Parajumbles for CAT 2008

[CresCent]

No more parajumbles??

oki, heres one:

A. Embalming (from the Latin 'in balsamum' means to 'put into balsam', a mixture of aromatic resins) and the process of mummification are very similar in that the corpses were anointed with ointments, oils and resins.

B. Poorly enbalmed bodies are often black and very brittle.

C. The word 'mummy' comes from a misinterpretation of the process

D. It was believed that these had been preserved by dipping them in bitumen, the Arabic word for bitumen is 'mumiya'.

E. To embalm and to mummify essentially means the same thing.

1] ECADB 2] ACDBE 3]CBDAE 4] EACBD

[nikijpr]

@ CresCent
Is it the 2nd choice... ACDBE

[kewl.bantee]

Originally Posted by CresCent

No more parajumbles??

oki, heres one:

A. Embalming (from the Latin 'in balsamum' means to 'put into balsam', a mixture of aromatic resins) and the process of mummification are very similar in that the corpses were anointed with ointments, oils and resins.

B. Poorly enbalmed bodies are often black and very brittle.

C. The word 'mummy' comes from a misinterpretation of the process

D. It was believed that these had been preserved by dipping them in bitumen, the Arabic word for bitumen is 'mumiya'.

E. To embalm and to mummify essentially means the same thing.

1] ECADB 2] ACDBE 3]CBDAE 4] EACBD

ans is EACBD

[CresCent]

Originally Posted by kewl.bantee

ans is EACBD

Can you explain how you came to ur answer?
There are basicaaly 2 essential pairs : CD and EA. in both cases the 2nd line elaborates the information given in the first line. In fact if we take A as the opening statement, we can use E as the concluding statement.

[kewl.bantee]

Originally Posted by CresCent

Can you explain how you came to ur answer?
There are basicaaly 2 essential pairs : CD and EA. in both cases the 2nd line elaborates the information given in the first line. In fact if we take A as the opening statement, we can use E as the concluding statement.

if my ans is wrong how can i xplain it?

[CresCent]

No, i didnt say tht.
Actually, the soln says its EACBD. but i cudn't get the approach. So I wanted to ask you how did u reach it.

[kewl.bantee]

Originally Posted by CresCent

No, i didnt say tht.
Actually, the soln says its EACBD. but i cudn't get the approach. So I wanted to ask you how did u reach it.

A. Embalming (from the Latin 'in balsamum' means to 'put into balsam', a mixture of aromatic resins) and the process of mummification are very similar in that the corpses were anointed with ointments, oils and resins.

B. Poorly enbalmed bodies are often black and very brittle.

C. The word 'mummy' comes from a misinterpretation of the process

D. It was believed that these had been preserved by dipping them in bitumen, the Arabic word for bitumen is 'mumiya'.

E. To embalm and to mummify essentially means the same thing.

the sentence D talks abt the bodies(emblamed0r mummified),so we must look out for a sentence which contains bodies(in plural form only cuz of the word these in sentence D)so that it can come just b4 the sentence D.had there been discussion abt any other things esp in plural form in any sentence other than B then it would hav created confusion.so here its clear that D comes after B.BD is the clue.
now if we begin with a general intro with E about embalm and mummify , then A and C defines the objective posed by sentence E.so its all in right sequence and EACBD constructs a meaningful para

[pratyush_04]

It's the 4th option EACBD

Originally Posted by CresCent

No more parajumbles??

oki, heres one:

A. Embalming (from the Latin 'in balsamum' means to 'put into balsam', a mixture of aromatic resins) and the process of mummification are very similar in that the corpses were anointed with ointments, oils and resins.

B. Poorly enbalmed bodies are often black and very brittle.

C. The word 'mummy' comes from a misinterpretation of the process

D. It was believed that these had been preserved by dipping them in bitumen, the Arabic word for bitumen is 'mumiya'.

E. To embalm and to mummify essentially means the same thing.

1] ECADB 2] ACDBE 3]CBDAE 4] EACBD

[get_amazed]

Originally Posted by pratyush_04

It's the 4th option EACBD

the solution can be reached simply by comparing staments b and d. just look at the reference "bodies". also since "e" defines the context of the passage. hope this explanation helps.

[neversaydie_001]

Originally Posted by CresCent

No more parajumbles??

oki, heres one:

A. Embalming (from the Latin 'in balsamum' means to 'put into balsam', a mixture of aromatic resins) and the process of mummification are very similar in that the corpses were anointed with ointments, oils and resins.

B. Poorly enbalmed bodies are often black and very brittle.

C. The word 'mummy' comes from a misinterpretation of the process

D. It was believed that these had been preserved by dipping them in bitumen, the Arabic word for bitumen is 'mumiya'.

E. To embalm and to mummify essentially means the same thing.

1] ECADB 2] ACDBE 3]CBDAE 4] EACBD

hi...

it is option 4)EACBD...

Cheers...