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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.

  1. They often include a foundation course on navigating capitalism with Chinese characteristics and have replaced typical cases from US corporates with a focus on how Western theories apply to China's buzzing local firms.
  2. The best Chinese business schools look like their Western rivals but are now growing distinct in terms of what they teach and the career boost they offer.
  3. Western schools have enhanced their offerings with double degrees, popular with domestic and overseas students alike—and boosted the prestige of their Chinese partners.
  4. For students, a big draw is the chance to rub shoulders with captains of China's private sector.
  5. Their business courses now largely cater to the growing demand from China Inc which has become more global, richer and ready to recruit from this sinocentric student body.

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Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Let us trace the main topic -> Chinese business schools and how they're different from Western ones.

From passage: "The best Chinese business schools look like their Western rivals but are now growing distinct in terms of what they teach and the career boost they offer."

This sentence (2) sets up the main idea -> Chinese schools look similar but are becoming different.

  • Sentence 1 -> explains how they're different (Chinese capitalism courses, local firm focus)
  • Sentence 4 -> explains what attracts students (networking with Chinese business leaders)
  • Sentence 5 -> explains their target market (China Inc, global Chinese companies)

These all focus on Chinese schools' unique features.


But sentence 3 talks about something completely different -> what Western schools are doing (double degrees, partnerships).

The flow should be: Chinese schools look similar -> but here's how they're different -> specific examples of differences -> what attracts students.

Sentence 3 breaks this flow by shifting focus to Western schools' actions instead of Chinese schools' distinctiveness.

Answer: 3

The odd sentence is 3 because it discusses Western schools' strategies rather than Chinese schools' unique characteristics, which is what the other four sentences focus on.

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