The correct answer is: C. QRSP
The first sentence (S1) introduces the main character, a gentleman who lived alone and always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time. The second sentence (P) provides more information about the two plates, one for the gentleman and one for his cat. The third sentence (Q) describes the cat rushing into the room. The fourth sentence (R) describes the cat dropping a mouse into her own plate and another into her master’s plate. The fifth sentence (S) describes the gentleman’s habit of giving the cat a piece of meat from his own plate. The sixth sentence (S6) describes the cat’s gratitude to her master.
The correct sequence is QRSP because it follows the order of events in the story. The cat rushes into the room (Q), drops a mouse into
her own plate and another into her master’s plate (R), and then the gentleman gives her a piece of meat from his own plate (S). The cat’s gratitude to her master (S6) is the result of his kindness to her.The other options are incorrect because they do not follow the order of events in the story. Option A, QSPR, puts the cat’s gratitude to her master before the events that led to it. Option B, PSRQ, puts the gentleman’s habit of giving the cat a piece of meat from his own plate before the cat’s act of gratitude. Option D, RPQS, puts the cat’s act of gratitude before the gentleman’s habit of giving her a piece of meat from his own plate.