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CAT 2025 Lesson : Verbal: Mar '25 to Apr '25 - Sentence Insertion - 10 Apr 2025
1. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: And it’s not only professional work that’s being computerized.
Paragraph: Doctors use computers to make diagnoses and to perform surgery. __(1)__ Wall Street bankers use them to assemble and trade financial instruments. Architects use them to design buildings. Attorneys use them in document discovery. __(2)__ Thanks to smartphones and other small, affordable computers, we depend on software to carry out many of our everyday routines. ___(3)___We launch apps to aid us in shopping, cooking, socializing, even raising our kids. We follow turn-by-turn GPS instructions. We seek advice from recommendation engines on what to watch, read, and listen to. ___(4)____We call on Google, or Siri, to answer our questions and solve our problems. More and more, at work and at leisure, we’re living our lives inside glass cockpits.
2. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: Historically, archaeologists used different terminologies for Lower Palaeolithic cultures in different parts of the world.
Paragraph: __(1)__ Initially, Homo sapiens made stone tools such as flakes, scrapers and points that were similar in design to those made by the Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis). This technology appeared about 250,000 years ago, coinciding with the probable first appearance of early Homo sapiens. It required an ability for abstract thought to mentally plan a series of steps that could then be executed. __(2)__ Only a small number of tools were produced from each core (the original stone selected for shaping) but the tools produced by this prepared-core method maximised the cutting edge available. __(3)___ Many of these terms are now consolidated within the Mode 3 technology to emphasise the similarities between these technologies. ___(4)___
3. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: Slow fashion also promotes the use of natural dyes and traditional printing techniques, such as block printing and hand painting.
Paragraph: ______(1)_______In India, slow fashion is gaining momentum as consumers become more conscious of the impact of their choices on the environment and society. ______(2)_______ From small independent designers to large fashion houses, many are now adopting sustainable and ethical practices in their production processes. _______(3)_______These methods are not only more sustainable than chemical dyes, but they also preserve the country's rich textile heritage and create unique and beautiful designs. ______(4)_______
4. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence - Some former influencers have turned against their platforms and chosen to highlight the dangers of curating a self-image with little purchase in reality.
Paragraph - ______(1)_______ Today, social media is implicated in an array of mental health problems. A report from the Royal Society for Public Health in 2017 linked social media use with depression, anxiety and addiction. _______(2)______ However, some platforms have trialled design tweaks aimed at protecting users’ health, such as limiting the visibility of ‘Likes’ on a post. Concerns around social media have become mainstream, but researchers have yet to elucidate the specific cognitive mechanisms that explain the toll it takes on our psychological wellbeing. ______(3)_______ New advances in computational neuroscience, however, are poised to shed light on this matter. ______(4)_______ The architecture of some social media platforms takes the form of what some scientists are now calling ‘hyperstimulators’ – problematic digital delivery systems for rewarding and potentially addictive stimuli.
5. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence - At their very best, third places allow people of differing backgrounds to cross paths — to develop what are known as bridging ties.
Paragraph - ______(1)_______ If one of the many crises that befall our society is loneliness, third places offer a solution. These environments are where the community gathers, where you can be either actively engaged in conversation or passively taking in the bustle around you. ______(2)_______ As opposed to our closest connections, bridging social networks encompass people who have varying identities, social and economic resources, and knowledge. ______(3)_______ “Studies have shown that just having a diversity of folks in your life … more informal and infrequent and unplanned, can be really protective for health and well-being,” Finlay says. “Classically, third places were sites where you could build up these bridging ties.” ______(4)_______
6. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence - This gives the impression that it's nearly impossible to address the causes.
Paragraph - Cancer fatalism has two dimensions, says Laura Marlow, a senior research fellow in the Cancer Behavioural Science Unit at King's College London in the UK. ________(1)________ One is inevitability: the idea that external forces cause cancer and it can't be prevented. The other is incurability: the belief that if someone has cancer they'll die from it. ________(2)________ When it comes to inevitability, one expression of fatalism that Samuel Smith, a professor of behavioural oncology at the University of Leeds in the UK, often sees implied in news stories is the idea that just about everything causes cancer. ________(3)_________ Contrary to this, Smith says, "the message around cancer has been relatively stable with regard to environmental determinants for many years: don't smoke, reduce your alcohol consumption (none is better), maintain a healthy weight, maintain a healthy diet, and get physical exercise." _________(4)________
7. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence - It's what gives humanity the edge over the robots, for now.
Paragraph - In many respects, artificial intelligence (AI) has become so advanced it's more interesting to examine the things it can’t do. Despite AI's world-bending abilities, machines still pale in comparison to the human mind on a host of tasks. ________(1)________ Even algorithms built to replicate the function of the human brain – known as neural networks – are relatively unsophisticated compared to the inner workings of our minds. ________(2)________ "A grand mystery in the study of intelligence is what gives us such big advantages over AI systems," says Xaq Pitkow, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University who studies the intersection of AI and neuroscience. ________(3)________ "The brain has a lot of deep neurological structures related to different functions and tasks, like memory, values, movement pattens, sensory perception and more." These structures let our minds dip into different kinds of thinking to solve different kinds of problems. ________(4)________
8. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence - Without the humility that would prevent others from tooting their own horn, narcissists may be especially good at self-promotion and ensuring that their contributions are recognised – even if they do not deserve to be held in such high esteem.
