Bug Bites

Read this dictionary entry. Which definition most closely fits the way the word delicacies is used in paragraph 11?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Why does the author compare eating grasshoppers with eating hamburgers?

• to show that grasshoppers are better tasting than hamburgers

• to show that grasshoppers are less expensive than hamburgers

• to show that grasshoppers are more healthful than hamburgers

• to show that grasshoppers are easier to prepare than hamburgers

Why does the author most likely mention honey in the passage?

• to show that foods from insects taste better than other foods

• to show that we already eat foods that come from insects

• to show that many parts of insects are good to eat

• to show that foods from insects are easy to gather

What is the most likely reason that the author includes the information in paragraphs 7-9 of the selection?

• To compare the nutritional values of grasshoppers and beef.

• To show what people can eat for dinner.

• To describe how protein is good for building muscle.

• To explain what David George Gordon has to say.

With which statement is the author most likely to agree?

• People should be willing to try new foods.

• People should eat only foods that they’ve always eaten.

• People should add bugs to the long list of forbidden foods.

• People should avoid eating bugs as a part of their daily diets.

Which section from the selection describes the variety of bugs eaten around the world?

• The introductory paragraph

• The section titled “Eat up! We’re Outnumbered”

• The section titled “Bugs Do a Body Good”

• The section titled “A Matter of Taste”

Which sentence from the selection suggests that more people are beginning to see bugs in a new light?

• Yet lots of bugs are nutritious, tasty, and perfectly safe to eat. (paragraph 3)

• Eating bugs is an old habit. (paragraph 4)

• Gordon says they also taste delicious, a lot like green peppers. (paragraph 9)

• Thanks to bug-appreciation programs at school and science centers kids today are less squeamish about insects. (paragraph 14)

The author wrote this selection mainly to —

• provide information about the types of bugs people eat

• explain why people around the world enjoy eating bugs

• persuade the reader to consume bugs

• tell the reader facts about the consumption of bugs