The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the numbers as your answer.
- Restitution of artefacts to original cultures could faces legal obstacles, as many Western museums are legally prohibited from disposing off their collections.
- This is in response to countries like Nigeria, which are pressurising European museums to return their precious artefacts looted by colonisers in the past.
- Museums in Europe today are struggling to come to terms with their colonial legacy, some taking steps to return artefacts but not wanting to lose their prized collections.
- Legal hurdles notwithstanding, politicians and institutions in France and Germany would now like to defuse the colonial time bombs, and are now backing the return of part of their holdings.
The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the numbers as your answer.
- Restitution of artefacts to original cultures could faces legal obstacles, as many Western museums are legally prohibited from disposing off their collections.
- This is in response to countries like Nigeria, which are pressurising European museums to return their precious artefacts looted by colonisers in the past.
- Museums in Europe today are struggling to come to terms with their colonial legacy, some taking steps to return artefacts but not wanting to lose their prized collections.
- Legal hurdles notwithstanding, politicians and institutions in France and Germany would now like to defuse the colonial time bombs, and are now backing the return of part of their holdings.
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Solution
Step 1: Find the opening sentence - one that introduces the topic without needing prior context.
Step 2: Look for connecting words like "this," "legal hurdles notwithstanding" that show which sentences must follow others.
Step 3: Build the logical chain of ideas.
From passage: "Museums in Europe today are struggling to come to terms with their colonial legacy" and "This is in response to countries like Nigeria"
Thought Process:
Sentence 3 introduces the main problem -> Sentence 2 explains why this is happening (starts with "This is") -> Sentence 1 discusses the legal challenges -> Sentence 4 shows politicians' response despite these legal hurdles.
π΄ Starting with 1 or 4 -> context-shift -> jumps into legal details or political responses without establishing what the main issue is
π΄ Starting with 2 -> reference-error -> begins with "This is in response" but there's nothing before it to respond to
π΄ Putting 4 before 1 -> sequence-error -> mentions "legal hurdles notwithstanding" before actually explaining what those legal hurdles are
π’ 3214 is correct -> establishes topic -> explains cause -> presents obstacle -> shows solution despite obstacle
The key is recognizing that sentence 2's "This is" must refer to sentence 3's struggle, and sentence 4's "Legal hurdles notwithstanding" must come after sentence 1 explains those hurdles.