Today’s Bellringer 05/ 05/ 14

1. Today’s Bellringer 05/05/14 Use this menu from a restaurant to answer the following questions: 1.) Which entry is a person who loves sour cream and avocado most likely to order? Taquitos and Quesadilla Platter Chicken and Enchilada Platter PolloAsado Bean and Cheese Burrito 2.) How much does it cost to add chicken or steak to a quesadilla? $1.50 $0.50 $0.75 $2.95 3.) What side dish is offered on the kids menu? a. Rice and beans b. Rice or beans c. Chicken wings d. Hot dog

2. Today’s Bellringer 05/05/14 Read the selection to answer the questions that follow. Choose the BEST answer choice. 1.) Which position would require the MOST work experience to get customers? #1 #2 #3 #4 2.) What best describes the purpose of reading these ads? Reading to learn new information Reading for enjoyment and entertainment Gathering information for decision making Learning how to perform a new task 3.) Which ad does NOT require a personal interview? #1 #2 #3 #4

3. Today’s Bellringer 05/05/14 Read the poem answer the questions. I, Too by Langston Hughes Choose the BEST possible answer. 1.) The words “they send me to eat in the kitchen/When company comes” refers to what attitudes in American history? Equality Discrimination Acceptance Patriotism 2.) Hughes is talking about the future when he writes, “Tomorrow,/I’ll be at the table/ When company comes.” How does Hughes picture the future? People who have a lot of parties People will eat at home more often People will be more accepting People will be proud to be American 3.) When reading the poem by Langston Hughes, how could a reader best relate the poem to personal life situations? Consider the author’s thoughts and feelings Remember similar past experiences Memorize the poem Ask factual questions I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong, Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, “Eat in the kitchen,” Then. Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed I, too, am America.

4. Today’s Bellringer 05/05/14 Read this sentence from an article. Read the dictionary entry for the word lethal: Which definition of lethal shows how the word is used in the following sentence? “Where only 50 to 100 bees of the native species might attack, thousands of this type of swarmed in to inject lethal amounts of venom.” 1 2 3 4 Lethal- 1. extremely dangerous 2. causing death 3. causing disaster 4. devastating “Migratory birds, those that spend the winter in one place and the summer in another, fly high when the weather is nice.” What situation most closely resembles the behavior of migratory birds? • A homeowner in New York who spends the winters in Florida • A resident of Denver who likes to participate in winter sports • A person in the military who moves to a new base every two years • A person who visits Hawaii and decides to move there.