President Obama Speaks to Students

How are the ideas in paragraph 5 organized?

• Paragraph 5 tells the reason it's important to stay in school.

• Paragraph 5 lists ways in which students can be responsible.

• Paragraph 5 explains things that will happen to students who quit school.

• Paragraph 5 describes how parents and teachers can help students.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.5

How does President Obama support his statement that it's not always easy to do well in school?

• He explains how you write your own destiny.

• He talks about dropping out of school.

• He gives an example from his own life.

• He mentions quitting on your country.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.SL.4.3

What do the details in paragraphs 6 and 7 suggest about President Obama?

• He may not have done well in school.

• He probably knew he would become president.

• He never finished high school.

• He turned down the chance to go to college.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

Why was Michelle Obama able to go to a good school?

• Her parents went to college.

• She and her parents worked hard.

• She had a job in high school.

• Her parents had a lot of money.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.W.4.1B

What does President Obama compare in paragraph 8?

• his dreams and his parents' dreams

• his parents and his wife's parents

• his life and his wife's life

• his school and his wife's college

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CCSS.RL.4.1

Read these words from paragraph 9 of the passage.

"...that's no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude."

When you are "neglecting" something, what are you doing?

• enduring it

• preparing it

• demanding it

• avoiding it

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

What main idea is best supported by the passage?

• Students should not watch TV or play video games.

• Students must be responsible in order to succeed.

• Students will get into good colleges if they stay in school.

• Students should never talk back to their students or cut class.

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CCSS.RI.4.2