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In the following question, the first and last sentences (1 and 6) of a passage are given, and the middle parts, labelled P, Q, R and S, have been jumbled up. Rearrange P, Q, R and S to produce a…

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In the following question, the first and last sentences (1 and 6) of a passage are given, and the middle parts, labelled P, Q, R and S, have been jumbled up. Rearrange P, Q, R and S to produce a correct and meaningful passage, and choose the correct sequence.

1) The life of the honeybee colony centers around the activities of its single queen.
P) Fertilization of these eggs takes place before they are deposited in the cells
Q) When the eggs hatch into larvae, they are looked after and fed by the worker bees.
R) During the summer months honeybee spends most of her time laying eggs in the wax cells of her honeycomb.
S) The honeybee does this by releasing sperms from her storage sacs which were filled at the time of her mating flights.
6) A new worker bee emerges three weeks after the egg was laid.
  1. RSQP
  2. RPSQ
  3. SPRQ
  4. SRPQ

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - RPSQ
R introduces the queen laying eggs in the wax cells, and P refers to "these eggs" and their fertilisation. S explains how she does "this" (by releasing stored sperm), and Q follows with the eggs hatching into larvae, which leads to sentence 6 on the new worker bee emerging. The order is R, P, S, Q; any order starting with S lacks a referent for "does this".

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