Sentence Insertion: Return to Office
CAT 2022 Slot 3 · VARC · Easy · Verbal Ability
There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: This has meant a lot of uncertainty around what a wide-scale return to office might look like in practice.
Paragraph: Bringing workers back to their desks has been a rocky road for employers and employees alike. The evolution of the pandemic has meant that best laid plans have often not materialised. (1) The flow of workers back into offices has been more of a trickle than a steady stream. (2) Yet while plenty of companies are still working through their new policies, some employees across the globe are now back at their desks, whether on a full-time or hybrid basis. (3) That means we're beginning to get some clarity on what return-to-office means - what's working, as well as what has yet to be settled. (4)
- A.
Option 1
- B.
Option 2
- C.
Option 3
- D.
Option 4
A
Explanation
Placing the sentence at Option 1 provides a logical bridge between plans failing to materialize during the pandemic and the resulting uncertainty about return-to-office, which leads directly to describing the trickle of workers.
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