Life Lessons from a Graduation Speech

According to the speaker, what is essential for achieving worthwhile goals in life?

• Taking risks

• Playing it safe

• Avoiding risks

• Settling for less

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Nelson Mandela say about passion?

• It is found in living to one's full potential

• It is found in settling for less

• It is found in taking risks

• It is found in playing small

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the key message behind the old IQ test with nine dots?

• Avoid making mistakes

• Think outside the box

• Follow the rules strictly

• Think inside the box

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the speaker suggest about dreams without goals?

• They are achievable

• They are easy to accomplish

• They are just dreams

• They are realistic

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What lesson does the speaker draw from Reggie Jackson's career?

• Avoid taking risks to prevent failure

• Failures are more memorable than successes

• Success comes without failure

• People remember the successes, not the failures

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the speaker's advice about failure?

• Fear it

• Ignore it

• Embrace it as inevitable

• Avoid it at all costs

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the speaker mean by 'fall forward'?

• Avoid taking risks

• Learn from your failures

• Always have a backup plan

• Never try new things

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the speaker emphasize about young people's role in society?

• They should focus on their careers

• They should contribute their time, talent, and treasures

• They should follow the older generation

• They should avoid taking risks

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did the older woman in the beauty shop prophesy about the speaker?

• He would fail in life

• He would travel the world and speak to millions

• He would never leave his hometown

• He would become a doctor

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the speaker say will define you?

• The money you make

• The failures you avoid

• The chances you take and the people you meet

• The risks you don't take

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3