about six months to reach Chittagong.
(f) They said that they were sent by Shah Jalal to receive him.
(g) From there he had to walk for another month to reach Sylhet.
(h) You might have heard the name of Ibn Batuta.
(i) He wrote down all that he saw.
(j) He heard the name of Shah Jalal of Sylhet and decided to visit him.
Ans. h, a, i, j, b, e, g, c, f, d.
25. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) The Mayor called a meeting of the councillors.
(b) The people of the town came to the Town Hall.
(c) At that moment there was a knock at the door.
(d) They said to the Mayor to do something about the rats.
(e) The Mayor and the councillors talked about the problem.
(f) A long time ago the town of Hamelin in Germany was faced with a great problem.
(g) The Mayor said, "Come in."
(h) But they could not find a way out.
(i) The stranger entered the hall.
(j) It became full of rats.
Ans. f, j, b, d, a, e, h, c, g, i.
26. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) In 1914 when the First World War broke out, he wanted to join the army.
(b) At the age of eleven, he showed his poetic genius.
(c) On his return from the battlefield, he gave up his sword for the pen and began to write poems.
(d) In 1972, he was brought to Bangladesh from Kolkata and was declared our national poet.
(e) His poems inspired our freedom fighters in the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
(f) At last at the age of 19, he joined the army as an ordinary soldier.
(g) He wrote a lot of poems, songs, short stories, gajals, novels etc. and travelled all branches of Bengali literature.
(h) Our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in 1899 AD at Churulia.
(i) He died on the 29th August, 1976.
(j) His famous poem "Bidrohi" stirred the whole nation.
Ans. h, b, a, f, c, g, e, j, d, i.
27. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) The angle took down his request and went away.
(b) His name was Abu Ben Adhem.
(c) Abu then requested him to write his name in the list as he loved mankind.
(d) Once upon a time there lived an honest man.
(e) The angel again appeared next night and showed him the list with his name at the top.
(f) The angel was writing the names of those persons who loved God.
(g) He asked the angel if his name was there.
(h) Once he was sleeping peacefully.
(i) In reply the angel said that his name was not there.
(j) Suddenly he woke up and saw an angel.
Ans. d, b, h, j, f, g, i, c, a, e.
28. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) A number of people applied for the job.
(b) Once there lived a Sultan in a country.
(c) They came through a passage where gold coins were kept.
(d) Then he found the desired man.
(e) When they all arrived, the Sultan asked them to dance.
(f) He wanted to appoint an honest man as his tax collector.
(g) All the applicants blushed and refused except one.
(h) The applicants were asked to meet the Sultan one by one.
(i) So he asked for the wise counselor's advice.
(j) Then he invited applications.
Ans. b, f, i, j, a, h, c, e, g, d.
29. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) Bruce saw the spider climbing to the ceiling after some unsuccessful attempts.
(b) He took shelter in a remote cave.
(c) Then he saw a spider trying hard to reach the ceiling of the cave.
(d) But it did not give up hope.
(e) He had to flee from his kingdom to save his life.
(f) The king fought bravely but lost the battle.
(g) Once he was lying in the cave.
(h) The spider failed again and again to succeed.
(i) Robert Bruce was a famous king of Scotland.
(j) Enemies invaded his kingdom.
Ans. i, j, f, e, b, g, c, h, d, a.
30. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) He became a cabin boy on a sailing ship.
(b) He wanted to be a sailor from his boyhood.
(c) He did not like the idea.
(d) Once a storm arose in one of the voyages.
(e) It drove the ship onto a sand bank.
(f) Robinson Crusoe was born in England.
(g) His father wanted him to study law.
(h) His father did not want that he should go to sea.
(i) One day he ran away from home.
(j) He became a clever sailor in a few years.
Ans. f, b, h, g, c, i, a, j, d, e.
31. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) Everyday he used to go fishing early in the morning.
(b) Once upon a time there lived a fisherman who was old and poor.
(c) But he never threw his net into the sea more than four times.
(d) One morning he threw his net into the sea as usual.
(e) He thought he had caught a large fish and so he felt very happy.
(f) But a moment later he saw that he had no fish rather only a dead donkey.
(g) He could barely support his wife and three children.
(h) Then the fisherman became angry.
(i) He was very disappointed.
(j) He had just repaired his net and he noticed that the weight of the dead donkey had broken it in several places.
Ans. b, g, a, c, d, e, f, i, j, h.
35. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) In 1938 he became first class first in the Art College.
(b) So, he drew pictures secretly.
(c) Joinul Abedin was born at a village in Kishoreganj in 1914.
(d) He breathed his last on May 28, 1976.
(e) He drew a lot of pictures of famine during 1943.
(f) He is the pioneer of modern art in Bangladesh.
(g) At the age of nineteen he got himself admitted into Kolkata Govt. Art College.
(h) He did not like the hard and fast rules of school.
(i) Those pictures earned him a world wide fame.
(j) At the age of fifteen he went to Kolkata.
Ans. c, f, h, b, j, g, a, e, i, d.
42. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) Solomon was puzzled for a time.
(b) Everyone has heard the name of Solomon, the kind of the Jews, who was famous all over the world for his wealth and magnificence and especially for his wisdom.
(c) Attracted by such reports, she came to test the king.
(d) The Queen of Sheba had heard much about the grandeur of Solomon's court and the worldwide reputation of his learning and wisdom.
(e) The Queen of Sheba was surprised and went away admiring the king's great wisdom.
(f) He asked the windows to be opened.
(g) She placed them before the king to take the natural one.
(h) She brought with her two garlands of flowers : one natural and the other artificial.
(i) The bees came in and settled on the natural flowers and thus solved the riddle of the Queen.
(j) While pondering, he noticed some bees humming for honey in a withered rose.
Ans. b, d, c, h, g, a, j, f, i, e.
43. The following sentences are in wrong order. Write them in correct sequence.
(a) One said, "I have lost my husband."
(b) A poor woman once came to Buddha.
(c) The sorrowful mother went from door to door seeking the mustard seeds but at every door she met with sad replies.
(d) She returned with heavy heart to the great teacher and told him the result of her great search.
(e) He told her that there was only one medicine which could revive her son.
(f) Another said, "Our youngest child died last year."
(g) Then Buddha told her affectionately that she must not think much of her own grief since sorrow and death are common to all.
(h) The holy man was touched by the great sorrow of the woman.
(i) She asked him whether he could give her any medicine to restore her dead child to life.
(j) He told her to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a house where death had never entered.
Ans. b, i, h, e, j, c, a, f, d, g.
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