Parajumbles Question 4 - CAT 2020

Question

The work is more than the text, for the text only takes on life, when it is realized and furthermore the realization is by no means independent of the individual disposition of the reader.

The convergence of text and reader brings the literary work into existence and this convergence is not to be identified either with the reality of the text or with the individual disposition of the reader.

From this polarity it follows that the literary work cannot be completely identical with the text, or with the realization of the text, but in fact must lie halfway between the two.

The literary work has two poles, which we might call the artistic and the aesthetic; the artistic refers to the text created by the author, and the aesthetic to the realization accomplished by the reader.

- Correct Sequence: 4312
- Explanation: Sentence 4 opens the paragraph by establishing a clear definition: a literary work has two distinct poles (artistic/text and aesthetic/realization). Sentence 3 immediately builds on this using a direct linguistic bridge ("From this polarity it follows..."), concluding that the work must lie halfway between the two. Sentence 1 details why it lies in the middle, explaining that the text only gains life when it is actively realized by the unique disposition of the reader. Sentence 2 concludes the loop by defining this middle-ground relationship as a "convergence" that creates the work.
FundaMakers Tip: Mandatory Terminology Pairing. Look for identical or synonymous keyword links. The word "polarity" in sentence 3 acts as a direct linguistic echo of the "two poles" explicitly outlined in sentence 4. This makes 4-3 an unbreakable introductory pair

Read all the sentences first: Get a general idea of the topic and identify the direction of the paragraph.
Find the opening sentence: Look for a sentence that introduces the topic and can stand independently.
Identify mandatory pairs: Look for sentences that have a strong grammatical or logical connection.
Track pronouns and references: Words such as this, these, they, and such can indicate a link with an earlier sentence.
Look for connectors: Words such as however, therefore, moreover, and for example can provide clues about sentence order.
Establish the logical sequence: Arrange the sentences according to the development of ideas rather than relying on individual sentence meaning.
Identify the closing sentence: Look for a sentence that provides a conclusion, inference, or natural end to the discussion.
Verify the complete sequence: Read the arranged paragraph from beginning to end and check whether the flow is smooth and logical.