Question

For the following question, arrange the sentences A, B, C, and D between sentences 1 and 6 to form a logical sequence with sentence 1 and sentence 6 as the starting sentence and the concluding sentence respectively.

(1) As the president of Ireland, Mary Robinson doesn't make policy.
(A) Since she took office in 1990, she has been a very popular figure in Ireland, while imbuing her job with considerable moral authority.
(B) To the outside, where she has acted as a kind of ambassador for her country, Robinson is the appealing face of the New Ireland.
(C) But Robinson is no figurehead.
(D) The Prime Minister and his government do that.
(6) She is now on the verge of deciding whether to run for a second term as President.

• A. ABCD
• B. DCAB
• C. ACDB
• D. DBCA

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

DCAB

The first sentence (1) says that "As the president...Mary Robinson doesn't make policy".
Sentence D must follow 1, because the words "...and his government do that" are linked to the first sentence; "that" is a pronoun that relates to "doesn't make policy".
Sentence C follows D, "But Robinson ..." speak in contrast to the first and second sentence. (Mary Robinson doesn't make policy, the president does that; but that does not make Robinson a figurehead)
Sentence A follows C; it supports the previous statement, the words "since she took office..., she has been a very popular figure...moral authority" are directly linked to why she is "no figurehead".
Sentence B follows A, as it mentions further about Robinson. (B cannot follow A because of the adverb clause "since she took office in 1990" begins the lines concerning Robinson's term, whereas the sentence in A mentions extra information)
Hence, the sequence will be as: DCAB. Option B contains this sequence, hence it is correct.
If you see the sequence A B C D, they are not in logical order; in D, "do that" has no connection to "Mary Robinson..." Hence option A is incorrect
Similarly, options C and D are incorrect, because they do not contain the required sequence.