Question 1522 : There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option
1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: Science has officially crowned us superior to our early-rising brethren.
Paragraph: My fellow night owls, grab a strong cup of coffee and gather around: I have great news. ___(1)___.
For a long time, our kind has been unfairly maligned. Stereotyped as lazy and undisciplined. Told we ought to
be morning larks. Advised to go to bed early so we can wake before 5am and run a marathon before
breakfast like all high-flyers seem to do. Now, however, we are having the last laugh. ___(2)___. It may be a
tad more complicated than that. A study published last week, which you may have already seen while
scrolling at 1am, suggests that staying up late could be good for brain power. ___(3)___. Is this study a thinly
veiled PR exercise conducted by a caffeine-pill company? Nope, it’s legit. ___(4)___. Research led by
academics at Imperial College London studied data on more than 26,000 people and found that “selfdeclared ‘night owls’ generally tend to have higher cognitive scores
1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: Science has officially crowned us superior to our early-rising brethren.
Paragraph: My fellow night owls, grab a strong cup of coffee and gather around: I have great news. ___(1)___.
For a long time, our kind has been unfairly maligned. Stereotyped as lazy and undisciplined. Told we ought to
be morning larks. Advised to go to bed early so we can wake before 5am and run a marathon before
breakfast like all high-flyers seem to do. Now, however, we are having the last laugh. ___(2)___. It may be a
tad more complicated than that. A study published last week, which you may have already seen while
scrolling at 1am, suggests that staying up late could be good for brain power. ___(3)___. Is this study a thinly
veiled PR exercise conducted by a caffeine-pill company? Nope, it’s legit. ___(4)___. Research led by
academics at Imperial College London studied data on more than 26,000 people and found that “selfdeclared ‘night owls’ generally tend to have higher cognitive scores
Video Explanation
Explanatory Answer
The sentence before option 2 states "Now, however, we are having the last laugh". The reason they are having
the last laugh is given in the sentence, "Science has officially crowned us superior to our early-rising
brethren." Therefore, it fits here perfectly forming a coherent paragraph.
A) Option 4: Placing the sentence here would seem a bit disconnected. The sentence before and after Blank 4
flows continuously and placing the sentence here would break this flow
B) Option 3: This placement would disrupt the flow of the sentence before and after Blank 3. The study
mentioned before, blank 3, is the moment where the night owl's position is validated, so introducing the idea of
"superiority" will be out of place and feel redundant.
C) Option 1: It may seem plausible initially, but it would not be right to talk about the claim without first
mentioning the negative stereotypes, making this placement less effective.