In the following question, statements 1 and 6 are respectively the first and…
2023
In the following question, statements 1 and 6 are respectively the first and the last sentences of a paragraph and statements A, B, C and D come in between them. Rearrange A, B, C and D in such a way that they make a coherent paragraph together with statements 1 and 6. Select the correct order from the given choices and mark its number as your answer.
1. Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and plant materials.
(A)The finished charcoal consists largely of carbon.
(B)Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis — the heating of wood or
(C)other organic materials in the absence of oxygen.
(D)This process is called charcoal burning.
6. The advantage of using charcoal instead of just burning wood is the absence of water and other components.
- A.
BDCA
- B.
CDBA
- C.
DCBA
- D.
BCDA
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Correct answer: D
Correct order of the middle sentences:
Place the sentences in this order between the first and final sentences:
Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis — the heating of wood or
other organic materials in the absence of oxygen.
This process is called charcoal burning.
The finished charcoal consists largely of carbon.
Reasoning:
The clause that ends with "or" (about heating "wood or") must be immediately followed by the clause that completes it (the phrase about "other organic materials"), so those two parts belong together.
After describing how charcoal is produced, the next sentence appropriately names the process (charcoal burning), which naturally follows the production description.
A sentence describing the finished product follows the naming of the process, and the final sentence explains the advantage, providing a logical conclusion.
Why other orders fail (brief):
Putting the sentence that names the process between the two fragments of the heating clause interrupts a single sentence and breaks grammar and meaning.
Starting with the fragment about "other organic materials" leaves it incomplete because it needs the preceding phrase that ends with "or."