Multiple choice

Directions: For the given question, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks to best complete the text.

Instead of pursuing policies that _(i)__ corporate agriculture and hook farmers into a global economy over which they have no control, there should be policies in labored organic production and resources should be _(ii)_ in favor of regional food producers and systems.

  1. stroked

  2. shook

  3. beat

  4. pelted

  5. lashed

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(1) Instead of encouraging X, we should encourage Y. Encourage regional rather than corporate.

(2) Beset will be the opposite of our expectations.

(3) We need a similar word to "favour" that occurs after the second blank. Encourage fits the bill best.

(4) Instead of encouraging X, we should encourage Y. Shift is a better fit than share

(5) The word carried signifies movement. There is no movement involved. It is a shift

(6) Instead of encouraging X, we should encourage Y. This is a policy shift involving shift of resources.