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Colin Powell's Life

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  • Memoirs are written in
    1st person POV
    3rd person POV
    2nd person POV
  • Jay Sickler told Colin that he should....
    get an education.
    quit because he wasn't a very good worker.
    inherit the store.
    skip college to work at the store full time.
  • Colin Powell did a great job driving the Coke truck.
    False
    True
  • Luther and Maud Powell told their children that only ______ could lead to success.
    hard work and perseverance
    perseverance and education
    hard work and church
    hard work and education
  • What college did Powell go to?
    City College of New York
    Duke
    NYCU
    Notre Dame
  • In It Worked for Me, one lesson Colin Powell wants to teach is
    Don't worry about the future
    Never do more than one job at a time
    Always do you very best
    Try to own a company
  • Who did Colin Powell marry?
    Alma Johnson
    Ms. Wooten
    Mae Jemison
    Katy Perry
  • If your _______________ is to go to college, you should excel in school and work hard.
    priority
    claustrophobic
    allure
  • A memoir is
    written by someone else
    a summary
    an autobiographical writing
    written in third person
  • A memoir reflects how the writer remembers his or her life.
    True
    False
  • What does claustrophobic mean?
    A space that is uncomfortably crowded or closed
    A taste someone doesn't enjoy
    Uncomfortably open or empty
    A really tough test or exam with time limits
  • Harlemites who moved to Hunts Point, the Bronx, felt they
    needed to move again soon
    had moved to a worse neighborhood
    had been degraded
    had moved up in the world
  • First person point of view signal words are
    Me
    My
    I
    all of these
  • If you write your own life story, you write a/an
    autobiography
    memoir
    fable
    biography
  • When did he graduate college?
    1958
    1987
    1999
    1490
  • 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
    a person in charge of a particular group of workers
    the man that comes before you in line
    a person who carries the luggage at a hotel
    a person who is in the armed service
  • Name three difference between a biography and a memoir.
    Answers vary
  • "Give the king his due" means to work hard for your boss.
    True
    False
  • A biography is written by
    a poet
    the subject
    an editor
    someone other than the subject
  • If something is written in chronological order, it is written in time order.
    True
    False
  • By working hard, Powell achieved his ambition to attend Bronx High School of Science.
    True
    False
  • Who were Colin Powell's parents?
    Edward and Maud
    Luther and Wales
    Edward and Wales
    Luther and Maud
  • As a child, Colin was self-contentious about his race.
    True
    False
  • The stack of dishes is balanced _____________. It could fall at any moment!
    precariously
    priority
    allure
    claustrophobic
  • Powell believes every job...
    is a learning experience
    should be difficult
    should be fun
    should be high paying
  • Where were Powell's parents from?
    New York
    India
    Jamaica
    New York City
  • 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
  • Third person pronouns are
    he, she, they it, the
    I, me, my
    mine
    it, the
  • In college, Colin soon switched from studying engineering to...
    geology
    military tactics
    art
    geography
  • Which has the most allure?
    a job moving furniture
    a house full of porcupines
    a million dollars
    $5
  • A memoir is written in first person and a biography is written in third person.
    True
    False
  • Colin Powell was an excellent student.
    False
    True
  • A biography is
    A short diary of someone famous
    The story of someone's life written by someone else
    The story of someone's life written by that person
  • If you feel a room is ____________, you would feel closed in and would not enjoy being there.
    claustrophobic
    precarious
    priority
  • to "play hooky" means
    to play all day at school
    to skip school
    to catch each other with hooks
    to do well in school
  • Powell is described as being a ______________.
    great student
    lackluster student
    smart
    hardworking student
  • When Colin was 3, his family moved to...
    Jamaica
    Washington, D.C.
    the Bronx
    Harlem
  • Precarious means
    Soft and comfortable
    Difficult
    Sad and heartbreaking
    Dangerous or unstable
  • Priority means
    Something that is incredibly important
    A degree or diploma.
    Something that is not at all important
    A religious ceremony
  • 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
    he majored in geology
    In school, he closely followed the events of the Korean War.
  • Which of the following is a primary source?
    news article
    biography
    autobiography
    encyclopedia
  • Which of the following is a secondary source?
    diary
    textbook
    autobiography
    eyewitness account
  • Starting at about age 14, Colin Powell worked summers and holidays at a _____ store.
    clothing store
    baby furniture
    living room furniture
    Pepsi
  • Powell earned ______ on his first (and only) day driving a Coke truck. answer choices $20 $0 $15 $50
    $50
    $20
    $15
    $0
  • When he graduated from high school, Colin said he wanted to be...
    an engineer
    a military leader
    a politician
    a civil servant
  • The quotation, “It was just the way they lived their lives,” supports the idea that
    Colin's parents led by example.
    Not much was expected of the Powell children.
    Colin's parents came from Jamaica.
    Powell was a C student.
  • Which of these is NOT something Powell believes about work?
    Don't disappoint yourself
    Every job is a learning experience
    You just always approve of what your boss wants you to do
    If you take the pay, earn it
  • Events in a biography are often presented in
    chronological order
    reverse chronological order
    order of importance
    random order
  • Powell integrated
    A bottling machine crew
    a Pepsi factory
    A Coke truck crew
    A furniture store
  • Prestigious means
    Cheap and poorly made
    An area with lots of homes and businesses
    Distinguished, respected, and important
    Scary. Causing fear or anxiety
  • Allure is
    The ability to do two things at one time
    The ability to know lots of things
    The ability to have amazing musical talent
    The ability to interest or attract others
  • Perseverance means
    having the best ideas
    finding a way out of hard work
    finishing work fastest or earliest
    staying focused on goals
  • A biography is a
    secondary source
    primary source
  • Colin Powell was born in
    The Bronx
    Harlem
    Jamaica
    Brooklyn
  • Biographies are written in
    second person
    first person
    third person
  • Powell chose to attend City College rather than New York University because of
    prestige
    location
    cost of tuition
    where his parents went to college
  • Powell learned his habit of working hard from
    getting a union card when he was eighteen
    his Jamaican Immigrant parents
    driving a truck in New York City
    his teammates at school
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