CDS 2026 · PYQ · Sentence Ordering / Para Jumbles · hard
S1: William I had the land mapped, and distributed it in sections to one hundred eighty Norman nobles who had migrated with him to Britain. S6: Thus, Anglo-Saxon peasants became tenants of various levels of landholders. P: They could not, however, use their knights for private warfare, which was forbidden in England. Q: They soon began to gift some of their own lands to knights who would serve them just as they in turn served the king. R: They were obliged to supply a certain number of knights to the king. S: These noble lords became the chief tenants of the king and were expected to give him military help.
A.PRQS
B.PSQR
C.SQRP
D.SRQP✓ Correct
Explanation
After S1 (William distributing land to nobles), S logically follows describing these lords as chief tenants giving military help. R elaborates the military obligation (supplying knights to the king). Q describes how these nobles in turn gifted land to knights. P then adds the restriction that knights couldn't be used for private warfare. This leads to S6 about Anglo-Saxon peasants becoming tenants at various levels. Hence SRQP is correct.
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