The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.
- 1. Located in the foothills of the Sion Fort, the lake is a Grade II-A heritage structure, dating back to the 17th century.
- 2. Once home to several marine creatures, the lake is now surrounded by high-rise residential buildings.
- 3. The Municipal Corporation is set to breathe life back into the city's Sion Talao (Lake) with the rejuvenation and beautification of the centuries-old lake.
- 4. Over the years, the lake has lost its prominence.
- 5. Earlier the talao was a known natural water tank with the Sion hillock expanding around it like an enclosing wall.
The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.
- 1. Located in the foothills of the Sion Fort, the lake is a Grade II-A heritage structure, dating back to the 17th century.
- 2. Once home to several marine creatures, the lake is now surrounded by high-rise residential buildings.
- 3. The Municipal Corporation is set to breathe life back into the city's Sion Talao (Lake) with the rejuvenation and beautification of the centuries-old lake.
- 4. Over the years, the lake has lost its prominence.
- 5. Earlier the talao was a known natural water tank with the Sion hillock expanding around it like an enclosing wall.
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Solution
The passage talks about Municipal Corporation's plan to rejuvenate Sion Talao lake
Link A (3 → 1): Sentence 1 provides specific details about "the lake" mentioned in sentence 3's "Sion Talao (Lake)" - specific reference from previous sentence.
Link B (1 → 5): Time word "Earlier" in sentence 5 describes the lake's original state after establishing its heritage status in sentence 1.
Link C (5 → 4): Time phrase "Over the years" in sentence 4 shows chronological progression from the original state described in sentence 5.
Link D (4 → 2): Sentence 2 contrasts past ("Once home to") with present ("now surrounded by") after sentence 4 establishes the lake's decline.
Introduction: Sentence 3 is the introducing sentence because it announces the Municipal Corporation's rejuvenation plan for Sion Talao.
Conclusion: Sentence 2 is the concluding sentence because it shows the current degraded state contrasting past and present.
Assembling: The sequence flows from announcement to description to historical timeline showing decline to current state.
Hence the correct order is 31542