Verbal Question of the Day: 7
Parajumble
The five sentences (labelled 1,2,3,4, and 5) given in this question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper order for the sentences and key in this sequence of five numbers as your answer.
1. The practice of persevering for a goal seems incredulous to them, and they seek refuge in drugs.
2. Consuming drugs to satisfy one’s immediate needs, and eluding a reality that has become too terrible to handle, has become a common trend.
3. Most youngsters who consume drugs — especially in the case of LSD — ingest small doses, a process called ‘micro-dosing’.
4.This stems from youngsters’ need for instant gratification.
5.They fallaciously assume that due to the almost negligible quantity, they will not experience any adverse effects.
25341
25341
The above order was written incorrectly. The updated one is 24135
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The answer is 24135.
4 must be after 2 since it provides a reason for the trend (of consuming drugs to satisfy one’s immediate needs) is mentioned in 2. 4 will precede 1 due to the sequence of terms in 2- 2 mentions ‘immediate need’ first and ‘a reality that one wants to elude’ later.
5 must succeed 3 since it contains a pronoun reference to 3, and is about the small quantity of drugs consumed.
35241 is also a possible answer but the paragraph formed with 24135 is more coherent. 2 is more general than 3, thus a better introductory sentence for the paragraph.