Question

determine word meanings using context clues 4 — quiz — level e
you may see items such as crickets and worms.
this plate of food includes many insects.
insects are eaten in many countries around the world.
however, they are rarely eaten in north america. many
experts suggest that this should change. one reason is
that eating insects is an efficient way of eating well. for
which of these clues helps you
understand what \efficient\ means?
word
efficient
clue
?

Explanation:

To answer this, we analyze the context around "efficient" in the passage. The relevant sentence is "One reason is that eating insects is an efficient way of eating well." To understand "efficient", we look at the clues in the text. The key context here is about the practicality or benefit of eating insects. The surrounding sentences talk about insects being eaten in many countries (but rarely in North America) and experts suggesting the practice should change. The clue that helps with "efficient" would relate to why eating insects is good—maybe about resource use, nutrition, or practicality. But since the visible text says "eating insects is an efficient way of eating well", the context clue comes from the reasoning about why it's good (like maybe being resource - efficient, nutritionally efficient, etc.). However, since the question is about which clue (from the options, though the options' text isn't fully shown, but from the given passage) helps, the relevant clue is in the sentence explaining why experts say the practice should change, specifically the part about eating insects being a good way (efficient) to eat well. But since we need to pick the clue, and from the passage, the context around the benefits of eating insects (like being a good way to eat well) is the clue. But maybe the actual clue option (not fully shown here) would be related to the practicality or benefit. Since we need to answer, and assuming the clue is in the text, the relevant clue is from the sentence "One reason is that eating insects is an efficient way of eating well" and the surrounding context about insects as food. But since the user's question is about which clue helps, and the passage gives the context, the clue is related to the explanation of why eating insects is good (so the context of it being a good way to eat well, maybe related to efficiency in terms of resources, nutrition, etc.). But without the full clue options, we can infer that the clue is in the text's explanation of the benefits of eating insects.

To understand "efficient", we analyze the context. The sentence "One reason is that eating insects is an efficient way of eating well" and the surrounding text (insects are eaten in many countries, rarely in North America, experts say the practice should change) provide the clue. The clue relates to the explanation of why eating insects is a good (efficient) way to eat well, likely focusing on the benefits (like being a practical or nutritionally/resource - efficient way to eat).

Answer:

The clue that helps is from the context explaining why eating insects is recommended (e.g., the part about it being an efficient way to eat well and the surrounding discussion of insects as food). (Note: Since the full clue options aren't provided, this is based on the given passage. If there were options, the correct one would be the one related to the benefits/practicality of eating insects as explained in the passage.)