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.

  1. 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.
  2. Once the taboos have been broken, women usually experience letting their fists fly as intensely liberating.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
Answer

3421

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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