Search Header Logo
Avi Ben-Zeev - Teachers Make a Difference

Avi Ben-Zeev - Teachers Make a Difference

Assessment

Interactive Video

Other

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

The speaker shares their journey from a childhood with low educational expectations to achieving a PhD from Yale. Despite early struggles in school and being told they lacked talent, a pivotal relationship with Henry, a student at Brown University, inspired them to pursue higher education. Encouraged by Henry, the speaker attended Rhode Island College, where they excelled academically and eventually applied to Yale, achieving success against the odds.

Read more

5 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the narrator's initial educational environment like?

Highly competitive

Focused on individual attention

Crowded and with low expectations

Supportive and encouraging

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who played a significant role in motivating the narrator to pursue higher education?

A teacher from elementary school

A family member

A professor from Yale

Henry, a student from Brown University

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the narrator's initial reaction to the idea of going to America?

Confident and ready

Excited and eager

Indifferent and uninterested

Surprised and hesitant

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which college did the narrator first attend in the United States?

Brown University

Harvard University

Yale University

Rhode Island College

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the narrator advised against by a professor during their college journey?

Applying to prestigious universities

Studying in a research lab

Taking notes in Hebrew

Returning to their home country

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?