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Which sentence supports the idea that eating insects is not a new idea?

• People in big cities may be harder to convince.

• If more people think that insects are good for them, maybe they will be more popular.

• Around the world, about 2 billion people eat insects.

• Aspire says bugs could become an important source of food.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the introduction (paragraphs 1-3). Which paragraph tells why a food company thinks more people should eat insects?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the section "Some Say Insects are Food for Poor People". How does this section support a main idea of the article?

• It describes how some people like to eat insects.

• It describes a problem that makes growing insects more difficult.

• It explains many ways insects are good for people.

• It explains how insects only need small amounts of space to grow.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which of the following is the main idea of the article?

• A company discovered that insects provide good nutrition for people.

• A company wants more people to view insects as a healthy food source.

• Some farmers in Ghana are beginning to raise weevils instead of other foods.

• Some farmers in Ghana enjoy eating weevils, but wonder if others will too.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2