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Difficulty: EasyWords in Context: High-Utility Vocabulary

In agricultural science, crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of different crops in the same area across sequential seasons. By alternating crops with different nutrient needs, farmers avoid exhausting the soil, thereby ensuring that the land remains ________ and capable of supporting future harvests.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A
    barren
  2. productiveAnswer
  3. C
    temporary
  4. D
    modern

Answer

productive
The correct answer is 'productive' because it matches the context of keeping the soil rich in nutrients and capable of supporting future harvests. The phrase 'avoid exhausting the soil' indicates that the soil's agricultural yield capacity is being preserved.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the context clues in the passage.
The passage states that crop rotation prevents the soil from being exhausted ('avoid exhausting the soil') and maintains its ability to yield crops ('capable of supporting future harvests').
Identifying these clues helps determine the meaning of the word that should fill the blank.
2
Evaluate the options to find the word that means fertile or capable of yielding crops.
'Productive' is the only option that aligns with the goal of supporting future harvests, while 'barren' is the opposite, and 'temporary' and 'modern' do not describe soil fertility.
Selecting the word that matches the context clues ensures semantic and grammatical precision.

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Words in Context: High-Utility Vocabulary
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