Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph. (A) Within…
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Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) Within this broader travel trend, many people now prefer taking extended vacations to unwind and reconnect with themselves.
(B) Travel has therefore increasingly become a way not just to see new places but to momentarily escape the pressures of daily routines.
(C) In today’s fast-paced world, hectic schedules and constant digital connectivity often leave individuals drained.
(D) These extended vacations, through meeting new people, exploring unfamiliar cultures, and disconnecting from work, help rejuvenate the mind.
(E) This shift in travel behavior reflects a growing awareness about mental well-being and the need for intentional breaks.
Which of the following is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
Answer: D. D — ConceptA para-jumble is solved by discourse logic, not by guessing. First find the OPENER (an independent sentence that sets the general context and depends…
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Correct answer: D
Concept
A para-jumble is solved by discourse logic, not by guessing. First find the OPENER (an independent sentence that sets the general context and depends on nothing before it), then chain the rest using cohesion signals: anaphora (pronouns or demonstratives like "this" that must point back to something already stated), general-to-specific progression, and cause-to-effect links. A sentence that carries a back-reference can never be the opener; it must follow whatever it refers to.
Application
Identify each sentence's role, then order them:
(C) "In today's fast-paced world... leave individuals drained." This is the OPENER: it states the general problem (modern life drains people) and refers to nothing earlier.
(B) "Travel has therefore increasingly become a way... to escape the pressures of daily routines." The connector "therefore" explicitly presents travel as the response to the drained state set up by C.
(A) "Within this broader travel trend, many people now prefer taking extended vacations..." The phrase "this broader travel trend" points back to the travel trend introduced in B, and the sentence narrows it to a specific preference.
(D) "These extended vacations, through meeting new people, exploring unfamiliar cultures, and disconnecting from work, help rejuvenate the mind." The phrase "These extended vacations" explicitly refers back to A’s preference for extended vacations, and the sentence then explains how such breaks rejuvenate the mind.
(E) "This shift in travel behavior reflects a growing awareness about mental well-being..." The demonstrative "This shift" refers back to the complete travel trend, so the sentence closes the paragraph.
Final order: C, B, A, D, E. The fourth sentence is D.
Cross-check
Check the cohesion markers independently. The word "therefore" in B refers to the exhaustion described in C, so C precedes B. The phrase "Within this broader travel trend" in A refers to B, so B precedes A. The phrase "These extended vacations" in D refers to A, so A precedes D. The phrase "This shift" in E summarizes the complete travel trend, so E closes the paragraph. These links uniquely give C, B, A, D, E; therefore the fourth source sentence is D.