Paragraph Summary - Heatwaves and Media
CAT 2023 Slot 2 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Easy · Verbal Ability
This is an easy Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 2023 Slot 2 paper. It tests Verbal Ability. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.
Heatwaves are becoming longer, frequent and intense due to climate change. The impacts of extreme heat are unevenly experienced; with older people and young children, those with pre-existing medical conditions and on low incomes significantly more vulnerable. Adaptation to heatwaves is a significant public policy concern. Research conducted among at-risk people in the UK reveals that even vulnerable people do not perceive themselves as at risk of extreme heat; therefore, early warnings of extreme heat events do not perform as intended. This suggests that understanding how extreme heat is narrated is very important. The news media play a central role in this process and can help warn people about the potential danger, as well as about impacts on infrastructure and society.
- A.
Protection from heat waves is important but current reports and public policies seem ineffective.
- B.
Heatwaves pose an enormous risk; the media plays a pivotal role in alerting people to this danger.
- C.
People are vulnerable to heatwaves caused due to climate change, measures taken are ineffective.
- D.
News stories help in warning about heatwaves, but they have to become more effective.
B
Explanation
The paragraph focuses on heatwaves posing a risk and how vulnerable populations do not perceive their risk, making media's role crucial in narrating and alerting people to this danger. Option B accurately summarizes both key components.
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