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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.

  1. The trajectory of cheerfulness through the self is linked to the history of the word 'cheer' which comes from an Old French meaning 'face'.
  2. Translations of the Bible into vernacular languages, expanded the noun 'cheer' into the more abstract 'cheerful-ness', something that circulates as an emotional and social quality defining the self and a moral community.
  3. When you take on a cheerful expression, no matter what the state of your soul, your cheerfulness moves into the self: the interior of the self is changed by the power of cheer.
  4. People in the medieval 'Canterbury Tales' have a 'piteous' or a 'sober' cheer; 'cheer' is an expression and a body part, lying at the intersection of emotions and physiognomy.

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Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 3142

Step 1: Look for the opening sentence -> needs to introduce the main concept without assuming prior knowledge

Step 2: Find the chronological order -> medieval times come before Bible translations

Step 3: Look for connecting words that link sentences together


From passage: "When you take on a cheerful expression, no matter what the state of your soul, your cheerfulness moves into the self"

Thought process:

Sentence 3 introduces the basic concept -> doesn't assume we know anything about "cheer" yet

Sentence 1 connects with "trajectory of cheerfulness through the self" -> builds on what 3 just said

Sentence 4 gives medieval examples -> chronologically comes first in history

Sentence 2 talks about Bible translations expanding the meaning -> comes after medieval times


🟢 Correct sequence (3142):

  • Starts with concept introduction (3)
  • Links to historical trajectory (1)
  • Provides earlier historical examples (4)
  • Shows later development through translations (2)

Wrong sequences would:

🔴 Start with sentence 1 or 4 -> assumes knowledge we don't have yet

🔴 Put sentence 2 before 4 -> puts later historical development before earlier examples

🔴 Break the logical connection between 3 and 1 -> they work together to set up the main idea

The key is finding the sentence that can stand alone as an opener (sentence 3) and then following the natural chronological and conceptual flow.

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