Question

Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in.

• A. Although we are born with the gift of language,research shows that we are surprisingly unskilled when it comes to communicating with others.
• B. We must carefully orchestrate our speech if we want to achieve our goals and bring our dreams to fruition.
• C. We often choose our words without thought, oblivious of the emotional effects they can have on others.
• D. We talk more than we need to, ignoring the effect we are having on those listening to us.
• E. We listen poorly, without realizing it, and we often fail to pay attention to the subtle meanings conveyed by facial expressions, body gestures, and the tone and cadence of our voice.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

We must carefully orchestrate our speech if we want to achieve our goals and bring our dreams to fruition.

Answer 2

The correct answer is (B):
Statement 1, which states that although we are born with the gift of language, we are not skilled when it comes to communicating with others. 5 follows 1 explaining how we end up being unskilled in communicating with others. 3 and 4 further elaborate on how we are unskilled while communicating others. Therefore, 1,5,3 and 4 form a sequence and 2, which has an advisory tone and mentions how we must orchestrate our speech if we want to achieve our goals, conveys a different idea and is, therefore, the odd man out.