Homework Due on Tuesday 5/30 How to Use Chopsticks 1. Hold one chopstick between your thumb and middle finger. Position the chopstick so that it lies at the base of your thumb (on the joint) and at the lower joint of the middle finger. This chopstick shouldn't touch the forefinger. 2. Place the other chopstick between your thumb and forefinger. The side of the chopstick should rest against the tip of your thumb; the top of the chopstick should rest against the pad of your forefinger. 3. Be sure the tips of the chopsticks are parallel.
4. Keep the first chopstick stationary as you practice moving the second chopstick toward the stationary one. Use this technique to position the chopsticks around a piece of food, and hold the food firmly as you lift it toward your mouth. 10. Where should the side of the second chopstick rest? A. at the lower joint of the middle finger B. against the pad of your forefinger C. at the base of your thumb (on the joint) D. against the tip of your thumb 11. What should you do directly before picking up food with chopsticks?
keep the first chopstick stationary and move the second chopstick toward the stationary A. one B. be sure the tips of the chopsticks are parallel C. place one chopstick between your thumb and forefinger D. hold one chopstick between your thumb and middle finger 12. What is the first thing you should do when using chopsticks? A. hold one chopstick between your thumb and middle finger B. be sure the tips of the chopsticks are parallel C. place one chopstick between your thumb and forefinger D. keep the first chopstick stationary and move the second chopstick toward the stationary one 13. What should you do right after you place a chopstick between the thumb and forefinger? A. make sure the tips of the chopsticks are parallel B. hold a chopstick between the thumb and middle finger C. practice moving the second chopstick toward the first D. position the chopsticks around a piece of food How to Straighten a Crooked Picture The easiest way to make sure that a picture is hung straight is to place a carpenter's level on top of the frame. Here's how to do it without the aid of a level. Steps: 1. Use a tape measure to measure the distance between both bottom corners of the picture frame and the floor. 2. Adjust the frame until the corners are equal distance from the floor. For example, if one corner measures 37 inches above the floor and the other corner is 37 1/4 inches above the floor, adjust the frame until both corners are 37 1/8 inches from the floor. 3. Use a pencil to lightly mark where the frame corners should be. Make sure the marks are not visible at eye level. 4. Use these pencil lines for guidance in the future when you need to restraighten the frame.
14. What should you do right before you adjust the frame until the corners are equal distance from the floor? A. use a pencil to lightly mark where the frame corners should be on the wall B. take the frame off of the wall and measure how wide and tall the wall is C. measure the distance between the bottom corners of the picture frame and the floor D. use pencil lines for future guidance when you need it to restraighten the frame 15. What should you do when you need to restraighten a crooked picture? A. use the pencil lines for guidance B. measure the distance between both bottom corners of the picture frame and the floor C. use a pencil to lightly mark where the frame corners should be D. adjust the frame until the corners are equal distance from the floor 16. What is the second thing you should do when straightening a crooked picture? A. use the pencil lines for guidance B. adjust the frame until the corners are equal distance from the floor C. use a pencil to lightly mark where the frame corners should be D. measure the distance between both bottom corners of the picture frame and the floor LIBRARY CARD APPLICATION PLEASE PRINT. BRING THE COMPLETED FORM TO ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY. Last Name: First: Mailing Address: City/State: Zip: Home Phone: E-mail address: In order that we may uniquely identify your library records, please provide your Date of Birth: Date of Birth: / /
**Disclosure of your Date of Birth is voluntary. A library card will be issued whether or not you provide it. If you do provide it, the Library's sole use of it will be to distinguish your account from other patrons', especially from those with similar names. Would you like to be included on the Library's mailing list? YES / NO (Please circle one) (Mailing list is used only by the Library, the Library Foundation, and the Friends of the Library organization.) Signature Date 17. What should you do on the line labeled Signature? A. write your birthday B. sign your mom's name C. sign your name D. print your name 18. What should you write on the line labeled Home Phone:? A. whether you have a phone or not B. how many phones you have at home C. your phone number at home D. a good time to call you 19. What does the italicized text below the date of birth line tell you about writing your date of birth? A. If you write down your birthday, the library will make it available to the public. B. The library does not want you to write down your birthday. C. You cannot get a library card if you do not write down your birthday. D. You can still get a library card even if you do not write down your birthday. How to Play Red Light, Green Light 1. In this game, one person plays the "stop light" and the rest try to touch him/her. 2. At the start, all the children form a line about 15 feet away from the stop light.
