Para Jumble: Impact of Printing Press on Learning
CAT 2023 Slot 3 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Medium · Verbal Ability
This is a medium Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 2023 Slot 3 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.
The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer.
- Centuries later formal learning is still mostly based on reading, even with the widespread use of other possible education-affecting technologies such as film, radio, and television.
- One of the immediate and recognisable impacts of the printing press was on how people learned; in the scribal culture it primarily involved listening, so memorization was paramount.
- The transformation of learners from listeners to readers was a complex social and cultural phenomenon, and it was not until the industrial era that the concept of universal literacy took root.
- The printing press shifted the learning process, as listening and memorisation gradually gave way to reading and learning no longer required the presence of a mentor; it could be done privately.
2431
Explanation
The correct sequence is 2431. Sentence 2 introduces the immediate impact of the printing press compared to scribal culture. Sentence 4 details the shift from listening/memorisation to reading. Sentence 3 describes the broader cultural phenomenon leading to universal literacy in the industrial era. Sentence 1 concludes with 'centuries later' formal learning is still based on reading.
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