Question 1523 : Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can
be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that
sentence as your answer.
1. No known real researcher of human behaviour would say that gender is all nature or all nurture.
2. The evidence for a biological basis for gender certainly doesn’t mean we should be complacent in the face
of sexism.
3. Many people are uncomfortable with the idea that gender is not purely a social construct.
4. Despite this empirical truth, researchers who study the biological basis of gender often face political
pushback.
5. There’s a political preference for gender to be only a reflection of social factors and so entirely malleable.
be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that
sentence as your answer.
1. No known real researcher of human behaviour would say that gender is all nature or all nurture.
2. The evidence for a biological basis for gender certainly doesn’t mean we should be complacent in the face
of sexism.
3. Many people are uncomfortable with the idea that gender is not purely a social construct.
4. Despite this empirical truth, researchers who study the biological basis of gender often face political
pushback.
5. There’s a political preference for gender to be only a reflection of social factors and so entirely malleable.
Video Explanation
Explanatory Answer
Sentence 2 is the odd one out.
Sequence 1435 forms a coherent paragraph:
Sentence 1 introduces the debate about gender being influenced by both biological and social factors. It sets
the tone for the paragraph, addressing the complexity of gender.
Sentence 4 follows logically from Sentence 1. After introducing the complexity of gender, it suggests that, even
with the acknowledgment of both nature and nurture, researchers studying gender's biological basis still face
political challenges.
Sentence 3 builds on Sentence 4, highlighting why researchers studying the biological aspects of gender face
resistance. The public discomfort with viewing gender as more than just a social construct is explained.
Sentence 5 connects to Sentence 3 by elaborating on the political preference for viewing gender purely as a
social construct, reinforcing the challenges faced by researchers advocating for a more nuanced view of
gender