3. The stop light faces away from the line of kids and says "green light." At this point, the kids are allowed to move towards the stop light. 4. At any point, the stop light may say "red light!" and turn around. If any of the kids are caught moving after this has occurred, they are out. 5. Play resumes when the stop light turns back around and says "green light." 6. The stop light wins if all the kids are out before anyone is able to touch him/her. 7. The first player to touch the stop light wins the game and earns the right to be "stop light" for the next game. 20. When is the stop light allowed to yell "red light?" A. At the end of the game B. When a person touches him/her C. When the children are 15 feet away D. At any point in the game 21. What is the object of the game Red Light, Green Light? A. To run as fast as you can to the stop light B. To touch the stop light without him/her catching you C. To move as little as possible D. To yell "green light" before the stop light yells "red light" 22. When are the children supposed to move towards the stop light? A. When one of the children touches the stop light B. When the stop light wins the game C. When the stop light says "red light" D. When the stop light says "green light" Fried Green Tomatoes 2 cups yellow cornmeal 2 teaspoons each, salt and freshly ground pepper 2 eggs 4 green tomatoes, thickly sliced
2 cups vegetable oil for frying Season cornmeal with salt and pepper. In a bowl, beat eggs. Dip tomatoes in the beaten egg and then in the cornmeal. In a cast iron or non-stick pan, heat oil and place tomatoes. Fry for 3 minutes or so on each side, or until golden. Serve. 23. Above is a recipe for fried green tomatoes. The ingredients are listed first. The cooking instructions are at the bottom. Which of the following tasks should be completed first? A. beat eggs B. dip tomatoes in egg C. serve D. fry for 3 minutes 24. Above is a recipe for fried green tomatoes. The ingredients are listed first. The cooking instructions are at the bottom. How much vegetable oil does this recipe call for? A. 2 teaspoons B. 4 teaspoons C. 2 cups D. 4 cups
25. A garden club to which you belong is landscaping the school yard. Your tasks are to plant a tree on the side of the school nearest the door, two bushes at the other end of the building, and a row of flowers in front of the school. Which of the above pictures shows how the school yard should look when you finish? A. Y B. X C. W D. Z
26. Harry and Shayla have tickets to the game on Sunday. Their seats are in section 201 on the west side of the stadium. They want to enter the gate closest to their seats. Looking at the map above, which gate would be best for them to enter? A. gate A B. gate D C. gate E D. gate C
27. The directions for drawing a picture of a house tell you that the house should have the following characteristics: 1. 5 windows on the 2nd floor of the front of the house 2. 3 windows on the 1st floor of the front of the house 3. Door on the left side of the front of the house 4. 2 windows on the 1st floor of the right side of the house Which of the pictures above shows how the house should look when you are finished drawing it? A. Y B. X C. Z D. W
28. A garden club to which you belong is landscaping the school yard. Your tasks are to plant a row of flowers on the side of the school nearest the door, two shrubs on the side farthest from the door, and a tree in front of the building. Which of the above pictures shows how the school yard should look when you finish? A. X B. W C. Y D. Z
Answers 10. D 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. D 20. D 21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. B Explanations 10. The second step of the directions instructs how to hold the second chopstick. It says that "the side of the chopstick should rest against the tip of your thumb." 11. The last step of the directions says to "keep the first chopstick stationary as you practice moving the second chopstick toward the stationary one." 12. The first step of the directions says to "hold one chopstick between your thumb and middle finger." 13. In the directions, find the step that says to place a chopstick between the thumb and forefinger. Then, look at the step immediately after this step to find the answer. Step 3 says, "Be sure the tips of the chopsticks are parallel." 14. In the directions, find the step that says "adjust the frame until the corners are equal distance from the floor." Then look at the step immediately before this step to find the answer. Step 1 says, "Use a tape measure to measure the distance between both bottom corners of the picture frame and the floor."
15. The last step of the directions says to "use these pencil lines for guidance in the future when you need to restraighten the frame." 16. The second step of the directions says to "adjust the frame until the corners are equal distance from the floor." 17. A signature is when you sign your name. 18. "Home phone" is a shortened way of saying "your phone number at home." 19. Italicized words are words that are slanted. The italicized words on this application reads: ***Disclosure of your Date of Birth is voluntary. A library card will be issued whether or not you provide it. "Voluntary" means that you can do something ONLY if you want to. In other words, you don't have to. The italicized words go on to say that "a library card will be issued whether or not you provide it." 20. Step 4 reads: At any point, the stop light may say "red light!" and turn around. If any of the kids are caught moving after this has occurred, they are out. 21. Step 1 reads: In this game, one person plays the "stop light" and the rest try to touch him/her. 22. Step 3 says: The stop light faces away from the line of kids and says "green light." At this point, the kids are allowed to move towards the stoplight. 23. The cooking instructions are located below the list of ingredients. The instructions list the tasks in the order in which they should be completed. 24. The last item on the ingredients list is "2 cups vegetable oil for frying." 25. Use the directions as a check list. As you go along, cross out each picture that does not fit the description. The first direction says "to plant a tree on the side of the school nearest the door." From this direction, you can cross out choice Y and Z. Choice Z has two bushes at the other end of the building, but X does not. Cross out X. To be sure of your answer, check answer choice Z with all of the directions. 26. Gate A is located on the west side of the stadium and is the closest gate to section 201. 27. Use the directions as a check list. As you go along, cross out each picture that does not fit the description. The first description says: 5 windows on the 2nd floor of the front of the house. Houses Y and Z have 3 windows on the 2nd floor of the front of the house, so you should cross them out. Both W and X have 3 windows on the 1st floor of the front of the house, so you can't cross either of them out. The third direction says: Door on the left side of the front of the house. The door is on the RIGHT side of the front of house W, so you can cross it out. The correct answer must be X.
28. Use the directions as a check list. As you go along, cross out each picture that does not fit the description. The first direction says "to plant a row of flowers on the side of the school nearest the door." You can cross out choices X, Y, and Z just from this first direction. Choice X has flowers on the side opposite of the door; also, the flowers are NOT in a row. Choices Y and Z have rows of flowers IN FRONT of the school, not the side like the directions say.