Multiple choice

Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences in the proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph, and then answer the question given below: A. The debt American intellectual growth owes to the revolutionary exiles has never been fully appreciated. B. The seed disseminated by them, though so little understood at the time, has brought a rich harvest.
C. It is difficult for the average man to form an adequate conception what strength, energy, and perseverance are necessary to absorb the unfamiliar language, habits, and customs of a new country, without the loss of one's own personality. D. They have at all times held aloft the banner of liberty, thus impregnating the social vitality of the Nation.
E. But very few have succeeding in preserving their European education and culture while at the same time assimilating themselves with American life.

Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The first sentence is A as it presents the topic of the passage. The phrase 'never been fully appreciated' is followed up with the phrase 'so little understood' in sentence B. 'the seed disseminated by them' in B is followed by 'they have at all time' and 'impregnating the social vitality' in D. As C is continuation of idea expressed in E, so E will follow D. Thus, we have ABDEC. 

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