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BE10 LS - Unit 3 - Prepositional Phrases

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using organic waste instead of chemical fertiliser creates healthier soil _____ the long-term.

a)

above

b)

through

c)

at

d)

in

2.

Agriculture has changed enormously ______ the past 100 years or so.

a)

beyond

b)

through

c)

over

d)

from

3.

This type of agriculture is concerned _____ all with productivity.

a)

over

b)

through

c)

in

d)

from

4.

Planting only one type of crop is very efficient ______ terms of applying pesticides and herbicides.

a)

through

b)

in

c)

over

d)

at

5.

The techniques of high-yield agriculture developed _____ about the 1930’s to now have been increasingly used in less developed countries.

a)

to

b)

over

c)

from

d)

at

6.

And I want to talk about some of these _______ the lens of sustainability because ...

a)

over

b)

in

c)

above

d)

through

7.

... it’s no good producing a lot of food if ______ the same time we are using up all of our natural resources ...

a)

at

b)

in

c)

over

d)

from

8.

... and degrading the environment ______ the process of feeding the population.

a)

over

b)

through

c)

in

d)

at

9.

Intensive agriculture was developed to make farming more efficient, but this efficiency also comes _____ the expense of the environment.

a)

from

b)

in

c)

at

d)

beyond

10.

Things like bees have been killed ____ large numbers due to pesticides and insecticides.

a)

in

b)

at

c)

through

d)

from

11.

Intensive farming is known to have social impacts in rural communities, but those are _______ the scope of today’s lecture.

a)

beyond

b)

over

c)

in

d)

at

12.

One major aim of sustainable agriculture is using fewer potentially toxic interventions _____ the form of fertilisers and herbicides.

a)

at

b)

from

c)

over

d)

in