ELA Final Pre-Test

What is Mr. Steve Jobs' claim?

• Everyone should got to college.

• Follow your curiosity and intuition . . . follow your heart.

• Drop out of college.

• The choices you make now are unimportant.

Throughout his speech, Mr. Jobs states his claim and acknowledges a counterclaim. What counterclaim does he address?

• Dropping out of college is the road to success.

• Doing what you love by following your heart's curiosity and intuition, leads to failure.

• Being adopted at an early age caused him anxiety.

• None of the answers are correct.

Who is the speaker's target audience?

• Parents

• Young People

• CEOs of multi-million dollar companies.

• Historical Figures

What piece of evidence uses the persuasive technique PATHOS?

• Taking a calligraphy class in college helped him create the typography on Mac computers.

• Mr. Jobs and his partner released the Mac computer he was 30 years old.

• When he got fired, he said, "What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating."

• He was adopted.

Which evidence does Mr. Jobs use to support his claim? Select ALL that apply:

• Taking a calligraphy class in college helped him create the typography of the Mac computers.

• Despite getting fired, he continued working on computers, which is what he loves.

• He loves what he does because he followed his heart.

• Choices you make now are not important to your future.

What is the author's purpose? Select ALL that apply:

• Inform

• Persuade

• Describe

Everyday that Mr. Jobs lives his life he reminds himself of what three things

• 1. Follow your curiosity and intuition, do what you love, and live your life your way.

• Get adopted, drop out of college, and get fired.

• Get married young, find a lucrative job, and get rich.

• Allow other people's opinions of how you should live your life be your guide, give up when it gets hard, and be afraid of death.

Which of the following is Mr. Jobs' call to action?

• Get adopted.

• Get fired.

• Take a calligraphy class.

• You've got to find what you love . . . follow your heart.