Hexaware Sentence Ordering Quiz 1

Answer:- 2143

The door was hit with such force (2)  that it swung clean off its hinges (1)  and with a (4) deafening crash landed flat on the floor(3).

Here, the sentence is talking about the door that was hit with such a huge force it swung off its hinges and landed on the floor with a crash.

Sentence 2 introduces the concept of the door being hit with a force here, sentence 1 talks about the effect of said force. Sentence 4 is a connecting phrase that connects sentence 1 to sentence 3. Sentence 3 gives us the conclusion showing what happened to the door.

Answer:- 4213

The giant took a (4)  gulp of his tea and (2)  wiped his mouth (1) with the back of his hand(3)

The sentence is talking about a giant drinking his tea and then wiping his mouth.

In 4, the giant is introduced to us. This action is followed by him drinking the tea which leads him to wipe his mouth using the back of his hand.

Answer:- 2134

In the back of the shop(2), a boy with a pale, pointed face was standing on a footstool (1)  while a second boy (3)  pinned up his long black robes(4).

The central idea of the sentence is talking about two boys who are in a shop and their activities in said shop.

In 2, we get to know where the boys are standing (in the back), sentence 1 describes the first boy and what he is doing, while 3 talks about the second boy and 4 talks about the second boy’s actions.

Answer:- 3142

Harry woke at five o’clock (3) the next morning (1) and was too excited and (4) nervous to go back to sleep (2).

The central idea of the sentence is Harry waking up, which is introduced in 3. The time when he is waking up is specified in 1, and how he feels and the consequent effects are described in 4 followed by 2.

Answer:-  3142

The first few carriages were already packed with students, (3)  some hanging out of the window to (1)  talk to their families (4) while  some fighting over seats(2)

Here the sentence is talking about the carriages and how the students were behaving in them.

From 3, we get the introduction to the carriages and how they are packed with various types of students. Some were hanging out the windows and talking to their families (1 and 4) while some were fighting to get seats of their choice (2).

Answer:- 3241

The door of the compartment (3)  slid open and (2) the young redheaded (4) boy came in (1).

The sentence describes an open door and a young redheaded boy entering the compartment.

In 3, we can see the door which is the door to a compartment. In 2, we get to know the action being formed on the door, and from 4 and 1 we see the consequences of this action.

Answer:- 4213

The fleet of little boats (4)  moved off all at once (2), gliding across the lake (1), which was as smooth as glass(3).

The central idea of the sentence is the fleet of boats moving and gliding across the lake which resembled glass. In 4, we are introduced to the fleet of little boats, their action is described in 2, and the place where said action occurs is at 1. Finally, the comparison to glass is done in 3.

Answer:- 2143

They were carried along a dark tunnel(2), which seemed to be taking them(1)  right underneath the house (4)  until they reached a kind of underground port (3).

The sentence describes the journey from the dark tunnel (mentioned in 2), the tunnel's route and where it was taking them ( 1 and 4), and lastly the destination it led them to (3).

Answer:- 3412

On the outskirts of the thousand-year-old city (3)  lived a philosopher (4)  who taught that the world was simple (1)  and that happiness was within the reach of every man, instantly (2).

The main idea of the sentence is the thousand-year-old philosopher and where he lives. 3 seems like a good beginning for the sentence, where we get to know his location, in 4 we get to know who exactly the man living on the outskirts is. In 1 and 2 we see what he is preaching.

Answer:- 2143

The world seems complicated (2)  and mysterious to you (1) but if you change (4) the world will appear more simple (3).

Here the sentence talks about how the world is complicated and mysterious but if one changes their perception, the world appears simple.

In 2, we are introduced to the main idea, “the world seems complicated”, 1 further solidifies the statement with the lines, “and mysterious to you”, 4 introduces a clause that if you change, and 3 concludes that change will lead to the world appearing simpler.