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Colin Powell's Life

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  • "Give the king his due" means to work hard for your boss.
    True
    False
  • Name three difference between a biography and a memoir.
    Answers vary
  • Colin Powell was an excellent student.
    True
    False
  • Colin Powell was born in
    Brooklyn
    The Bronx
    Harlem
    Jamaica
  • Powell is described as being a ______________.
    great student
    hardworking student
    smart
    lackluster student
  • First person point of view signal words are
    Me
    My
    I
    all of these
  • Powell earned ______ on his first (and only) day driving a Coke truck. answer choices $20 $0 $15 $50
    $15
    $0
    $50
    $20
  • Powell learned his habit of working hard from
    driving a truck in New York City
    his teammates at school
    his Jamaican Immigrant parents
    getting a union card when he was eighteen
  • Colin Powell did a great job driving the Coke truck.
    False
    True
  • What does claustrophobic mean?
    A really tough test or exam with time limits
    A space that is uncomfortably crowded or closed
    Uncomfortably open or empty
    A taste someone doesn't enjoy
  • If your _______________ is to go to college, you should excel in school and work hard.
    priority
    claustrophobic
    allure
  • Perseverance means
    having the best ideas
    finishing work fastest or earliest
    finding a way out of hard work
    staying focused on goals
  • Luther and Maud Powell told their children that only ______ could lead to success.
    hard work and education
    hard work and church
    perseverance and education
    hard work and perseverance
  • Which detail supports the idea that Powell had “a mild interest in the military”?
    he was expected to go to college
    he had no intention of making a career out of the military
    In school, he closely followed the events of the Korean War.
    he majored in geology
  • Allure is
    The ability to know lots of things
    The ability to have amazing musical talent
    The ability to interest or attract others
    The ability to do two things at one time
  • When did he graduate college?
    1958
    1490
    1999
    1987
  • A biography is
    A short diary of someone famous
    The story of someone's life written by that person
    The story of someone's life written by someone else
  • A memoir is
    A story with animals as characters that teaches a lesson.
    Events of someone's life written by them that teaches a less
    Someone's entire life story written by that person.
    A life story written by someone else
  • A biography is a
    primary source
    secondary source
  • Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of the underlined word. "...the foreman noticed my work, and asked if I'd like to try driving a Coke truck." p. 254
    the man that comes before you in line
    a person who is in the armed service
    a person who carries the luggage at a hotel
    a person in charge of a particular group of workers
  • The stack of dishes is balanced _____________. It could fall at any moment!
    precariously
    priority
    allure
    claustrophobic
  • Harlemites who moved to Hunts Point, the Bronx, felt they
    had moved to a worse neighborhood
    had been degraded
    had moved up in the world
    needed to move again soon
  • Which has the most allure?
    a house full of porcupines
    a million dollars
    $5
    a job moving furniture
  • Powell integrated
    A bottling machine crew
    A furniture store
    A Coke truck crew
    a Pepsi factory
  • Biographies are written in
    third person
    second person
    first person
  • Third person pronouns are
    I, me, my
    it, the
    he, she, they it, the
    mine
  • Powell chose to attend City College rather than New York University because of
    cost of tuition
    location
    where his parents went to college
    prestige
  • Precarious means
    Difficult
    Dangerous or unstable
    Soft and comfortable
    Sad and heartbreaking
  • If you write your own life story, you write a/an
    memoir
    autobiography
    fable
    biography
  • Powell believes every job...
    should be high paying
    should be fun
    should be difficult
    is a learning experience
  • In It Worked for Me, one lesson Colin Powell wants to teach is
    Never do more than one job at a time
    Try to own a company
    Don't worry about the future
    Always do you very best
  • When he graduated from high school, Colin said he wanted to be...
    an engineer
    a civil servant
    a politician
    a military leader
  • Priority means
    Something that is not at all important
    A religious ceremony
    A degree or diploma.
    Something that is incredibly important
  • Starting at about age 14, Colin Powell worked summers and holidays at a _____ store.
    living room furniture
    Pepsi
    baby furniture
    clothing store
  • A memoir is
    a summary
    written by someone else
    an autobiographical writing
    written in third person
  • If something is written in chronological order, it is written in time order.
    True
    False
  • In college, Colin soon switched from studying engineering to...
    geography
    military tactics
    art
    geology
  • Who were Colin Powell's parents?
    Luther and Maud
    Luther and Wales
    Edward and Wales
    Edward and Maud
  • By working hard, Powell achieved his ambition to attend Bronx High School of Science.
    False
    True
  • Which of the following is a primary source?
    autobiography
    biography
    news article
    encyclopedia
  • The quotation, “It was just the way they lived their lives,” supports the idea that
    Not much was expected of the Powell children.
    Colin's parents led by example.
    Powell was a C student.
    Colin's parents came from Jamaica.
  • A biography is written by
    a poet
    someone other than the subject
    the subject
    an editor
  • When Colin was 3, his family moved to...
    the Bronx
    Jamaica
    Washington, D.C.
    Harlem
  • Who did Colin Powell marry?
    Katy Perry
    Alma Johnson
    Mae Jemison
    Ms. Wooten
  • Which of these is NOT something Powell believes about work?
    If you take the pay, earn it
    You just always approve of what your boss wants you to do
    Every job is a learning experience
    Don't disappoint yourself
  • to "play hooky" means
    to skip school
    to play all day at school
    to do well in school
    to catch each other with hooks
  • If you feel a room is ____________, you would feel closed in and would not enjoy being there.
    precarious
    claustrophobic
    priority
  • Which of the following is a secondary source?
    textbook
    eyewitness account
    autobiography
    diary
  • What college did Powell go to?
    City College of New York
    Notre Dame
    Duke
    NYCU
  • Where were Powell's parents from?
    India
    Jamaica
    New York City
    New York
  • A memoir reflects how the writer remembers his or her life.
    True
    False
  • As a child, Colin was self-contentious about his race.
    False
    True
  • Prestigious means
    Cheap and poorly made
    Distinguished, respected, and important
    Scary. Causing fear or anxiety
    An area with lots of homes and businesses
  • A memoir is written in first person and a biography is written in third person.
    False
    True
  • Memoirs are written in
    1st person POV
    2nd person POV
    3rd person POV
  • Events in a biography are often presented in
    random order
    reverse chronological order
    order of importance
    chronological order
  • Jay Sickler told Colin that he should....
    skip college to work at the store full time.
    get an education.
    inherit the store.
    quit because he wasn't a very good worker.
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