Obama Speech Quiz Questions

How does Obama explain that students should hold themselves responsible?’

• by using their education to help them be able to do what they are passionate about

• by joining the debate team so that they can become a Supreme Court justice

• by dropping out of school and getting a good job

• by working hard on their English papers in school

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

Why does Obama think that the education is so important?

• because the world future business leaders who’ll make themselves rich

• because the future of America depends on having people who can solve big problems

• because quitting school is also quitting on your country

• because in the future, we will need to replace all of our current jobs and companies

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CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Obama hope that students will respond to difficulty in life?

• by working hard, even when times are tough

• by talking back to teachers and cutting class

• by relying on getting second chances

• by living in safe neighborhoods and making good choices

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which piece of text evidence best supports the use of emotional appeal within the speech?

• “What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.”

• “I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.”

• “My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn’t always able to give us the things that other kids had.”

• “What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.”

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5