Good Enough to Eat

What is the main idea of Bug-­a-­licious?

• People eat differently in other parts of the world.

• Honey ants in Australia drink sweet liquid from plants.

• Some people enjoy putting insects on their pizza.

• Young people in Japan are not very eager to eat insects.

What does the word source mean as it is used in paragraph 1 of Bug-a-licious?

• something used to flavor food

• where something comes from

• method for preparing a meal

• description of something new

According to Bug-a-licious, how do people in Japan eat crackers?

• They eat crackers made with cheese.

• They eat crackers with peanut butter.

• They eat crackers made with digger wasps.

• They eat crackers with sour cream.

The text structure of paragraph 2 in Bug-a-licious can be described as

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

• sequence of events

What is the main idea of Good Enough to Eat?

• Entomophagy means insect-eating.

• Insects might be a way to feed people in the future.

• Bugs are cheaper to feed than animals.

• People should taste ready-to-eat bugs.

In Good Enough to Eat, what does the word nutritious mean as it is used in paragraph 6?

• fresh

• plentiful

• low-cost

• healthy

In Good Enough to Eat, how do the details in paragraphs 7 through 9 develop an important idea in the passage?

• They explain why insects taste better than animal meat.

• They warn people to stop wasting so much food

• They show how insects can feed a growing population

• They describe how to begin raising insects for food.

Why does the author of Good Enough to Eat say that insects are nutritious?

• They are filled with a lot of protein, vitamins, and minerals in them.

• They are easy to swallow.

• They are yummy.

• They are cold-blooded.