Para Jumbles · Question 15 · Hard

Para Jumbles question 15

Arrange the sentences P, Q, R, S and T to form a coherent paragraph.
P: The printing press changed this by making books cheaper to produce.
Q: For centuries, books were copied by hand and were affordable only to the wealthy.
R: As more people gained access to books, literacy rates began to rise.
S: A more literate public, in turn, demanded newspapers, pamphlets and novels.
T: Thus a single invention reshaped how ideas spread through society.

  1. QRPST
  2. QPRST
  3. PQRST
  4. QPSRT
Answer and explanation

Answer: B. QPRST

Explanation: Q describes the earlier situation that 'this' in P refers to; R follows from cheaper books, S ('in turn') from rising literacy, and T sums up.

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