Colin Powell Collections

In It Worked for 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.

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

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

• 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

• a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers

Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of the underlined word.

"Since I was a teamster, I had a chauffeur's license and was authorized to drive a truck." p. 254

• a person who works in a garment shop

• a person who drives a truck for hauling

• a person who is allowed to work odd jobs

• a person who encourages other people to join their team

The following excerpt from the book, "It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership" by Colin Powell, is an example of what point of view:

"In my military career I often got jobs I wasn't crazy about, or I was put in situations that stretched me beyond my rank and experience." p. 256

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

What do you feel best describes the main idea of the story "It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership" by Colin Powell?

• Having immigrant parents makes it very hard to do well in a new country.

• Being a member of the Armed Service is how to get ahead in life.

• There are some wonderful stories from the country of Jamaica.

• It is important to do your very best in everything you do.

Choose the text that BEST supports the main idea of the story, "It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership" by Colin Powell.

• "I worked hard, a habit I got from my Jamaican immigrant parents. Every morning they left early for the garment district in Manhattan..." p. 254

• "On my second tour in Vietnam, I was assigned as an infantry battalion executive officer, second in command, in the 23rd Infantry Division..." p 257

• "I remember an old story told by the comedian Brother Dave Gardner about two ditch diggers." p. 256

• "If you take the pay, earn it. Always do your very best. Even when no one else is looking, you always are. Don't disappoint yourself." p. 258