Sentence Insertion: Mexican Guitar Makers

CAT 2025 Slot 1 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Medium · VARC

This is a medium Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 2025 Slot 1 paper. It tests VARC. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.

The given sentence is missing in the paragraph below. Decide where it best fits among the options 1, 2, 3, or 4 indicated in the paragraph.

Sentence: "Everything is old-world, traditional techniques from Mexico," Ava emphasizes.

Paragraph: The sisters embrace the ways their great-grandfather built and repaired instruments. ____(1) ____. When crafting a Mexican guitarrón used in mariachi music, they use tacote wood for the top of the instrument. Once the wood is cut, they carve the neck and heel from a single block using tools like hand saws, chisels and sandpaper rather than modern power tools — and believe that this traditional method improves the tone of the instrument. ____(2) ____. Their store has a three-year waitlist for instruments that take months to create. ____(3) ____. The family's artisanship has attracted stars like Los Lobos, who own custom guitars made by all three generations of the Delgado family. ____(4) ____. For the sisters, involvement in the family business started at an early age. They each built their first instruments at age 9.

  1. A.

    Option 3

  2. B.

    Option 2

  3. C.

    Option 4

  4. D.

    Option 1

Answer

D

Explanation

The sentence provides a general introductory statement by Ava about using traditional techniques from Mexico. Position (1) immediately follows the mention of their great-grandfather's methods and precedes the specific elaboration of using tacote wood and hand tools for the Mexican guitarrón. Thus, Option 4 (position 1) is the correct fit.

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