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    1. One evening after dark a young man prowled among the

    crumbling red mansions, ringing their bells. P. To the door came a housekeeper who made him think of an unwholesome, surfeited worm that had eaten its nut to a hollow shell and now sought to fill the vacancy with edible lodgers. Q. He asked if there was a room to let. R. At the twelfth house he rested his lean hand-baggage upon the step and wiped the dust from his hat-band and forehead. S. He rang the bell which sounded faint and far away in some remote, hollow depths. 6. 'Come in,' said the housekeeper. In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/ passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
    A PSQR Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B RSPQ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C RPQS Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D RSQP Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    1. One evening after dark a young man prowled among the crumbling red mansions, ringing their bells. R. At the twelfth house he rested his lean hand-baggage upon the step and wiped the dust from his hat-band and forehead. S. He rang the bell which sounded faint and far away in some remote, hollow depths. P. To the door came a housekeeper who made him think of an unwholesome, surfeited worm that had eaten its nut to a hollow shell and now sought to fill the vacancy with edible lodgers. Q. He asked if there was a room to let. 6. 'Come in,' said the housekeeper.

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