Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Ordering of Sentences · hard
Five of the following sentences can form a coherent paragraph. Which sentence does NOT belong? (1) This mosquito lays its eggs in clean, standing water. (2) Health officials summarize this strategy as "search and destroy." (3) Malaria is also transmitted by mosquitoes, though by a different kind. (4) Dengue is spread by the Aedes mosquito, which bites mostly during the day. (5) Removing these breeding sites is therefore the most effective way to control the mosquito. (6) Such water collects easily in old tires, flower vases, and uncovered drums.
- Sentence (1)
- Sentence (3)
- Sentence (4)
- Sentence (6)
Answer
B. Sentence (3)
Solution
Sentence (3) is related to the topic but does not develop the paragraph's point. The other five form a paragraph in this order: Dengue is spread by the Aedes mosquito, which bites mostly during the day. This mosquito lays its eggs in clean, standing water. Such water collects easily in old tires, flower vases, and uncovered drums. Removing these breeding sites is therefore the most effective way to control the mosquito. Health officials summarize this strategy as "search and destroy."
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