CAT 2023 · Slot 2 · Real RC passage 3 of 4

CAT 2023 Slot 2 RC passage: Fast fashion and thrifting

This is passage 3 of the four Reading Comprehension passages in CAT 2023 Slot 2. It comes with 4 questions in the real exam. Below are the question stems; sign in to read the full passage and practise it with all options, the answer key and explanations.

Passage facts

Exam
CAT 2023
Slot
2 of 3
Position
Passage 3 of 4
Questions
4
Passage length
about 510 words
Topic
Fast fashion and thrifting

Questions in this set

  1. Based on the passage, we can infer that the opposite of fast fashion, ‘slow fashion’, would most likely refer to clothes that:
  2. The act of “thrifting”, as described in the passage, can be considered ironic because it:
  3. The central idea of the passage would be undermined if:
  4. According to the author, companies like ThredUP have not caught on in the UK for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that:

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