WorksheetsUnderstanding Food Waste and Ugly Produce
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is the main reason farms and grocery stores throw away 'ugly' produce?
They are too expensive to sell.
They are too difficult to transport.
They are not safe to eat.
People don't want to buy misshapen or discolored produce.
What happens to most ugly produce that is not sold?
It is donated to food banks.
It is sent to a landfill where it rots.
It is used to make compost.
It is stored for future use.
What is one way that businesses have tried to sell ugly produce?
By making it into smoothies.
By selling it at a higher price.
By selling it for a cheaper price.
By hiding it in mixed fruit baskets.
How did Kacy Kim and Sukki Yoon anthropomorphize ugly produce in order to test if people would buy it?
They made the produce into art.
They painted the produce.
They gave the produce googly eyes and names.
They offered free samples.
What is the term for giving human-like qualities to non-human things?
Personification
Animation
Anthropomorphizing
Characterization
What percentage of the world's food waste is made up of fruits and vegetables?
50%
38%
75%
25%
What is one effect of food rotting in landfills?
It creates more farmland.
It releases methane, a greenhouse gas.
It reduces pollution.
It helps plants grow.
What did Kim and Yoon find about people's willingness to buy ugly produce?
People only bought it if it was cheaper.
People didn't care about its appearance.
People were less likely to buy it.
People were willing to pay more for it if it was humanized.
