In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage…
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In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1) The highway bypass would have disastrous effects on the area’s homeowners.
P. Finally the new road would cause residential properties to depreciate.
Q. What is more, homeowners would have to deal with the increased noise and pollution.
R. This would increase vehicles in the neighbourhood.
S. The new road would cut directly through the middle of the subdivision.
6) This means that families who chose to move away would have to sell their homes for far less than their current value.
- A.
SRQP
- B.
PQRS
- C.
SPQR
- D.
QRPS
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Correct answer: A
Answer:
The correct order of the middle parts is: 'The new road would cut directly through the middle of the subdivision.' → 'This would increase vehicles in the neighbourhood.' → 'What is more, homeowners would have to deal with the increased noise and pollution.' → 'Finally the new road would cause residential properties to depreciate.'
Start with the specific cause: the road cutting through the subdivision explains why homeowners would be affected.
Next, a direct consequence of that cause is more vehicles passing through the neighbourhood.
The increase in vehicles leads to increased noise and pollution, which adds to the homeowners' problems.
Finally, the sentence that begins with 'Finally' about residential properties depreciating appropriately concludes the sequence as the ultimate effect.
Because this preserves the natural cause→effect flow and places the concluding result last, the sequence above is the correct one.