Bug Bites / HMH

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of informational text?

• Give facts and examples about a topic

• Teaches you a lesson or moral

• Author 's organize their ideas using headings & subheadings

• Text that may include text features

The central idea in section Bugs Do A Body Good is (a)  

• grasshoppers are more nutritious than hamburgers
• hamburgers are healthier for us
• kids bones are still growing
• how juicy burgers are made

Match the following

• something that is not allowedor accepted

• attitudes

• something that is safe for people to eat

• edible

• insects or small animals that harm crops

• pests

• the way that you feel about something

• forbidden

How does the author organize details in this section?

• compare and contrast

• descriptive

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

Review page 176. Which words reveal the author's point of view about eat bugs? Select the ones that are correct.

• bugs aren't just pests

• they're lunch or dinner or a nice after school snack

• bugs should never be eaten

• the gentleman was right to complain

"More than half the people on earth eat bugs daily." What facts or examples does the author use to provide to support the claim from page 177? Select all the correct answers.

• More than 1,500 bugs are somebody's snack.

• Crickets and termites are popular bugs to eat

• Canned baby bees are sold in Japan

• Very few places serve insects in the country