Discussion
The appropriate word exactly opposite in meaning of the word 'Severe' taken from the above passage is -
Answer: B
The word closest to the opposite of 'severe' is A little.
In the passage 'severe damage' means very serious or heavy damage. The opposite idea is damage that is slight or small, and 'a little' is the only option that carries that sense of smallness.
Intense and devastating are near synonyms of severe, since they describe harsh or heavy effects, so they cannot be its opposite. 'Significant' means large enough to matter, which points the same way as severe rather than against it. The question's own phrase 'exactly opposite' is generous here, because no option is a perfect antonym, so elimination leads to the keyed option.
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