Para Jumble: Impact of Printing Press on Learning

CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · Medium · Verbal Ability

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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
Answer

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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