WorksheetsColin Powell and Memoirs 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Colin Powell's parents were from:
Jamaica
Haiti
South Carolina
Puerto Rico
Starting at about age 14, Colin Powell worked summers and holidays at a _____ store.
clothing store
Pepsi
living room furniture
baby furniture
Jay Sickler told Colin that he should....
inherit the store
skip college to work at the store full time.
get an education
quit because he wasn't a very good worker.
Colin Powell's first Coke truck driving assignment was to
Harlem
The Bronx
Wall Street
Chinatown
Powell earned ______ on his first (and only) day driving a Coke truck.
$20
$0
$15
$50
Powell integrated
A bottling machine crew
a Pepsi factory
A Coke truck crew
a furniture store
Colin Powell's parents put a lot of pressure on him to succeed academically.
true
false
Through his memoir, Powell encourages readers to...
strive to own the company, not work for others
do jobs they enjoy
always do their best
join the military
work for the government
Memoirs are written in
1st person POV
3rd person POV
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.
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.
Powell describes himself as ______ and ______ in school.
hardworking; dedicated
hardworking; slow
lazy; dedicated
motivated; distractable
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.
Powell believes every job...
should be high paying
should be fun
is a learning experience
should be difficult
