Five sentences are given below. Four of these when arranged in correct order, form a logical and meaningful paragraph. One of the sentences does not belong to this paragraph. Rearrange the 4 sentences that belong to the paragraph and choose the option that contains the order in which the 4 sentences should be put together:
A. By observing the accidental chain of events that led us here, we realise how our very thoughts and dreams took shape - and we can begin to think and dream differently.
B. It enables us to turn our head this way and that, and begin to notice possibilities that our ancestors could not imagine, or didn’t want us to imagine.
C. History and philosophy should reveal to us the baffling, strange and wondrous qualities of other lives and other times.
D. Studying history will not tell us what to choose, but at least it gives us more options.
E. Studying history aims to loosen the grip of the past.
Solution
Option E: EBAD is the correct answer.
Sentence C is the odd-one out. Sentence C focuses on history and philosophy, revealing the qualities of other lives and times, which is descriptive. This diverges from the main theme of history’s transformative role in loosening the past's grip and opening up possibilities for the future, making C unrelated to the paragraph's flow.
The sequence EBAD forms a coherent paragraph:
Sentence E introduces the theme of history loosening the grip of the past.
Sentence B elaborates by showing how history opens new possibilities.
Sentence A reflects on how understanding history reshapes our thoughts and dreams.
Sentence D concludes by explaining that history broadens our options without dictating choices.
This sequence focuses on the transformative power of studying history, excluding C, as it does not align with this theme.
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