Question

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer:
1. While you might think that you see or are aware of all the changes that happen in your immediate environment, there is simply too much information for your brain to fully process everything.
2. Psychologists use the term ‘change blindness’ to describe this tendency of people to be blind to changes though they are in the immediate environment.
3. It cannot be aware of every single thing that happens in the world around you.
4. Sometimes big shifts happen in front of your eyes and you are not at all aware of these changes.

• A. 1243
• B. 1342
• C. 1234
• D. 1432

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The task is to sequence the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. First, let's analyze each sentence:

1. Sentence 1 introduces the idea that our brains cannot process every change in our environment.
2. Sentence 2 provides a term, ‘change blindness,’ which describes the phenomenon introduced in Sentence 1.
3. Sentence 3 explains that our brains can't be aware of all happenings around us, supporting the idea in Sentence 1.
4. Sentence 4 illustrates an example of the phenomenon by describing how people might be unaware of large changes occurring before them.

When arranging these, Sentence 1 should open as it introduces the general concept. Sentence 3 follows logically, expanding on the brain's limitations stated in Sentence 1. Next, Sentence 4 provides an example, supporting the concept introduced. Finally, Sentence 2 concludes by defining ‘change blindness,’ the phenomenon that has been described throughout. Hence, the correct order is 1342.

Answer 2

1 and 3 naturally connect, with the "It" in sentence 3 referring back to the "brain" discussed in statement 1. Similarly, 4 and 2 naturally link together, as the "this tendency" in statement 2 refers to the inclination of people to ignore events occurring in front of them, as discussed in statement 4.

So, the correct option is (B): 1342.