Directions: In the following question, there is a sentence given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). These words may or may not be placed in their correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words are given. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as your answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (5) as your answer.

Despite the eagerness (A) seen among parents and students towards schools, children’s basic literacy (B) levels have taken a big hit, with their reading ability as compared (C) to numeracy skills declining (D) much more sharply and dropping to pre-2012 levels.