In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are four options, three of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases make a correct sentence, mark ‘None of these’ as your answer.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| A. Social comparisons are well-intentioned: we want to make | D. with those around them and become trapped in a vicious cycle of competition. |
| B. Yet social comparisons can backfire: children can learn to always compare themselves | E. is to provide children with participation trophies. |
| C. One well-known strategy to eliminate social comparisons | F. children feel proud and motivate them to achieve. |
1
B-D
2
A-E
3
C-F
4
B-E
5
None of these