Parajumbles Question 9 - CAT 2020
Question
- Each one personified a different aspect of good fortune.
- The others were versions of popular Buddhist gods, Hindu gods and Daoist gods.
- Seven popular Japanese deities, the Shichi Fukujin, were considered to bring good luck and happiness.
- Although they were included in the Shinto pantheon, only two of them, Daikoku and Ebisu, were indigenous Japanese gods.
Step-by-Step Explanation
- Correct Sequence: 3142
- Explanation: Sentence 3 acts as the overarching topic sentence, introducing the Shichi Fukujin (the seven popular Japanese deities of good luck). Sentence 1 immediately details their collective purpose ("Each one personified a different aspect of good fortune"), creating an inseparable 3-1 entry. Sentence 4 breaks down the cultural makeup of the group, noting that despite being part of the Shinto pantheon, only two are genuinely indigenous to Japan. Sentence 2 finishes the mathematical breakdown of the seven gods by accounting for the remaining members ("The others were versions of popular Buddhist, Hindu and Daoist gods").
- FundaMakers Tip: Mathematical/Group Partitioning. When a text introduces a specific total count of items (such as the Seven deities in Sentence 3), the subsequent sentences will often partition that group. Sentence 4 specifies two indigenous gods, and sentence 2 follows up with "The others" to account for the remaining five. This creates a clean, logical 4-2 structural split.