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WorksheetsOmnivore's Dilemma
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
Michael Pollan reveals his purpose for writing the book in the preface. It is
to entertain the audience with stories about farms and food.
to persuade the readers to eat less meat.
to inform readers so they can make good food choices true to values.
to describe the current conditions of the American food crisis.
Michael Pollan describes the modern omnivore's dilemma as:
obesity- disease caused by industrial food chain.
eating only meats, mushrooms, and greens.
having to pick between convenience and healthy food.
the knowledge and information to make informed food choices.
What is a dilemma?
a difficult decision
a good decision
having lots of good options
being able to eat anything
What is the main idea of chapter 1?
That corn is the first part of the industrial food chain
That corn was created from maize through hybridization
That cattle are kept in squalid conditions
That we should eat more fast food
What is the main idea of chapter 2?
The growth of corn as a staple crop in the American farm through GMO and hybridization
The effectiveness of government regulation on the farming industry
George Naylor's struggle against GMO corn seed
The ease of driving a tractor
An inference is...
text evidence + background knowledge (schema)
making a wild guess
summarising the text
information you can find directly in the text
To infer, a reader must...
use their own words to retell what the text is mostly about.
locate the figurative language that is in the text.
figure out something that wasn't completely explained in the text.
think about how to answer a multiple choice question.
