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CAT 2017 Slot 1 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Easy · Verbal Ability

This is an easy Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 2017 Slot 1 paper. It tests Verbal Ability. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.

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Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in.

  1. People who study children's language spend a lot of time watching how babies react to the speech they hear around them.
  2. They make films of adults and babies interacting, and examine them very carefully to see whether the babies show any signs of understanding what the adults say.
  3. They believe that babies begin to react to language from the very moment they are born.
  4. Sometimes the signs are very subtle - slight movements of the baby's eyes or the head or the hands.
  5. You'd never notice them if you were just sitting with the child, but by watching a recording over and over, you can spot them.
Answer

3

Explanation

Sentences 1, 2, 4, and 5 form a coherent paragraph about researchers studying subtle physical signs of understanding in babies by recording interactions. Sentence 3 shifts focus to the belief about when babies begin to react to language, making it the odd sentence out.

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