Outliers Malcolm Gladwell

Having read the excerpts from 'Outliers' and 'The Sports Gene', construct a compare and contrast paragraph that delves into the roles of innate talent and practice in achieving success. Use specific examples from both articles to support your analysis.

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Malcolm Gladwell's purpose in writing Outliers: The Story of Success could be...

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

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The main/central idea of the excerpt we read is______.

• that natural talent always beats out preparation

• that natural talent is a gift and if you have it you don't have to work hard

• that preparation is more important than natural talent in order to reach a high level of achievement

• all of the above

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How does Gladwell establish what he means by “outlier”?

• He refines the meaning to make it more precise.

• He states the medical meaning after the dictionary definition.

• He provides the denotation and then explains the connotation.

• He explains why he has titled the book Outliers.

• He explains why he has titled the book Outliers.

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What does Gladwell say about reading schools at the end of one year compared to at the beginning of the next year?

• Only the very brightest students students make progress in their reading skills over the summer.

• The smartest students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.

• The poorest students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.

• The most average students students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.

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What does Gladwell think that being taller than another basketball player will do for a basketball player?

• He thinks it gives an advantage but no guarantees.

• He thinks the taller person in some ways has a disadvantage because of expectations.

• He thinks the intimidation factor is what makes a difference not height.

• He does not write about basket ball players.

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What does Gladwell say about his great-great-great grandmother?

• She was educated in England

• She was from Peru.

• She was part of a mass exodus from Jamaica.

• She was a slave.

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What is the most important thing in the type of culture Gladwell examines in Kentucky?

• Frugal living.

• Loyalty to clan or family.

• Loyalty to country.

• Love of the land.

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In "Outliers," Gladwell discusses the "10,000-Hour Rule." What does this rule suggest?

• To become successful, one must invest at least 10,000 hours in deliberate practice.

• After 10,000 hours of practice, further improvement is not possible.

• It takes 10,000 hours to forget a skill completely.

• Only those born with natural talent can benefit from 10,000 hours of practice.

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What is the main theme of Malcolm Gladwell's 'Outliers'?

• The role of luck in success

• The importance of hard work and opportunity

• The inevitability of failure

• The significance of natural talent

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