Question 22

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer.

1. Veena Sahajwalla, a materials scientist at the University of New South Wales, believes there is a new way of solving this problem.
2. Her vision is for automated drones and robots to pick out components, put them into a small furnace and smelt them at specific temperatures to extract the metals one by one before they are sent off to manufacturers for reuse.
3. E-waste contains huge quantities of valuable metals, ceramics and plastics that could be salvaged and recycled, although currently not enough of it is.
4. She plans to build microfactories that can tease apart the tangle of materials in mobile phones, computers and other e-waste.


Correct Answer: 3142

Solution

Sentence 3 introduces the issue, highlighting that e-waste contains valuable materials that are not being efficiently recycled. This sets context for the discussion to be followed.

Now if we consider Sentences 1, 2 and 4, we can see that Sentence 2 and 4 are referencing a “She” and “Her”. Considering these 3 sentences, they can only reference Veena Sahajwalla. Therefore Sentence 1 must follow Sentence 3.

Now Sentence 1 states that she has a new way of solving the problem. Sentence 4 provides details about Sahajwalla's plan, stating that she intends to build microfactories to extract valuable materials from e-waste. Therefore Sentence 4 must be following Sentence 1. Sentence 2 logically follows Sentence 4 by elaborating on Sahajwalla's vision, explaining how automated drones and robots will be utilized in the process of extracting metals from e-waste, providing a clear and detailed picture of the proposed solution.

Therefore the correct order is 3-1-4-2.

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