Paragraph Formation
Direction: The sentences given in each question, when arranged in the proper sequence, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter/number. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
- A. Since then, intelligence tests have been mostly used to separate dull children in school from average or bright children, so that special education can be provided to the dull.
B. In other words, intelligence tests give us a norm for each age.
C. Intelligence is expressed as intelligence quotient and tests are developed to indicate what an average child of a certain age can do–what a 5-year-old can answer, but a 4-year-old cannot, for instance.
D. Binet developed the first set of such tests in the early 1900's to find out which children in school needed special attention.
E. Intelligence can be measured by tests.
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E D is the key. Passage must begin with E which introduces the topic telling ‘Intelligence can be measured,’ A, B, C or D cannot begin the passage with their ‘Since then,’ ‘In other words,’ ‘Intelligence is expressed’ and ‘Binet developed’ respectively. D should follow E with ‘Binet developed the first set of such tests’ describing the test talked of by E. A should follow E with ‘Since then’ etc. referring to what has been said in D, C should follow A telling ‘Intelligence is expressed as intelligence quotient,’ advancing the argument of E, D and A. B should follow C and conclude the passage telling ‘intelligence tests give us a norm.’
Correct Option: C
E D is the key. Passage must begin with E which introduces the topic telling ‘Intelligence can be measured,’ A, B, C or D cannot begin the passage with their ‘Since then,’ ‘In other words,’ ‘Intelligence is expressed’ and ‘Binet developed’ respectively. D should follow E with ‘Binet developed the first set of such tests’ describing the test talked of by E. A should follow E with ‘Since then’ etc. referring to what has been said in D, C should follow A telling ‘Intelligence is expressed as intelligence quotient,’ advancing the argument of E, D and A. B should follow C and conclude the passage telling ‘intelligence tests give us a norm.’ Options (a) and (d): Passage wrongly begins with C in both the options whereas C should follow A, precede B with ‘Intelligence is expressed’ etc. Option (b): Passage wrongly begins with D whereas D should follow E, precede A with ‘Binet developed’ etc. Except (c) other options are wrong.
- A. To be culturally literate is to possess the basic information needed to thrive in the modern world.
B. Nor is it confined to one social class; quite the contrary.
C. It is by no means confined to "culture" narrowly understood as an acquaintance with the arts.
D. Cultural literacy constitutes the only sure avenue of opportunity for disadvantaged children, the only reliable way of combating the social determinism that now condemns them.
E. The breadth of that information is great, extending over the major domains of human activity from sports to science.
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A E C is the key. Passage must begin with A which tells what is it to be ‘culturally literate.’ B, C, D or E cannot begin the passage with their ‘Nor,’ ‘It is,’ ‘cultural literacy constitutes’ and ‘The breadth of that information’ respectively. E should obviously follow A with ‘The breadth of information’ etc. C should follow E talking of ‘culture narrowly understood,’ B should follow C telling ‘culture is not confined,’ ‘to one social class,’ D should follow B and conclude the passage with ‘cultural literacy constitutes’ etc. Options (b) and (d): Passage wrongly begins with D in both the options whereas D should follow B and conclude the passage telling what ‘constitutes’ ‘cultural literacy’ etc..................................................................................................................................................................
Correct Option: A
A E C is the key. Passage must begin with A which tells what is it to be ‘culturally literate.’ B, C, D or E cannot begin the passage with their ‘Nor,’ ‘It is,’ ‘cultural literacy constitutes’ and ‘The breadth of that information’ respectively. E should obviously follow A with ‘The breadth of information’ etc. C should follow E talking of ‘culture narrowly understood,’ B should follow C telling ‘culture is not confined,’ ‘to one social class,’ D should follow B and conclude the passage with ‘cultural literacy constitutes’ etc. Options (b) and (d): Passage wrongly begins with D in both the options whereas D should follow B and conclude the passage telling what ‘constitutes’ ‘cultural literacy’ etc. Option (c): Passage correctly begins with A but C wrongly follows A whereas C should follow E telling that ‘culture’ is ‘narrowly understood.’ Except (a) other options are wrong.
