Para Jumble: Anger and Socialization
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 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.
- But man, woman or otherwise, there is no denying that the quality of our life and character will be significantly shaped by the way we handle our anger.
- Once the taboos have been broken, women usually experience letting their fists fly as intensely liberating.
- Though this might seem a stereotype, women—unlike men, who are frequently applauded for unbridled aggression—are often socialized to keep a lid on their ire.
- Many of them are so at odds with their aggressive feelings that, as a coach, I often have to stop them from pulling their punches and encourage them to extend their arms so their blows might actually reach their fleshy target.
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Explanation
Sentence 3 introduces the premise that women are socialized to suppress anger. Sentence 4 expands on this ('Many of them...'). Sentence 2 shows the outcome when these taboos are broken ('letting their fists fly...'). Sentence 1 concludes the passage by broadening the scope to all gender identities ('man, woman or otherwise'). Thus, 3-4-2-1 forms a coherent paragraph.
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