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Question:

The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentences is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

To be culturally literate is to possess the basic information needed to thrive in the modern world.
Nor is it confined to one social class; quite the contrary.
It is by no means confined to “culture” narrowly understood as an acquaintance with the arts.
Cultural literacy constitutes the only sure avenue of opportunity for disadvantaged children, the only reliable way of combating the social determinism that now condemns them.
The breadth of that information is great, extending over the major domains of human activity from sports to science.

Explanation:

Statement A has to be the introductory statement since it introduces the subject of the paragraph, viz. cultural literacy. This eliminates options 2 and 4.
There is a clear C-B link with the word ‘confined’ in both describing culture as not being confined to the arts in C and neither it being confined to one social class in B.
C will follow E since E mentions the breadth of knowledge required to be culturally literate and C mentions that this knowledge is not confined only to the arts as commonly misunderstood. This eliminates option 3.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

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