PrepTest 139, Section 3, Question 6
The prevailing trend in agriculture toward massive and(426 more words not shown)
According to the passage, Whatley(23 more words not shown)
- Agrowing at least(3 more words not shown)
- Bcharging 60 percent(8 more words not shown)
- Crecruiting only clients(4 more words not shown)
- Dhonoring the crop(6 more words not shown)
- Eirrigating crops that(4 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
How does Whatley try to make sure the produce has buyers? Ask customers what they want, grow those crops, and respect their preferences about chemical use. That connects what the farm produces to what its market wants.
What we’re looking for
Other recommendations make the farm cheaper to operate or more reliable at growing crops. Those don't do the same job as matching production to customer demand.
Working the answers
- A
At least ten crops reduce dependence on any one crop succeeding. Diversity alone doesn't establish that someone wants to buy every crop grown.
- B
The lower price reflects the savings from customer harvesting. It might help attract people, but the explanation of securing a market specifically concerns supplying what members request. A low price alone doesn't ensure buyers want every product.
- C
Members will be mainly urban residents who value fresh produce. “Only” adds a restriction we weren't given, and restricting membership that way isn't the stated mechanism for finding buyers for all the produce.
- DCorrect
Honoring crop requests and chemical-use preferences makes the farm responsive to its customers. It avoids producing unwanted crops or producing them in a way members don't want. That's the direct connection to securing a market.
- E
Irrigation helps crops survive when they aren't drought resistant. Successful growing doesn't by itself tell us whether anyone wants to purchase what was grown.
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