Q:
The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.
1) The new year, 2018, is here! Nothing seems to have changed, despite the firecrackers.
A) Of course, in many parts of the world the firecrackers might have been confused with, or replaced by, bombs, and millions in those and other regions find firecrackers (let alone bombs) an unimaginable luxury as they struggle to obtain food or shelter.
B) I am aware that a group of increasingly loud fellow nationals might accuse me of celebrating ‘foreign festivals’.
C) That too was widely celebrated, as it should be, though in a world where the homeless, children, refugees and foreignness are often abused.
D) New Year’s Eve came, as it does, close on the heels of Christmas, which commemorates the birth of a homeless child to poor refugees in a foreign place.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: C) ADCB
Explanation: The correct sequence is ADCB.The paragraph starts with the description of the event and what is the point to focus on, i.e. firecrackers.
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