CAT 2001 — VARC Question 8
The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentences is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
- Michael Hofman, a poet and translator, accepts this sorry fact without approval or complaint.
- But thanklessness and impossibility do not daunt him.
- He acknowledges too in fact he returns to the point often that best translators of poetry always fail at some level.
- Hofman feels passionately about his work, and this is clear from his writings.
- In terms of the gap between worth and rewards, translators come somewhere near nurses and street cleaners.
Answer & solution
- A
EACDB
- B
ADEBC
EACBD
- D
DCEAB
E begins the paragraph.. The ‘sorry fact’ mentioned in A is the fact that E states - translators get little in terms of rewards although their worth is higher. Therefore, EA is a mandatory pair. That eliminates options 2 and 4.
C continues after A, ‘accepts this sorry fact’ mentioned in A and ‘acknowledges too’ mentioned in statement C.
B serves as a contrast to C, thanklessness (less in terms of rewards and worth not appreciated) and impossibility (best translators always fail) do not daunt him.
And D completes the paragraph by continuing from B - he is not daunted and works passionately.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.