Question

Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Climate change will (1)___________________ every aspect of our health and well-being. But its potential harms go (2)__________________ the body’s ability to handle (3)_____________ heat, important as this is.Extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts, storms and wildfires, are becoming more (4)______________________ and severe. These affect our mental health in a multitude of ways. Coping with climate change can be overwhelming.It could increase the (5)________________ of harmful substance use. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

• A. selected
• B. pertinent
• C. frequent
• D. marginal

Answer 1

Answer:

C. frequent

• Why "frequent" is the correct answer: Parallel Structure: The sentence says extreme weather events are becoming "more (4)________________ and severe." When describing a trend of increasing disasters, we typically talk about how often they happen (frequency) and how strong they are (severity). Contextual Clues: In climate science, the standard observation is that events like floods and wildfires are occurring more often than they used to. Logical Pair: "Frequent and severe" is a common collocation (a pair of words that naturally go together) used to describe the escalation of natural disasters.