Question

Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to make a meaningful paragraph. (A) We even make sure to wash the car every so often. 
(B) It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that you'll brush your teeth tomorrow morning. 
(C) The same is true for showering, going to the bathroom, grooming your nails and facial hair. 
(D) You don't squander precious mental space evaluating whether or not brushing your teeth is worth the opportunity cost of let's say, another five minutes of sleep. 
(E) We clean our homes with a myriad of dust-sucking devices and chemical concoctions, or hire people to do so more thoroughly than we can. 

• A. BDCEA
• B. DBECA
• C. BDAEC
• D. BDCBA
• E.

Hint:

When arranging sentences, look for the logical flow from general observations to specific examples and conclusions. This helps maintain a smooth connection between sentences.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

To form a coherent paragraph, the sentences should be arranged as follows: 
1. Sentence (B) introduces the idea that brushing teeth is a daily habit, and it is already a foregone conclusion. 
2. Sentence (D) elaborates by explaining that we don't waste mental energy thinking about this routine. 
3. Sentence (C) transitions smoothly by providing other examples of automatic daily habits. 
4. Sentence (E) further extends the concept to other daily tasks we do automatically or hire help for. 
5. Finally, Sentence (A) ties everything back by showing that we even perform routine tasks like washing the car frequently, which doesn’t require much thought. 
Thus, the correct sequence is (B) (D) (C) (E) (A), corresponding to option (A).

Answer 2

Looking at how each sentence's opening phrase points either forward to a specific example or back to a group of examples already given helps place them without retelling the whole passage.

1. Sentence B: This introduces the single, specific example of brushing your teeth as an automatic daily habit, and since it names the example directly rather than referring to prior sentences, it opens the paragraph.
2. Sentence D: This continues discussing the same specific example just introduced, brushing your teeth, explaining that no mental effort goes into deciding to do it, so it follows B directly.
3. Sentence C: The phrase "The same is true for" needs an already-established habit to refer back to, which is the teeth-brushing example from B and D, and it extends the idea to other personal grooming habits.
4. Sentence E: This broadens the scope from personal grooming to home cleaning, a natural next step in the widening list of examples.
5. Sentence A: The word "even" signals the final, most surprising example in an escalating list, closing the paragraph with washing the car.

Following how each opening phrase points either to a fresh example or back to the group already listed gives the order B, D, C, E, A.

Hence, the correct answer is (A) BDCEA.