CAT 2025 Slot 1 VARC Question 23

Type-in-the-answer (no negative marking) · Verbal Ability · Odd One Out · Try it, then check the answer and solution below.

Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1
The Bayeux tapestry was, therefore, an obvious way to tell people about the downfall of the English and the rise of the Normans.
2
So if we take expert in Anglo-Saxon culture Gale Owen-Crocker’s idea that the tapestry was originally hung in a square with certain scenes facing each other, people would have stood in the centre.
3
Art historian Linda Neagley has argued that pre-Renaissance people interacted with art visually, kinaesthetically (sensory perception through bodily movement) and physically.
4
That would make it an 11th-century immersive space with scenes corresponding and echoing each other, drawing the viewer’s attention, playing on their senses and understanding of the story they thought they knew.
5
The Bayeux tapestry would have been hung at eye level to enable this.29:[
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Answer and solution

Answer: 1

Step-by-Step Explanation:
1
Identify the Topic: All sentences discuss the Bayeux tapestry, focusing on its purpose and display methods.
2
Analyze Each Sentence:
Sentence 1: Directly states the tapestry's purpose to narrate historical events.
Sentence 2: Talks about its display method, suggesting it was hung in a square.
Sentence 3: Introduces a general theory about art interaction, not specific to the tapestry.
Sentence 4: Describes the immersive experience of the tapestry, building on Sentence 3.
Sentence 5: Provides a specific detail about its display height.
3
Determine the Odd Sentence: Sentence 3 discusses a broader art interaction theory, unlike the others which focus on the tapestry's specific use and display.
Answer: The odd sentence is 3.
Correct Answer: 3

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