Question

Five jumbled 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 out and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.

• A. The profound emotional impact of music has inspired ongoing research into its relationship with emotions.
• B. Music is a universal phenomenon that utilizes a myriad brain resources.
• C. This inherent connection to musical expression is deeply intertwined with human identity and experience.
• D. The proclivity to create and appreciate music is ubiquitous among humans, permeating daily life across diverse societies.
• E. Engaging with music is among the most cognitively demanding tasks a human can undergo, and it is identified across cultures.

Hint:

When identifying the odd sentence, look for information that doesn't directly fit the core topic or concept discussed.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Approach: Use the keyword-cluster method. Tag each sentence with its core noun; four tags will overlap and one will stand alone. The lone tag is the misfit.

Tag every sentence: Option 2 (music universal, many brain resources) - tag: universality + cognition. Option 4 (proclivity ubiquitous across societies) - tag: universality. Option 5 (most cognitively demanding, across cultures) - tag: cognition + universality. Option 3 (connection intertwined with human identity) - tag: universality + identity. Option 1 (emotional impact inspiring research into emotions) - tag: emotion + research.

Compare clusters: Four sentences cluster tightly around universality / cognition / identity - one consistent essay about why music is a defining human trait. Only the emotion-and-research sentence sits outside that cluster, raising a fresh topic (the study of music's emotional effects) that none of the others develop or refer back to.

Because the emotion-research sentence is the single tag with no partner among the rest, it is the one that cannot join the paragraph. The 'This inherent connection' opener of the identity sentence also confirms the other four chain together without it.

Answer: 1.