Question

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: The brain isn’t organized the way you might set up your home office or bathroom medicine cabinet.
Paragraph: ___(1)___. You can’t just put things anywhere you want to. The evolved architecture of the brain is haphazard and disjointed, and incorporates multiple systems, each of which has a mind of its own. ___(2)___. Evolution doesn’t design things and it doesn’t build systems—it settles on systems that, historically, conveyed a survival benefit. There is no overarching, grand planner engineering the systems so that they work harmoniously together. ___(3)___. The brain is more like a big, old house with piecemeal renovations done on every floor, and less like new construction. ___(4)___.

• A. Option 2
• B. Option 4
• C. Option 1
• D. Option 3

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The sentence "The brain isn’t organized the way you might set up your home office or bathroom medicine cabinet." fits best at the beginning of the paragraph. This placement introduces the topic discussed in the paragraph, setting the stage for the comparison of the brain's organization to an office or medicine cabinet. It contrasts with the organized, planned setup of a home office, setting the context for the paragraph's explanation of the brain's haphazard and evolutionary nature. Therefore, the sentence should be inserted at position 1, seamlessly integrating with the ideas that follow about the brain’s evolved and disorganized architecture. Here is how it should be placed:

The brain isn’t organized the way you might set up your home office or bathroom medicine cabinet. (1) You can’t just put things anywhere you want to. The evolved architecture of the brain is haphazard and disjointed, and incorporates multiple systems, each of which has a mind of its own. (2) Evolution doesn’t design things and it doesn’t build systems—it settles on systems that, historically, conveyed a survival benefit. There is no overarching, grand planner engineering the systems so that they work harmoniously together. (3) The brain is more like a big, old house with piecemeal renovations done on every floor, and less like new construction. (4)