Five jumbled 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 out and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
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- The profound emotional impact of music has inspired ongoing research into its relationship with emotions.
- Music is a universal phenomenon that utilizes a myriad brain resources.
- This inherent connection to musical expression is deeply intertwined with human identity and experience.
- The proclivity to create and appreciate music is ubiquitous among humans, permeating daily life across diverse societies.
- Engaging with music is among the most cognitively demanding tasks a human can undergo, and it is identified across cultures.
The Correct Option is A
Approach Solution - 1
To solve this problem, we need to identify the sentence that does not fit cohesively with the other sentences to form a coherent paragraph related to music's connection to human identity and cognition. Let's analyze the given sentences:
- Sentence: Music is a universal phenomenon that utilizes a myriad brain resources.
- Sentence: The profound emotional impact of music has inspired ongoing research into its relationship with emotions.
- Sentence: This inherent connection to musical expression is deeply intertwined with human identity and experience.
- Sentence: The proclivity to create and appreciate music is ubiquitous among humans, permeating daily life across diverse societies.
- Sentence: Engaging with music is among the most cognitively demanding tasks a human can undergo, and it is identified across cultures.
Now, let's identify the thematic flow: sentences 1, 3, 4, and 5 cohesively discuss the universality of music, its connection to human identity, its demanding nature cognitively, and its presence across various cultures. Thus, they form a coherent paragraph.
Sentence 2: "The profound emotional impact of music has inspired ongoing research into its relationship with emotions." This sentence brings in the specific aspect of emotional impact and associated research, which diverts from the discussion of music's universality and cognitive aspects. It introduces a new element that doesn't align with the central theme formed by the other sentences.
Conclusion: Hence, the sentence that does not fit with the rest of the paragraph is Sentence 2. The correct answer is:
The profound emotional impact of music has inspired ongoing research into its relationship with emotions.
Approach Solution -2
To identify the odd sentence out, we need to arrange the sentences in a logical sequence that creates a coherent paragraph, and then determine which sentence does not fit this theme or flow. Let us examine each sentence:
- The profound emotional impact of music has inspired ongoing research into its relationship with emotions.
- Music is a universal phenomenon that utilizes a myriad brain resources.
- This inherent connection to musical expression is deeply intertwined with human identity and experience.
- The proclivity to create and appreciate music is ubiquitous among humans, permeating daily life across diverse societies.
- Engaging with music is among the most cognitively demanding tasks a human can undergo, and it is identified across cultures.
From these sentences, we can see that the common theme among sentences 2, 3, 4, and 5 is the pervasive and complex nature of music in human life. They collectively describe music's universality, its cognitive demand, and its role in human identity and society.
Now, let’s evaluate the sentences:
- Sentence 2 introduces music as a universal phenomenon involving the brain.
- Sentence 3 expresses the deep link between music and human identity.
- Sentence 4 highlights the universality and daily life penetration of music.
- Sentence 5 talks about the cognitive engagement with music across different cultures.
- Sentence 1, however, shifts focus to research on the emotional impact of music, which, although related, is not directly aligned with discussing music’s universality and cognitive aspects.
Thus, sentence 1 does not fit seamlessly with the others as it pivots to a different aspect—research concerning emotions, separated from the more direct discussion of music’s role and impact on human culture and cognition.
Conclusion: The odd sentence out is sentence 1: "The profound emotional impact of music has inspired ongoing research into its relationship with emotions."
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