The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
A. Representations of the city in the cinema of the early decades of the 20th century were all about the celebration of modernity where the city was the site of speed, dynamism and cultural progress.
B. A lot of modern anxieties and pathological conditions are rooted in the experience of the city.
C. The post-war metropolis, on the other hand, became a site of gloom and disenchantment, and as a result, the urban cinema of the later decades was characterised by a distinctly darker aesthetic and increasingly aligned itself with traditions of noir.
D. And along with a focus on themes such as urban blight, mechanisation and capitalism came an increased interest in the city’s effects on the mental life of its inhabitants.
E. Given the rapid pace of urbanisation in all big cities together with the constant range of new stimulations, the city progressively became a site of social and psychological alienation, apathy, fear and illness.
The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
A. Representations of the city in the cinema of the early decades of the 20th century were all about the celebration of modernity where the city was the site of speed, dynamism and cultural progress.
B. A lot of modern anxieties and pathological conditions are rooted in the experience of the city.
C. The post-war metropolis, on the other hand, became a site of gloom and disenchantment, and as a result, the urban cinema of the later decades was characterised by a distinctly darker aesthetic and increasingly aligned itself with traditions of noir.
D. And along with a focus on themes such as urban blight, mechanisation and capitalism came an increased interest in the city’s effects on the mental life of its inhabitants.
E. Given the rapid pace of urbanisation in all big cities together with the constant range of new stimulations, the city progressively became a site of social and psychological alienation, apathy, fear and illness.
The correct option is C ACDEB
The paragraph talks about the depiction of metropolitans in cinemas as centres of dynamism once to sites of social alienation now. (A) talks about the good old days, when a city would be a happening place. (C) introduces an inflection point (war) to this, when the cities started to lose their shine, and were portrayed as a gloomier place. (D) gives some themes which became popular in the city. (E) relates these practices to some common mental ailments and (B) reinforces it.
The paragraph talks about the depiction of metropolitans in cinemas as centres of dynamism once to sites of social alienation now. (A) talks about the good old days, when a city would be a happening place. (C) introduces an inflection point (war) to this, when the cities started to lose their shine, and were portrayed as a gloomier place. (D) gives some themes which became popular in the city. (E) relates these practices to some common mental ailments and (B) reinforces it.
