PrepTest 139, Section 3, Question 1
The prevailing trend in agriculture toward massive and(426 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AIn reaction to(21 more words not shown)
- BBooker T. Whatley's(30 more words not shown)
- CAs part of(26 more words not shown)
- DWhile CMCs are(29 more words not shown)
- EThe adoption of(25 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted the main point: Whatley responds to the pressures on small farms with recommendations he claims will let them remain profitable. Look for the overall proposal, not just the membership club or a prediction about the industry's eventual winner.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
This puts the recommendations in their setting: a reaction to dominant agricultural trends. It also keeps the claim attached to Whatley. We are learning why he thinks small farms can thrive, not being given proof that every farm following the plan succeeds.
- B
Responsiveness to consumers is one feature, but the suggested contrast with dominant agricultural practices isn't established. The opening discusses size, mechanization, and debt. It doesn't show that large farms are generally unresponsive to consumers.
- C
We don't get a general critique assessing small farms' competitive ability. We get a particular proposal and the reasons for its recommendations. This describes a broader evaluative project than the one carried out.
- D
The CMC is important to Whatley's plan, but its inclusion doesn't prove that any small farm without one is at risk of failure even if it meets the other conditions. A proposed route to viability isn't automatically the only route.
- E
A viable alternative to corporate farms isn't the same as an eventual threat to their dominance. Nothing predicts that small farms will grow enough to displace the larger operations.
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