Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph. (A) Many…
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Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) Many people now prefer taking extended vacations to unwind and reconnect with themselves.
(B) Travel has 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) Meeting new people, exploring unfamiliar cultures, and disconnecting from work helps 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 THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- E.
E
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Correct answer: D
Concept
In a sentence-rearrangement (para-jumble), the correct order is fixed by DISCOURSE LINKS, not by sentence labels. Read the sentences for: (1) the opening sentence, which introduces the topic without referring back to anything; (2) cause-effect and general-to-specific chains; and (3) anaphoric pointers such as "this", "this shift", "such", or pronouns, each of which must point to something already stated just before it.
Application
Identify the opener and follow the links sentence by sentence:
Opener: "In today's fast-paced world... leave individuals drained" introduces the problem (stress/exhaustion) with no back-reference, so it must come first.
Next: "Travel has increasingly become a way... to escape the pressures of daily routines" responds directly to being "drained" - it offers travel as the escape.
Then: "Meeting new people, exploring unfamiliar cultures, and disconnecting from work helps rejuvenate the mind" explains HOW travel does this - the mechanism that follows naturally from calling travel an escape.
Then: "Many people now prefer taking extended vacations to unwind" states the resulting behaviour - the trend that grows out of travel's rejuvenating benefits.
Last: "This shift in travel behaviour reflects a growing awareness about mental well-being" closes the paragraph; the pointer "this shift" refers back to people now preferring extended vacations, so it must follow that sentence.
The final order is C - B - D - A - E. Counting to the third position gives D.
Cross-check
The decisive anchor is the closing pointer "this shift in travel behaviour": a shift in behaviour can only refer to people changing what they do (preferring extended vacations), not to a list of activities. That fixes A immediately before E, which in turn forces the rejuvenation-mechanism sentence to sit earlier, landing it in the third slot. The chain reads as a clean problem - escape - how-it-helps - resulting-trend - takeaway story.