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Understanding GM Foods and Their Impact

The document is an IELTS reading passage that includes various questions related to genetic modification of food, specifically focusing on Canadian consumers and agricultural practices. It contains multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank statements, and inquiries about specific paragraphs in the text. The passage aims to assess comprehension of the implications and benefits of GM food.

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Understanding GM Foods and Their Impact

The document is an IELTS reading passage that includes various questions related to genetic modification of food, specifically focusing on Canadian consumers and agricultural practices. It contains multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank statements, and inquiries about specific paragraphs in the text. The passage aims to assess comprehension of the implications and benefits of GM food.

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IELTS Introductory

Reading Passage 1

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Taken from Instant IELTS, CUP & Cambridge Official Guide to IELTS, CUP
IELTS Introductory

Questions 1-3
Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER from the passage, answer the following
questions.
1. How much of the food Canadians buy contains GM ingredients?
2. What method did farmers use to improve the quality of crops before genetic modification
became possible?
3. What chemical substances may be less necessary as a result of genetic modification of
agricultural products?

Questions 4-7
The reading passage has eight paragraphs (A-H). Which paragraphs contain the following
information? Write the appropriate letters (A-H) for each question.
NB You need only write ONE letter for each answer.
4. Genetic modification is the continuation of a traditional farming practice.
5. Scientific advances have sometimes had disastrous consequences.
6. The alarming results of one genetic modification.
7. The benefit to the environment of some GM crops.

Question 8-10
Complete the following statements (Questions 8-10) with words taken from the reading passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
8. Canadian consumers may be unaware that for has been genetically modified because it
needn’t be ……………….
9. Genetic modification is expected to reduce global food shortages by increasing the
………………..of food.
10. Undesirable side-effects of genetic engineering can be avoided by applying ……………………

Questions 11-14
List the FOUR things mentioned in the reading passage which can be damage crops and which crops
can be protected from by genetic modification.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
11. …………….
12. …………….
13. …………….
14. …………….

Question 15
From the list below choose the most suitable title for the whole of the reading passage. Choose the
appropriate letter A – E.

A. The danger of GM food


B. The benefits of genetic engineering
C. How crops are modified
D. The debate about GM food
E. GM food and the environment

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Taken from Instant IELTS, CUP & Cambridge Official Guide to IELTS, CUP
IELTS Introductory
IELTS Practice

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Taken from Instant IELTS, CUP & Cambridge Official Guide to IELTS, CUP
IELTS Introductory

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Taken from Instant IELTS, CUP & Cambridge Official Guide to IELTS, CUP

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