Nonfiction Article of the Week - Insects for Dinner?

Which claim does the author make in “Insects for Dinner?”

• Insects are the ideal food because they are both delicious and nutritious.

• Eating more insects and less traditional meat can reduce the effects of climate change.

• In Asia, everyone considers eating insects a delicacy.

• All packaged foods contain at least some insect parts in them.

The subsection The Earth’s Table provides sufficient evidence for which of the following claims?

• Hunger is a major problem on our planet.

• Our oceans have been over-fished.

• Eating insects is one possible answer to food security issues.

• Greenhouse gases cause global warming.

Which piece of text evidence below most strongly supports your answer to the previous question?

• Edible insects can be grown at home virtually anywhere in the world.

• That means less greenhouse gasses in our earth’s atmosphere, which will slow the rate of climate change.

• Also, eating insects is much better for the environment than eating meat like beef or chicken.

• Insects could help reduce global inequality!

Select three details from the article that are irrelevant to the following claim: Insects are very nutritious for humans.

• In their book Edible Insects, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) points out that insects are high in protein, fat, and mineral contents.

• They also have all the nine most important amino acids and are a source of high omega-3 fatty acids, which are excellent for human health.

• Legally, many food products are allowed to a have a small percentage of insect in them.

• Some of the most consumed insects include beetles, caterpillars, bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets.

• Unlike larger animals such as cattle, insects don't emit high levels of green-house gasses like methane.

Which paragraph in the article provides evidence to support the claim that there are ways to consume insects without actually eating bugs in their natural form?

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 6

• paragraph 8

Which claim below is most strongly supported by the images on the second page of the article?

• People in Asia and Africa have been consuming insects for thousands of years.

• Insects are not a regular part of American cuisine.

• Many cultures around the world regularly consume insects in some form.

• You’ve probably eaten insects before without even knowing it.