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, for e.g., 1234.
- In a recent incident, villagers in a tea estate were shocked to find a leopard cub in a trench.
- The cub was then taken to the area where she was discovered and reunited with her mother.
- The 12,500 leopards in India stray into villages due to their shrinking habitat.
- The wildlife vet examined and declared it to be uninjured but dehydrated.
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, for e.g., 1234.
- In a recent incident, villagers in a tea estate were shocked to find a leopard cub in a trench.
- The cub was then taken to the area where she was discovered and reunited with her mother.
- The 12,500 leopards in India stray into villages due to their shrinking habitat.
- The wildlife vet examined and declared it to be uninjured but dehydrated.
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Solution
The passage talks about leopards straying into villages and a rescue incident
Link A (3 → 1): Sentence 1 provides specific example with "In a recent incident" of general problem mentioned in sentence 3
Link B (1 → 4): Pronoun "it" in sentence 4 refers back to "leopard cub" mentioned in sentence 1
Link C (4 → 2): Time word "then" in sentence 2 shows sequence after examination, "The cub" refers to same cub
Introduction: Sentence 3 is the introducing sentence because it provides general context about leopards straying into villages
Conclusion: Sentence 2 is the concluding sentence because it describes the successful reunion outcome
Assembling: General context leads to specific incident, followed by examination, then reunion outcome
Hence the correct order is 3142