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Reading Worksheet 32 Full name _______________________________

Class ______ Teacher’s Corner

Date ______

Read and answer the questions in complete sentences.

Would You Eat a Bug?
Do you know that many people around the world eat insects every day as a main part of their diet? In
fact, people have always eaten insects. Today, eating insects is most
common in Africa, where there are over 500 species of edible insects.
These include caterpillars, termites, locusts, grasshoppers, crickets, ants,
bees, bugs and beetles. The main countries where people eat insects are the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, the Central African Republic,
Cameroon, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and South Africa.
Nowadays, some people are trying to promote eating insects as a way to provide more food as the
Earth's population continues to grow in some countries. In countries that already eat insects, edible
insects are found in the wild. Science is still trying to understand how they could be mass produced for
mass consumption.
Questions

1. Are there over 500 species of insects in the world?

No, there aren’t.
2. Find at least 5 edible insects in the text.
caterpillars, termites, locusts, grasshoppers, crickets, ants, bees, bugs and beetles
3. Is eating edible insects popular in Asia?
No, it isn’t.
4. Why do people eat insects nowadays?
Because it is a way to provide more food as the Earth's population continues to grow in some countries.
5. Where can you find edible insects in countries?
Edible insects are found in the wild.

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