Edible Bugs

What is the most likely reason the author wrote Edible Bugs?

• to teach the reader how to farm insects

• to inform the reader about recipes for cooking insects

• to persuade the reader to never eat insects

• to inform the reader about the benefits of eating insects

Which sentence best shows how the author feels about eating wild insects?

• Never eat wild insects

• Only eat wild insects that you find in the backyard

• it is fine to eat all wild insects

• wild insects are fine to eat if they are washed well

Which detail supports the idea that eating insects is a way better way to get protein than eating meat?

• insects are cheap and easy to farm

• it is dangerous to eat wild bugs

• some restaurants in Japan serve fried silk moth cocoons

• The thought of eating insects makes some people uncomfortable

Which of the following is a similarity between insect farms and cattle ranches?

• both take up large amounts of space

• both produce a good source of protein

• both are cheap to run

• both are good for the Earth

According to this book, what is a problem with eating wild insects?

• Wild insects are very hard to catch

• Wild insects are not as tasty as farmed insects

• Wild insects may be poisonous

• Wild insects do not have as much protein as farmed insects

Which words means about the same as uncomfortable?

• undo

• unlikely

• uneasy

• unfair

The author most likely mentions the chef in Seattle to _________________

• show readers the advantages of eating insects

• point out how hard it is to cook with insects

• give the reader new ideas for recipes

• tell readers that eating insects will soon be what everyone does

The word nutrient means __________________

• a food fed to farmed insects

• a substance that living things need to be healthy

• a container that insects are kept in

• a sauce poured over cooked insects

How is eating insects similar to eating meat?

• they both have large amounts of unhealthy calories

• they are both a good source of protein

• they are both available to everyone in the world

• they are both popular foods in the United States

The author included the photographs in the book to show ________________________.

• how gross eating bugs can be

• the process of farming grubs

• the interesting world of edible bugs

• different recipes for cooking with insects