Para jumbles scare a lot of CAT aspirants. But honestly? They don’t have to. With the right logic and a few fun tricks, you can arrange sentences like a pro. From now on, no more fear of Para Jumbles — just follow my rules, and it becomes a cakewalk.
🔑 First Rule First: Apply Logic to Arrange
Don’t rush to find the first or last sentence. Start anywhere, and build logically.
Here’s how:
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Pick a big sentence with many details.
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Look for connecting ideas and sentences.
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Watch out for grammatical connections.
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Identify structures (general to specific, cause-effect, etc.).
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Make pairs of related sentences.
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Rearrange until you get a logical flow.
👉 Once you do this, the first and last sentence will fall into place naturally.
📘 Grammatical Rules for Para Jumbles
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Noun–Pronoun Logic → Noun comes first, pronoun follows.
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Full Form before Short Form → e.g., “Indian Institute of Management (IIM)” before “IIM”.
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Definition/Introduction before Details
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Main Idea before Examples/Supporting Points
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Pointer Words → pronouns, conjunctions, determiners give sequence clues.
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Connecting Words → hence, therefore, thus, however, etc.
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Continuation of an Idea → ideas should flow naturally.
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Keyword Connectors → watch out for recurring keywords that link sentences.
🏗️ Structure Rules for Para Jumbles
1. General → Specific
Think of the WiFi symbol 📶: broad at the top, narrow at the bottom.
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General statement first
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Specific/narrow statement later
2. Cause → Effect
The cause always comes before its effect.
3. Problem → Solution
If a passage introduces a problem, look for the sentence that solves it next.
4. Parallel Sentences (Burger Rule 🍔)
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Two similar sentences = burger buns.
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There must be a “filling” sentence in between.
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Never keep them together — or else your burger becomes a pizza 😅.
5. Time & Event Sequence
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Clues: before, after, during, lastly → arrange chronologically.
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Usual sequence = Past → Present → Future.
But watch out! There are 3 Exceptions where the order changes:
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Academics/Background: Present → Past → Future
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News Report Style: Present → Past → Future (e.g., “Fire breaks out…”)
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Personal Narration: Present → Past → Future (just like how we talk to friends).
🎯 Final Note
Para Jumbles test your logic + grammar + structure sense.
With these tricks, they stop being scary and actually become fun puzzles.
👉 Practice regularly with CAT-level para jumble questions.
👉 Apply these rules.
👉 And watch your accuracy shoot up. 🚀
✨ Remember: Para Jumbles are not guesswork — they are logic in disguise.
Master the rules, and you’ll crack them with ease.
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