CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Paragraph Completion questions

CAT/2005

Question . 17

The following question has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.

The audiences for crosswords and Sudoku, understandably, overlap greatly, but there are differences, too. A crossword attracts a more literary person, while Sudoku appeals to a keenly logical mind. Some crossword enthusiasts turn up their noses at Sudoku because they feel it lacks depth. A good crossword requires vocabulary, knowledge, mental flexibility, and sometimes even a sense of humor to complete. It touches numerous areas of life and provides an “Aha!” or two along the way _________

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Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Paragraph Completion question

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The passage is clearly written by someone who feels crossword is superior as compared to Sudoku. The passage talks about the multi-dimensionality of crossword. So the contrasting sentence, in context to the passage, will be the one that shows Sudoku as a routine exercise.