Organic Foods Comprehension Quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests your understanding of the Organic Foods reading practice text, one of a series of EnglishClub reading exercises on environmental and health issues.

1. What is the main difference between organic and non-organic food?

use of pesticides
size of the company
location of the farm
a) use of pesticides b) size of the company c) location of the farm

2. Which is usually more expensive?

pet food
organic food
non-organic food
a) pet food b) organic food c) non-organic food

3. Many small organic food companies found it difficult to _______ .

waste money
stay in business
find cheap pesticides
a) waste money b) stay in business c) find cheap pesticides

4. Recent studies show that eating organic produce can _______ your chances of having heart disease.

develop
increase
reduce
a) develop b) increase c) reduce

5. Dangerous bacteria can contaminate

organic food only
non-organic food only
organic and non-organic food
a) organic food only b) non-organic food only c) organic and non-organic food

6. All processed foods should have a label listing the product's

ingredients
pesticides
organics
a) ingredients b) pesticides c) organics

7. Many doctors now believe eating too much _______ food is bad for our health.

fresh
sweet
organic
a) fresh b) sweet c) organic

8. Processed organic foods can also be unhealthy if they contain lots of

nutritious ingredients
organic produce
glucose
a) nutritious ingredients b) organic produce c) glucose

9. The aim of most big food companies is to make the healthiest _______ they can.

profits
products
customers
a) profits b) products c) customers

10. Most people agree that naturally grown food tastes

safer
better
worse
a) safer b) better c) worse

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