Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful…
2024
Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) The government has therefore employed authorities to conduct fumigations, as the situation continues to escalate.
(B) Despite efforts to contain the situation, the bed bugs have infested public transport, popular tourist destinations, and even airports.
(C) Paris, a global tourist destination, has recently faced a troubling resurgence of bed bugs across various neighborhoods and popular attractions in the city.
(D) This outbreak has raised concerns not only among residents but also tourists, many of whom worry that the pests could travel with them back to their countries.
(E) Experts suggest that international travel and dense urban environments have facilitated the rapid spread of this infestation.
(F) Furthermore, bed bugs have become a common sight in metros and airports, making control measures even more challenging.
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
- A.
A
- B.
F
- C.
E
- D.
D
- E.
C
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Correct answer: D
Concept: In a sentence-rearrangement (parajumble) task the order is fixed by logical and grammatical links: find the opening sentence (it introduces the topic and depends on nothing before it), then connect the rest using referring words ("this", "the"), connectors ("therefore", "furthermore", "despite"), and the natural flow from problem to cause to consequence to response.
Application — building the chain:
Opener: "Paris ... has recently faced a troubling resurgence of bed bugs" introduces the subject for the first time and refers to nothing earlier, so it starts the paragraph.
Next link: "This outbreak has raised concerns ... among residents but also tourists" opens with the back-pointer "This outbreak", which can only refer to the resurgence just introduced, so it attaches directly to the opener — making it the sentence in the second position.
Cause: "Experts suggest that international travel and dense urban environments have facilitated the rapid spread" explains why the outbreak grew, so it follows the statement of concern.
Spread pair: "Despite efforts to contain the situation, the bed bugs have infested public transport ... and even airports" is extended by "Furthermore, bed bugs have become a common sight in metros and airports"; the connector "Furthermore" adds to the previous point, so this pair stays in that order.
Conclusion: "The government has therefore employed authorities to conduct fumigations" uses "therefore" to give the resulting action, so it closes the paragraph.
Result: The meaningful order is C – D – E – B – F – A, so the sentence in the second position is the one beginning "This outbreak has raised concerns" (D).
Cross-check: Reading C–D–E–B–F–A end to end flows as introduce → concern → cause → spread → more spread → government response, with every referring word ("This outbreak", "therefore", "Furthermore") pointing back correctly; no other sentence both refers to the just-introduced resurgence and precedes the cause/spread chain.