Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
- People who study children's language spend a lot of time watching how babies react to the speech they hear around them.
- They make films of adults and babies interacting, and examine them very carefully to see whether the babies show any signs of understanding what the adults say.
- They believe that babies begin to react to language from the very moment they are born.
- Sometimes the signs are very subtle slight movements of the baby's eyes or the head or the hands.
- You'd never notice them if you were just sitting with the child, but by watching a recording over and over, you can spot them.
Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
- People who study children's language spend a lot of time watching how babies react to the speech they hear around them.
- They make films of adults and babies interacting, and examine them very carefully to see whether the babies show any signs of understanding what the adults say.
- They believe that babies begin to react to language from the very moment they are born.
- Sometimes the signs are very subtle slight movements of the baby's eyes or the head or the hands.
- You'd never notice them if you were just sitting with the child, but by watching a recording over and over, you can spot them.
Entered answer:
Solution
Step 1: Find the opening sentence -> Look for one that introduces the topic without needing previous context.
Step 2: Follow the pronouns and references -> See which sentences connect naturally through words like "they," "them," "the signs."
Step 3: Check the logical flow -> Make sure the ideas build on each other smoothly.
From passage: "People who study children's language spend a lot of time watching how babies react to the speech they hear around them."
This sentence must come first -> introduces "people who study children's language" -> all other sentences start with "they" (referring back to these people).
Flow analysis:
- Sentence 1 -> introduces the researchers
- Sentence 2 -> "They make films" (connects to sentence 1's researchers)
- Sentence 4 -> "Sometimes the signs are very subtle" (connects to sentence 2's "signs of understanding")
- Sentence 5 -> "You'd never notice them" (connects to sentence 4's "subtle signs")
The odd sentence out:
Sentence 3 -> "They believe that babies begin to react to language from the very moment they are born"
Why it doesn't fit: This is a general belief about when babies start reacting to language. But sentences 1, 2, 4, and 5 focus specifically on the research method of filming and observing subtle signs.
Sentence 3 talks about when babies react (from birth) -> The other 4 sentences talk about how researchers study these reactions (through filming and careful observation).
Answer: 3