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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. Those geometric symbols and aerodynamic swooshes are more than just skin deep.
  2. The Commonwealth Bank logo - a yellow diamond, with a black chunk sliced out in one corner - is so recognisable that the bank doesn't even use its full name in its advertising.
  3. It's not just logos with hidden shapes; sometimes brands will have meanings or stories within them that are deliberately vague or lost in time, urging you to delve deeper to solve the riddle.
  4. Graphic designers embed cryptic references because it adds a story to the brand; they want people to spend more time with a brand and have that idea that they are an insider if they can understand the hidden message.
  5. But the Comm Bank logo has more to it than meets the eye, as squirrelled away in that diamond is the Southern Cross constellation.

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Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Let us trace the logical flow -> Start with specific example -> Reveal hidden detail -> Explain why designers do this -> Broaden to general concept.

From passage: "The Commonwealth Bank logo...is so recognisable" and "But the Comm Bank logo has more to it than meets the eye"

The flow works like this -> Sentence 2 introduces Commonwealth Bank logo -> Sentence 5 reveals the hidden Southern Cross in that same logo -> Sentence 4 explains why designers hide messages -> Sentence 3 broadens to all brands having hidden meanings.


Nowwe need to check what doesn't fit:

🔴 Sentence 1 -> scope-error -> talks about "geometric symbols and aerodynamic swooshes" but the paragraph focuses specifically on the Commonwealth Bank logo and hidden brand meanings. This is too general and doesn't connect to the Comm Bank example that drives the whole discussion.

🟢 Sentences 2, 3, 4, 5 -> form perfect flow -> Commonwealth Bank example -> hidden detail revealed -> designer reasoning -> broader brand concept.

The confusion might be thinking sentence 1 fits because it mentions "symbols" - but it's talking about different types of symbols (geometric, aerodynamic) while the paragraph is about logos with hidden meanings, specifically the Comm Bank logo.

Answer: 1

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