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.

CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC · Question 16

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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.

Answer & solution

Answer: 3421

Find the opener. Sentence 1 begins with 'But' and generalises away from gender, so it is a closer, not an opener. Sentence 2 begins with 'Once the taboos have been broken', which presupposes taboos already introduced. Sentence 4 begins with 'Many of them', which needs an antecedent. Only sentence 3 introduces a group – women – without depending on anything earlier. So 3 opens.

Sentence 4's 'Many of them' now has its antecedent: the women of sentence 3. And its content extends 3 – socialised to keep a lid on their ire, so at odds with aggressive feelings that the coach must stop them pulling their punches. The link 3 – 4 is fixed.

Sentence 2 carries the story forward in time: the taboos of 3 are broken, and letting their fists fly becomes intensely liberating. It must follow the sentences that establish the restraint, so it comes after 4.

Sentence 1 closes. 'But man, woman or otherwise' lifts the discussion out of the gender frame built by 3, 4 and 2, and states the general point about anger shaping life and character. A sentence that widens the scope belongs at the end.

The sequence is 3421.

Shortcut: classify each sentence in one pass as opener, linker or closer by its first three words. 'Though this might seem' is a self-contained opener; 'Many of them' and 'Once the taboos' are linkers; 'But man, woman or otherwise' is a closer. That fixes the first and last positions before any content is weighed.

Hence, the answer is 3421.

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