The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer:
- The creative element in product design has become of paramount importance as it is one of the few ways a firm or industry can sustain a competitive advantage over its rivals.
- In fact, the creative element in the value of world industry would be larger still, if we added the contribution of the creative element in other industries, such as the design of tech accessories.
- The creative industry is receiving a lot of attention today as its growth rate is faster than that of the world economy as a whole.
- It is for this reason that today’s trade issues are increasingly involving intellectual property, as Western countries have an interest in protecting their revenues along with freeing trade in non-tangibles.
Answer: 3214
Statement 3 is the best opening statement as it introduces the theme of the passage i.e., creative industry.
Statement 1 followed by 4 makes a good pair. Statement 1 talks about how creative development provides a competitive advantage to a firm while statement 4 talks about protecting this creative advantage using intellentual property.
Now we have, 3 _ 14 _
This leaves us with statement 2. Statement 2 can come either between 3 and 1 or it can be the last statement.
The best place for statement 2 is between statements 3 and 1.
Hence, 3214.