Question

Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.

• A. The banning of Northern Lights could be considered a precursor to censoring books for “moral”, world view or religious reasons.
• B. Attempts to ban books are attempts to silence authors who have summoned immense courage in telling their stories.
• C. Now the banning and challenging of books in the US has escalated to an unprecedented level.
• D. The widely acclaimed fantasy novel Northern Lights was banned in some parts of the US, and was the second most challenged book in the US.
• E. The American Library Association documented an unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022, about 2,500 unique titles.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Sentence 2 stands apart from the rest because it presents a broader notion concerning efforts to prohibit books and stifle authors, diverging from the specific focus of the other sentences on book banning and challenges within the US. Sentences 1, 3, 4, and 5 collectively construct a cohesive paragraph addressing the prohibition of Northern Lights and the increasing frequency of book challenges in the US. In contrast, Sentence 2 introduces a distinct perspective that doesn't directly enhance the narrative flow concerning the particular incidents and trends outlined in the other sentences.

So, the correct option is (B): Attempts to ban books are attempts to silence authors who have summoned immense courage in telling their stories.