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Difficulty: EasySentence Reordering and Placement

For the sake of the logic and cohesion of the paragraph, where should the following sentence be placed?

"This dance communicates both the distance and direction of the food source."

[1] When a honeybee finds a rich source of nectar, it returns to the hive to share this information with other bees. [2] It performs a series of movements known as the "waggle dance" on the honeycomb. [3] The orientation of the bee's body during the dance indicates the direction of the food relative to the sun. [4] In this way, the scout bee successfully recruits its hive mates to harvest the newly discovered flowers.

  1. A
    before Sentence 2
  2. before Sentence 3Answer
  3. C
    before Sentence 4
  4. D
    after Sentence 4

Answer

before Sentence 3
The correct answer is the option that places the sentence before Sentence 3. Sentence 2 introduces the 'waggle dance,' making the reference to 'This dance' in the target sentence clear and logical. Furthermore, the target sentence states that the dance communicates 'distance and direction,' which sets up the details in Sentence 3 about how the bee's body orientation indicates direction.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the key transition or reference word in the sentence to be placed.
The phrase "This dance" requires a prior sentence that introduces or names the dance.
This helps narrow down where the sentence can logically be inserted after the noun phrase is introduced.
2
Locate where the dance is first introduced in the paragraph.
Sentence 2 introduces the movements as the "waggle dance."
The target sentence must come after Sentence 2 because it refers back to "This dance."
3
Verify if placing the sentence before Sentence 3 maintains a logical progression.
Yes, because Sentence 3 then explains how the direction is indicated, which directly elaborates on the mention of "direction" in the inserted sentence.
This placement creates a cohesive flow from the introduction of the dance, to its general function, to its specific mechanism, and finally to the result.

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Sentence Reordering and Placement
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