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WorksheetsQuiz on GM Crops and Genetics
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What are genes compared to in the text?
A set of instructions
A map
A recipe
A blueprint
What is one potential benefit of GM crops mentioned in the text?
They can reduce the need for farming.
They can eliminate the need for water.
They can replace all natural plants.
They can grow in salty water.
What is one concern about GM crops?
They might make food taste worse.
They might reduce the global population.
They might increase the cost of seeds.
They might harm the environment.
GM crops can resist attacks by pests.
True
False
All farmers can save seeds from GM crops for the next year.
False
True
Some people believe GM crops could solve global starvation.
False
True
What are two examples of what GM crops can do good, according to the text?
Why might farmers in poor countries struggle with GM seeds?
Replace the underlined word with a word from the text: Farmers lose a lot of money because of insects and other animals that harm crops. ( (a) )
In some countries, there is a problem of people not having enough food. ( (a) )
(Grammar)
By this time next year, I (a) (do) with my third year at university.
Don't call at 9 p.m.; I (a) (watch) my favorite show.
I (a) (wait) for you at the station when you arrive.
By 2030, scientists (a) (develop) new GM crops.
By next month, I (a) (finish) reading this book.
Find words with their meanings:
1. extra things added to food = (a)
2. all over the world = (a)
3. the process of industrializing = (a)
Find the opposite of
Preserved in the fridge for too long × (a)
Example. Standard (verb)→ standardise
a. Globalise → (Adjective) (a)
b. modernise→ (noun) (a)
c. generalization→ (verb) (a)
(Adjective phrases): Example:- he is a highly qualified doctor
1. The book was (a) by all the reviewers.
2. She always wears (a) clothes, so you'll recognize her easily.
3. The driver was (a) after the accident.
