IPMAT Indore 2020 (VA) PYQs

Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent passage:

1. This instance highlights how young people from different backgrounds can make important contributions to climate change.
2. Participation in environmental education programmes can motivate children to act responsibly towards the environment.
3. They were motivated to act in ways that would help the environment, like using a reusable water bottle or refusing to use plastic straws.
4. Six hundred elementary school children from varied social and linguistic groups participated in an ocean pollution education programme.

The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers in the space provided.

1. When we take time to notice these moments, we discover hidden beauty that sparks our creative thoughts because creativity isn’t just about rare, amazing events—it’s also about finding the special in the ordinary.
2. Creativity is often seen as the ability to look at the world in a new way—to turn everyday sights, sounds, and experiences into art or ideas.
3. In fact, inspiration can come from small details of daily life: the gentle warmth of morning sunlight on a kitchen counter, the steady sound of traffic outside, or the brief smile of a stranger on a busy street.
4. Many people wrongly think that true creativity only comes from big ideas or exciting adventures.

The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers in the space provided.

1. Meanwhile, people are posting less. The share of Americans who say they enjoy documenting their life online has fallen from 40 per cent to 28 per cent since 2020.
2. The striking feature of the new social media is that they are no longer very social.
3. Some of the consequences of this are welcome. Political campaigners say they have to tone down their message to win over private groups.
4. Debate is moving to closed platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram.
5. Inspired by TikTok, apps like Facebook increasingly serve a diet of clips selected by artificial intelligence according to a user’s viewing behaviour, not their social connections