The following sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. What is the most logical order of the sentences? 1. During the last 150 years or…
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The following sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. What is the most logical order of the sentences?
1. During the last 150 years or so, the world production of food has increased for two main reasons.
2. At the same time the development of various branches of science, and in particular medical science, has helped to eliminate or lessen the effects of many diseases, enabling more adults to reach old age.
3. New lands have been brought into use for farming for the first time, and new techniques have made it possible to obtain higher yields in existing farming areas.
4. The relentless growth of world population over the last 150 to 200 years was only possible because more and more food and other items of consumption became available.
1. During the last 150 years or so, the world production of food has increased for two main reasons.
2. At the same time the development of various branches of science, and in particular medical science, has helped to eliminate or lessen the effects of many diseases, enabling more adults to reach old age.
3. New lands have been brought into use for farming for the first time, and new techniques have made it possible to obtain higher yields in existing farming areas.
4. The relentless growth of world population over the last 150 to 200 years was only possible because more and more food and other items of consumption became available.
- 4,1,2,3
- 2,4,1,3
- 1,4,3,2
- 4,1,3,2
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - 4,1,3,2
The most coherent order is . Sentence 4 connects population growth to a larger food supply, and sentences 1 and 3 explain that supply growth through new farmland and higher yields. Sentence 2 adds the separate contribution of longer lifespans. In , the medical point interrupts the explanation before the two agricultural reasons are given.
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