Question

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.

• A. The banning of Northern Lights could be considered a precursor to censoring books for “moral”, world view or religious reasons.
• B. Attempts to ban books are attempts to silence authors who have summoned immense courage in telling their stories.
• C. Now the banning and challenging of books in the US has escalated to an unprecedented level.
• D. The widely acclaimed fantasy novel Northern Lights was banned in some parts of the US, and was the second most challenged book in the US.
• E. The American Library Association documented an unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022, about 2,500 unique titles.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Sentence 2 is distinct as it addresses the broader concept of prohibiting books and suppressing authors, unlike the other sentences which specifically focus on book banning and challenges within the US. Sentences 1, 3, 4, and 5 together form a coherent paragraph discussing the prohibition of "Northern Lights" and the rise in book challenges in the US. Sentence 2, however, offers a separate viewpoint that does not directly contribute to the narrative of the specific events and trends described in the other sentences.

Therefore, the accurate choice is (B): Efforts to ban books are efforts to silence authors who have demonstrated great courage in sharing their narratives.