Reading Comprehension

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: So, I ran off the list of what we African Catholics wanted from the new pope.

When Pope Francis was introduced in 2013, I was working as an African expert on global Catholicism for Canada Television. (1)_______ I went blank when the new pope was presented to the world on live TV because I had no biographical information on him. (2)_________ This included a decentralised and decolonised Catholicism, with more powers given to local church leaders to address local challenges using their own cultural and spiritual resources. (3)____________ There was also the urgent need to give African Catholics more places at the decision-making table in the world church. (4)________.

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. The most dangerous habits are those, who were obtained at a relatively immature age and to get rid of which a person is not capable of. 

2. The category of bad habits includes those habits that both, harm human health and restrict a person from the full use of his abilities throughout his life.

3. Such habits cause considerable damage to human existence – loss of potential and motivation, premature aging of the human body and the acquisition of diseases of various kinds.

4. Our findings revealed that mobile phone distraction has a negative and significant association with psychological well-being.

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. I believe proper medication can save many lives and can really transform the health industry,
2. I have focused much of my career on health technology because I know it can put many more people in charge of their health.
3. But I also know that we need to develop and deploy these innovations in the right way, or we won't be helping anyone at all.
4. That's why earning users' trust means giving them actionable insights, scientifically validated information, and powerful privacy protection, no matter what.

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. For ads that are automatically generated based on a standard template, the process can take literally a few minutes.

2. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) empowers the media and marketing industries to thrive in the digital economy.

3. It is comprised of more than 650 leading media and technology companies that are responsible for selling, delivering, and optimizing digital advertising or marketing campaigns.

4. Together, they account for 86 percent of online advertising in the United States.

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and choose the correct option.

1. Batten disease manifests in childhood, typically between ages 4 and 10 years. 

2. One of the earliest symptoms is vision impairment, which is followed by a regression in development, often characterized initially by a loss of previously acquired speech skills and an inability to learn new skills.

3. As the disease progresses, the affected individual experiences a further loss of communication skills as well as a loss of motor function. 

4. This causes slow and stiff movements and difficulty walking

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and choose the correct option.

1. The word “diet” originates from the Greek word “diaita”, literally meaning “manner of living”. 

2. In the contemporary language, dieting is synonymous with a quick fix solution for an overwhelming obesity epidemic.

3. Dieting implies restriction, limitation of pleasurable foods and drinks, and despite of having no benefits, the omnipresent dieting mentality remains to be the norm. 

4. Most diets fail most of the time and repeated diet failure is a negative predictor for successful long term weight loss.

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and choose the correct option.

1. As territories of humans and leopards have practically merged, conflicts are rising. 
In 2019-20 alone, Maharashtra saw 58 human deaths due to leopards—over half the 97 casualties in 2010-18.

2. In 2021, Gujarat too mooted a sterilisation programme for leopards around Gir National Park, which is yet to be approved by the Centre.

3. Animal casualties were 176 in 2020-21, equal to those in 2016-18, says Singh's analysis of data from the state chief wildlife warden and Wildlife Institute of India (WII).

4. The state forest department says leopard population has grown by 63 per cent in 2016-23