Paragraph - _______(1)_______ There are many good reasons for suspecting that narcissists might get ahead more quickly than their colleagues. ______(2)_______ Thanks to their inflated view of themselves, narcissists may also present more ambitious plans for the future, which could impress their bosses or recruitment panels until they eventually reach the top job. None of these points are inevitable, though. ______(3)_______ You could just as easily argue that a narcissist’s constant vying for attention would alienate the people around them. ______(4)_______ In a just world, their unfounded arrogance would become apparent, while more modest colleagues would be recognised for their genuine hard work.
9. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
[CAT 2023, Slot 2]
Sentence: Dualism was long held as the defining feature of developing countries in contrast to developed countries, where frontier technologies and high productivity were assumed to prevail.
Paragraph: ___(1)___. At the core of development economics lies the idea of 'productive dualism': that poor countries' economies are split between a narrow 'modern' sector that uses advanced technologies and a larger 'traditional' sector characterized by very low productivity.___(2)___. While this distinction between developing and advanced economies may have made some sense in the 1950s and 1960s, it no longer appears to be very relevant. A combination of forces have produced a widening gap between the winners and those left behind.___(3)___. Convergence between poor and rich parts of the economy was arrested and regional disparities widened.___(4)___. As a result, policymakers in advanced economies are now grappling with the same questions that have long preoccupied developing economies: mainly how to close the gap with the more advanced parts of the economy.
10. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
[CAT 2023, Slot 1]
Sentence: The discovery helps to explain archeological similarities between the Paleolithic peoples of China, Japan, and the Americas.
Paragraph: The researchers also uncovered an unexpected genetic link between Native Americans and Japanese people. ___(1)___. During the deglaciation period, another group branched out from northern coastal China and travelled to Japan. ___(2)___. "We were surprised to find that this ancestral source also contributed to the Japanese gene pool, especially the indigenous Ainus," says Li. ___(3)___. They shared similarities in how they crafted stemmed projectile points for arrowheads and spears. ___(4)___. "This suggests that the Pleistocene connection among the Americas, China, and Japan was not confined to culture but also to genetics," says senior author Qing-Peng Kong, an evolutionary geneticist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Solution
1. 2
2. 3
3. 3
4. 2
5. 2
6. 3
7. 4
8. 2
9. 2
10. 3
Sentence: And it’s not only professional work that’s being computerized.
Paragraph: Doctors use computers to make diagnoses and to perform surgery. __(1)__ Wall Street bankers use them to assemble and trade financial instruments. Architects use them to design buildings. Attorneys use them in document discovery. __(2)__ Thanks to smartphones and other small, affordable computers, we depend on software to carry out many of our everyday routines. ___(3)___We launch apps to aid us in shopping, cooking, socializing, even raising our kids. We follow turn-by-turn GPS instructions. We seek advice from recommendation engines on what to watch, read, and listen to. ___(4)____We call on Google, or Siri, to answer our questions and solve our problems. More and more, at work and at leisure, we’re living our lives inside glass cockpits.
2. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: Historically, archaeologists used different terminologies for Lower Palaeolithic cultures in different parts of the world.
Paragraph: __(1)__ Initially, Homo sapiens made stone tools such as flakes, scrapers and points that were similar in design to those made by the Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis). This technology appeared about 250,000 years ago, coinciding with the probable first appearance of early Homo sapiens. It required an ability for abstract thought to mentally plan a series of steps that could then be executed. __(2)__ Only a small number of tools were produced from each core (the original stone selected for shaping) but the tools produced by this prepared-core method maximised the cutting edge available. __(3)___ Many of these terms are now consolidated within the Mode 3 technology to emphasise the similarities between these technologies. ___(4)___
3. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: Slow fashion also promotes the use of natural dyes and traditional printing techniques, such as block printing and hand painting.
Paragraph: ______(1)_______In India, slow fashion is gaining momentum as consumers become more conscious of the impact of their choices on the environment and society. ______(2)_______ From small independent designers to large fashion houses, many are now adopting sustainable and ethical practices in their production processes. _______(3)_______These methods are not only more sustainable than chemical dyes, but they also preserve the country's rich textile heritage and create unique and beautiful designs. ______(4)_______
4. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence - Some former influencers have turned against their platforms and chosen to highlight the dangers of curating a self-image with little purchase in reality.
Paragraph - ______(1)_______ Today, social media is implicated in an array of mental health problems. A report from the Royal Society for Public Health in 2017 linked social media use with depression, anxiety and addiction. _______(2)______ However, some platforms have trialled design tweaks aimed at protecting users’ health, such as limiting the visibility of ‘Likes’ on a post. Concerns around social media have become mainstream, but researchers have yet to elucidate the specific cognitive mechanisms that explain the toll it takes on our psychological wellbeing. ______(3)_______ New advances in computational neuroscience, however, are poised to shed light on this matter. ______(4)_______ The architecture of some social media platforms takes the form of what some scientists are now calling ‘hyperstimulators’ – problematic digital delivery systems for rewarding and potentially addictive stimuli.
5. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence - At their very best, third places allow people of differing backgrounds to cross paths — to develop what are known as bridging ties.
Paragraph - ______(1)_______ If one of the many crises that befall our society is loneliness, third places offer a solution. These environments are where the community gathers, where you can be either actively engaged in conversation or passively taking in the bustle around you. ______(2)_______ As opposed to our closest connections, bridging social networks encompass people who have varying identities, social and economic resources, and knowledge. ______(3)_______ “Studies have shown that just having a diversity of folks in your life … more informal and infrequent and unplanned, can be really protective for health and well-being,” Finlay says. “Classically, third places were sites where you could build up these bridging ties.” ______(4)_______
6. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence - This gives the impression that it's nearly impossible to address the causes.
Paragraph - Cancer fatalism has two dimensions, says Laura Marlow, a senior research fellow in the Cancer Behavioural Science Unit at King's College London in the UK. ________(1)________ One is inevitability: the idea that external forces cause cancer and it can't be prevented. The other is incurability: the belief that if someone has cancer they'll die from it. ________(2)________ When it comes to inevitability, one expression of fatalism that Samuel Smith, a professor of behavioural oncology at the University of Leeds in the UK, often sees implied in news stories is the idea that just about everything causes cancer. ________(3)_________ Contrary to this, Smith says, "the message around cancer has been relatively stable with regard to environmental determinants for many years: don't smoke, reduce your alcohol consumption (none is better), maintain a healthy weight, maintain a healthy diet, and get physical exercise." _________(4)________
7. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence - It's what gives humanity the edge over the robots, for now.
Paragraph - In many respects, artificial intelligence (AI) has become so advanced it's more interesting to examine the things it can’t do. Despite AI's world-bending abilities, machines still pale in comparison to the human mind on a host of tasks. ________(1)________ Even algorithms built to replicate the function of the human brain – known as neural networks – are relatively unsophisticated compared to the inner workings of our minds. ________(2)________ "A grand mystery in the study of intelligence is what gives us such big advantages over AI systems," says Xaq Pitkow, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University who studies the intersection of AI and neuroscience. ________(3)________ "The brain has a lot of deep neurological structures related to different functions and tasks, like memory, values, movement pattens, sensory perception and more." These structures let our minds dip into different kinds of thinking to solve different kinds of problems. ________(4)________
8. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence - Without the humility that would prevent others from tooting their own horn, narcissists may be especially good at self-promotion and ensuring that their contributions are recognised – even if they do not deserve to be held in such high esteem.
Paragraph - _______(1)_______ There are many good reasons for suspecting that narcissists might get ahead more quickly than their colleagues. ______(2)_______ Thanks to their inflated view of themselves, narcissists may also present more ambitious plans for the future, which could impress their bosses or recruitment panels until they eventually reach the top job. None of these points are inevitable, though. ______(3)_______ You could just as easily argue that a narcissist’s constant vying for attention would alienate the people around them. ______(4)_______ In a just world, their unfounded arrogance would become apparent, while more modest colleagues would be recognised for their genuine hard work.
9. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
[CAT 2023, Slot 2]
Sentence: Dualism was long held as the defining feature of developing countries in contrast to developed countries, where frontier technologies and high productivity were assumed to prevail.
Paragraph: ___(1)___. At the core of development economics lies the idea of 'productive dualism': that poor countries' economies are split between a narrow 'modern' sector that uses advanced technologies and a larger 'traditional' sector characterized by very low productivity.___(2)___. While this distinction between developing and advanced economies may have made some sense in the 1950s and 1960s, it no longer appears to be very relevant. A combination of forces have produced a widening gap between the winners and those left behind.___(3)___. Convergence between poor and rich parts of the economy was arrested and regional disparities widened.___(4)___. As a result, policymakers in advanced economies are now grappling with the same questions that have long preoccupied developing economies: mainly how to close the gap with the more advanced parts of the economy.
10. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
[CAT 2023, Slot 1]
Sentence: The discovery helps to explain archeological similarities between the Paleolithic peoples of China, Japan, and the Americas.
Paragraph: The researchers also uncovered an unexpected genetic link between Native Americans and Japanese people. ___(1)___. During the deglaciation period, another group branched out from northern coastal China and travelled to Japan. ___(2)___. "We were surprised to find that this ancestral source also contributed to the Japanese gene pool, especially the indigenous Ainus," says Li. ___(3)___. They shared similarities in how they crafted stemmed projectile points for arrowheads and spears. ___(4)___. "This suggests that the Pleistocene connection among the Americas, China, and Japan was not confined to culture but also to genetics," says senior author Qing-Peng Kong, an evolutionary geneticist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Solution
1. 2
2. 3
3. 3
4. 2
5. 2
6. 3
7. 4
8. 2
9. 2
10. 3
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