Fish Dinner

1. What did Dr. Hightower do with the information she discovered?

She hired a lawyer

She published the results of her study

She stopped eating fish

2. Symptoms means

Indications or signs of something

Musical themes

Calculators

3. Vertigo means

Vomiting

Headache

Dizziness; the feeling that things are whirling around.

4. What does it mean to say, "…the larger the fish, the more the exposure."?

Larger fish are more expensive.

Larger fish have higher mercury contents, so people get greater exposure to mercury if they eat the larger fish.

Larger fish are more popular as food, so they have more exposure to people.

5. Substantial means

Large, ample

Small, tiny

Expensive

6. According to the article, what amount of mercury is the safe level of weekly intake for a 120-pound woman like Wendy Moro?

38 micrograms per week

38 grams per week

3 grams per week

7. Ingesting means

Eating

Vometing

Selling

8. When the article says there is still a "…fierce debate over how much fish is safe to eat…", what does that mean?

Everyone agrees with Dr. Hightower about her results.

People have different ideas of what is the safe amount of fish for people to eat.

No one thinks that any fish is safe to eat.

9. When Dr. Hightower says she "…wanted to rent a tent and a tambourine" what does she mean?

Dr. Hightower is tired of being a physician.

Dr. Hightower would like to be a circus performer or a musician.

10. According to the article, different fish have differing amount of mercury in their bodies. Given the examples in the story, which fish would be safest for Wendy to eat?

Tuna

Swordfish

Halibut

11. Which one do you like?

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Option 4