Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. There are several factors that contribute to wisdom.
B. Doing this has become more difficult than before owing to the complexity of the specialised knowledge required.
C. This is the capacity to take account of all important factors in a problem and to attach to each its due weight.
D. Of these, I should put first a sense of proportion.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. ADCB.
While arranging the parts of the passage, we should find some grammatical or contextual connections between them. Also, the first sentence of a passage is usually independent and introduces a topic. The second one provides more information about it.
Steps to arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph:
- Sentence A will be the first sentence because it introduces a sentence that tells us about wisdom.
- Sentence D will be the next sentence because it is connected with the previous sentence.
- Sentence C will be the next sentence.
- Lastly, sentence B will be used.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 2 i.e. ADCB.
The paragraph is: There are several factors that contribute to wisdom. Of these, I should put first a sense of proportion. This is the capacity to take account of all important factors in a problem and to attach to each its due weight. Doing this has become more difficult than before owing to the complexity of the specialised knowledge required.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 2 i.e. ADCB.