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Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
wen was abrham lincoln bon
february 12
october13
septebr14
destebr15
he was the president
16
30
23
34
abraham lincoln was bon in
1809
2020
2019
who did he met
mary owens
emiliebraden
karlienicely
kaidenbraden
Colin Powell was born in
Harlem
The Bronx
Staten Island
Jamaica
Brooklyn
The Powells settled in Harlem when Harlem
was most prosperous
was poorest
When Colin was 3, his family moved to...
the Bronx
Harlem
Jamaica
Washington, D.C.
As a child, Colin was self-contentious about his race.
true
false
Luther and Maud Powell told their children that only ______ could lead to success.
hard work and education
hard work and perseverance
hard work and church
perseverance and education
perseverance means
having the best ideas
finding a way out of hard work
staying focused on goals
finishing work fastest or earliest
Which has the most allure?
$5
a million dollars
a job moving furniture
a house full of porcupines
A biography is a
secondary source
primary source
Harlemites who moved to Hunts Point, the Bronx, felt they
had been degraded
needed to move again soon
had moved to a worse neighborhood
had moved up in the world
Events in a biography are often presented in
random order
order of importance
chronological order
reverse chronological order
The quotation, “It was just the way they lived their lives,” supports the idea that
Colin's parents came from Jamaica.
not much was expected of the Powell children.
Powell was a C student
Colin's parents led by example.
to "play hooky" means
to skip school
to catch each other with hooks
to play all day at school
to do well in school
Powell is described as being a ______________.
great student
lackluster student
hardworking student
smart
By working hard, Powell achieved his ambition to attend Bronx High School of Science.
true
false
When he graduated from high school, Colin said he wanted to be...
an engineer
a military leader
a civil servant
a politician
Powell chose to attend City College rather than New York University because of
location
tuition
prestige
where his parents went to college
In college, Colin soon switched from studying engineering to...
art
military tactics
geology
geography
Which detail supports the idea that Powell had “a mild interest in the military”?
he was expected to go to college
he had no intention of making a career out of the military
In school, he closely followed the events of the Korean War.
he majored in geology
Which of the following is a secondary source?
diary
eyewitness account
autobiography
textbook
Which of the following is a primary source?
encyclopedia
news article
biography
autobiography
What was Powell's "life's calling"
geology
engineering
the military
politics
