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Each of the questions below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of sentences from the options.
I. He somehow knew he would find what he was looking for. So, with missionary zeal, he started to climb.
II. So instead, for perhaps the first in his life he shed the shackles of reason and placed his trust in his intuition.
III. At first he thought about hiring a Sherpa guide to aid him in his climb through the mountains, but, for some strange reason, his instincts told him this was one journey he would have to make alone.
IV. The next morning, as the first rays of the Indian sun danced along the colorful horizon, Julian set out his trek to the lost land of Savana.

Explanation:

Statement IV mentions the protagonist of the paragraph- Julian. Therefore it can serve as an effective introductory statement. We can eliminate options 1, 2 and 3.
Statement III will follow since it begins with the phrase, “At first” referring to a decision that Julian wanted to take while setting out to trek to Savana.
The word “instincts” in statement III logically connects it to statement II which refers to Julian placing “his trust in his intuition”, or instincts.
Statement I concludes the paragraph by stating that Julian began his trek, by climbing.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

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