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CAT/1994
Question . 177
In the following question, the answer choices suggest alternative arrangements of four or more sentences (denoted by A, B, C, D, E, F). Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph.
A. During one exhibition, however, some air became mixed with the hydrogen, and in the words of the shaken performer: “The explosion was so dreadful that I imagined all my teeth had been blown out!”
B. An entertainer would finish his acts by blowing the hydrogen he had inhaled towards a lighted candle; as the hydrogen caught fire, flames would shoot menacingly from his lips.
C. A paper bag filled with hydrogen amazed guests by zooming off into space.
D. When people learned about its unique lighter-than-air property, they began to use it in all sorts of parlor stunts.
Explanatory Answer
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(a) D introduces us about its unique property and its use in all sorts of parlor stunts. C continues from there stating that the paper bag filled with hydrogen zoomed off into space and amazed guests. B is in the logical sequence which shows the flammable properties of hydrogen. A concludes with a horrible incident that shook the performer.