Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the…

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Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

1. The results showed a significant improvement in students' academic performance.

2. The study aimed to evaluate the impact of digital learning tools on education.

3. Researchers conducted a year-long study involving over 500 students.

4. These findings suggest that integrating technology in classrooms can be beneficial.

  1. A.

    2, 4, 3, 1

  2. B.

    3, 1, 2, 4

  3. C.

    2, 3, 1, 4

  4. D.

    1, 4, 3, 2

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

Concept

A research-report paragraph follows a fixed narrative spine: it first states the purpose/aim of the study, then describes the method (who was studied and how), then reports the results obtained, and finally draws a conclusion or implication from those results. Sequencing by this Aim -> Method -> Result -> Conclusion logic, and by cohesion cues (a sentence that begins with a back-reference such as "These findings" must come AFTER what it refers to), fixes the order uniquely.

Application

Classify each numbered sentence by its role, then chain them in narrative order:

  1. Sentence 2 states the AIM ("The study aimed to evaluate the impact of digital learning tools") - this introduces the topic, so it opens the paragraph.

  2. Sentence 3 gives the METHOD ("Researchers conducted a year-long study involving over 500 students") - it describes how the aim was pursued, so it follows the aim.

  3. Sentence 1 reports the RESULT ("The results showed a significant improvement in academic performance") - results can only be stated after the study was conducted.

  4. Sentence 4 is the CONCLUSION ("These findings suggest that integrating technology can be beneficial") - the pronoun phrase "These findings" refers back to the results, so it must come last.

Chaining these roles gives the order 2, 3, 1, 4.

Cross-check

Cohesion test: "These findings" in sentence 4 has no antecedent unless the results (sentence 1) precede it - so 4 cannot come before 1. Likewise "The results" in sentence 1 presupposes a study has already been run (sentence 3). Both anchors confirm the chain 2 -> 3 -> 1 -> 4.

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