CAT 2022 Set-3 | Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | Question: 18

Question

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.

$\text{Sentence}$: This has meant a lot of uncertainty around what a wide-scale return to office might look like in practice.

$\text{Paragraph}$: 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 $4$

Answer 1

The sentence "This has meant a lot of uncertainty around what a wide-scale return to office might look like in practice" fits best in Option 1. This placement logically connects the challenges of bringing workers back to their desks and the evolving pandemic situation with the uncertainty about the wide-scale return to office. It serves as a bridge between the introduction of the topic and the subsequent details about the gradual return of workers to offices.