Colin Powell

Colin Powell was born

• on a country estate in New York.

• in New York City's Harlem district.

• on the island of Jamaica

• in Hunts Point in the Bronx.

It It worked Me, one lesson Colin Powell wants to teach is

• Try to own a company.

• Never do more than one job at a time.

• Always do your very best.

• Don't worry about the future.

Powell learned his habit of working hard from

• his Jamaican immigrant parents.

• his teammates at school.

• getting a union card when he was eighteen.

• driving a truck in New York City.

Which of these is NOT something Powell believes about work?

• Every job is a learning experience.

• If you take the pay, earn it.

• Don't disappoint yourself.

• You must always approve of what your boss wants you to do.

In Colin Powell, which detail supports the idea that Powell had “a mild interest in the military”?

• In high school, he closely followed the events of the Korean War.

• His parents expected him to go to college.

• He enrolled in the engineering program at City College.

• He had no intention of making the army a career.

In Colin Powell, the quotation, “It was just the way they lived their lives,” supports the idea that

• Colin was not a great student.

• Colin's parents came from Jamaica.

• Colin's parents led by example.

• Colin's parents didn't expect much from their children.

Both the memoir and the biography

• focus mostly on Powell's family life.

• help explain the kind of a person Powell is.

• emphasize the effect school had on Powell.

• describe life in the military.

8. A prestigious job

• is the hardest job to do.

• involves managing many people.

• has a high level of respect from people.

• is the easiest job to do.

If you have perseverance, you

• always finish your work early.

• stay focused on your goals.

• believe your ideas are the best ideas.

• listen carefully to important people.

A priority is

• a goal that is the same for everyone.

• something all people want to achieve.

• the weakest idea in a set of ideas.

• the thing that is most important to someone.