WorksheetsColin Powell Memoir vs Biography
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does claustrophobic mean?
Uncomfortably open or empty
A taste someone doesn't enjoy
A space that is uncomfortably crowded or closed
A really tough test or exam with time limits
Precarious means
Dangerous or unstable
Soft and comfortable
Difficult
Sad and heartbreaking
Prestigious means
Cheap and poorly made
An area with lots of homes and businesses
Scary. Causing fear or anxiety
Distinguished, respected, and important
A memoir is
A life story written by someone else
Events of someone's life written by that person that teaches a lesson.
Someone's entire life story written by that person.
A story with animals as characters that teaches a lesson.
Priority means
Something that is not at all important
A religious ceremony
Something that is incredibly important
A degree or diploma.
Colin Powell was the first African American
President of the United States
Secretary of State of the United States
Governor of New York
Senator from California
Allure is
The ability to interest or attract others
The ability to do two things at one time
The ability to have amazing musical talent
The ability to know lots of things
A biography is
The story of someone's life written by that person
A short diary of someone famous
The story of someone's life written by someone else
A book about a lot of things that a famous person might be interested in.
If you write your own life story, you write a/an
biography
autobiography
memoir
fable
The prefix auto means
life
self
car
hearing
In the Colin Powell biography, Powell was described as a _______ student when he was in 5th grade in public school.
phenomenal
inspiring
lackluster
ambitious