Direction: Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
- 1. A nation will territorial encompass a number of different localities.
A. While the spatially smaller village, city, and region continue to exist, they are understood by their inhabitants to be parts of the nation.
B. Because the nation exhibits only a relative cultural uniformity, it is often difficult to distinguish it from other territorial societies.
C. However, during periods of intense patriotic enthusiasm, such as during a war, the attachments of the inhabitants of the local village, city, or region to the nation may become dominant; but such a situation can only be episodic.
D. Thus, the common culture of the nation is only relative; it is rarely complete such that the inhabitants of the village, city, and region within the nation cease to recognize themselves as inhabitants of such localities.
6. It is tempting to avoid this difficulty by formulating categories that are differentiated by degrees of cultural uniformity, thereby distinguishing one form of territorial relation from another.
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A starts the sequence as it follows I in naming the different localities that a nation encompasses and on the basis of this, D concludes, that the common culture of a nation is only relative. C follows D as it gives a contrasting view by describing a situation where the relative culture may get dominated by patriotic fervor. .......................................................................................................................
Correct Option: A
A starts the sequence as it follows I in naming the different localities that a nation encompasses and on the basis of this, D concludes, that the common culture of a nation is only relative. C follows D as it gives a contrasting view by describing a situation where the relative culture may get dominated by patriotic fervor. B begins another line of thought that gets completed in statement VI. Also, the ‘this difficulty’ in statement VI refers to the ‘situation’ mentioned in B. The correct sequence is A D C B. Thus, option (a) is the correct answer.
- 1. There are gangsters, and there are 1970's gangsters.
A. As late as 1967, in Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samouraï, Alain Delon floated through in a raincoat that looked like it had been in storage since before Vichy.
B. We’ve given our hearts to mobsters in Tony Manerostyle flared suits, with shirt collars outside the lapels, big hair, proudly unwaxed chest hair, and those dick-duster ‘taches’.
C. The French, whose homegrown gangster tradition is second only to Hollywood’s, favoured the trenchcoat look long after it was obsolete for Humphrey Bogart.
D. We were enamoured of gangsters with trench-coats, felt hats, spats and gats.
6. Mesrine: Killer Instinct - the headlong, two-part account of France’s “Eminem Publique Numero 1” of the 1970s - proves both that the French can do flares with flair.
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D follows the first sentence as it voices the general perception about gangsters. B would follow D as it continues the narrative. C continues the discussion by bringing in the French perspective;................................................................................................................................
Correct Option: D
D follows the first sentence as it voices the general perception about gangsters. B would follow D as it continues the narrative. C continues the discussion by bringing in the French perspective; A continues the discussion about gangsters in French films. Thus the correct sequence of sentences is D B C A.
- 1. But neither the ‘nowhere man’ nor the cosmic exile is a real possibility.
A. For the nowhere man, the common core of human consciousness which is his only resource, is too meager for it to generate a vision for him.
B. To think otherwise is to be self-deceived.
C. Deprived of these concepts and other comparable concepts, the nowhere man fails to form any vision at all and, therefore, is incapable of making any judgments.
D. The candidates for culture-free concepts mentioned in the definition of culture are in fact saturated in culture and are, therefore, linked to a point of view, whatever the nature of this link may eventually turn out to be.
6. About the cosmic exile, I quote Geller again : ‘It is not possible for us to carry out a total conceptual strip-tease and face bare data in total nudity.’
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B follows statement 1 stating the implication of believing in the ‘nowhere man’ and the ‘cosmic exile’. A comes after B as it reasons out why the ‘nowhere man’ is impossible. DC is a mandatory pair with ‘these concepts’ in C referring to the ‘culture-free concepts’ in D......................................................................................................................
Correct Option: D
B follows statement 1 stating the implication of believing in the ‘nowhere man’ and the ‘cosmic exile’. A comes after B as it reasons out why the ‘nowhere man’ is impossible. DC is a mandatory pair with ‘these concepts’ in C referring to the ‘culture-free concepts’ in D. The last sentence fits in perfectly after D as it reasons out for the ‘cosmic exile’. Option (d) is the correct answer.
