Advisory Lesson-Language Arts

Which fact is true about restaurants in the 1950s? Before you answer, highlight where you found this in the text.

• They served bigger portions

• They did not serve soda

• They did not serve french fries

• They served smaller portions

Which is the likely purpose for reading this text?

• To inform me how to supersize my own meals at home

• To help me understand why restaurants are getting bigger

• To entertain me with a historical story about the history of farms that grow our food

• To inform me about healthy portion sizes

According to the text, what conflict is created with larger portion sizes? Before answering the question, highlight the text evidence you used to answer this question.

• larger portion sizes have too many calories

• larger portion sizes are too expensive

• larger portion sizes do not taste good

• larger portion sizes do not fit on a plate

According to the text, it takes the brain up to twenty minutes to know the stomach is full. Based on this information, which conclusion makes sense?

• meals should not be longer than twenty minutes

• meals should take only twenty minutes

• eating slowly prevents you from getting too full

• brains work slowly

With which statement would the author of this article most likely agree?

• a healthy diet is important

• fast food is very good for you

• a healthy diet doesn't matter

• kids should eat more fast food

It takes Celia thirty minutes to eat lunch, but it takes Lisa fifteen minutes. Based on what you read in the article, what can you infer?

• Celia will not feel satisfied

• Lisa and Celia must not be friends

• Celia will feel satisfied with less food than Lisa will

• Lisa will be very hungry

Based on what we learned about genres this week, what genre do you think this article best fits into?

• fiction

• nonfiction

• poetry

• drama