Steve Jobs' Stanford Commencement Speech

Which detail would be MOST important to include in a summary of the speech?

• Jobs met his wife after he was fired from Apple.

• Reed College was almost as expensive as Stanford University.

• Jobs started Apple with Steve Wozniak in his parents' garage.

• The calligraphy instruction at Reed College was the best in the country

Which detail BEST supports the speech's central idea?

• Jobs went to college for a few months before deciding that it wasn't for him.

• Jobs continued to practice what he loved after being fired from his company.

• Jobs was honored to speak at Stanford because it is one of the finest universities in the world.

• Jobs particularly enjoyed a class that he would not have taken as a traditional student.

According to the speech, how did being fired from Apple affect Steve Jobs?

• He discovered that he could use his skills to build other successful technology companies.

• He discovered that he could start a more successful business related to what he had already done.

• He discovered that he could spend more time with his loved ones if he didn't work so hard.

• He discovered that he could be more creative if he didn't have a boss checking on his work.

What is MOST likely the reason why Jobs spoke about his decision to drop out of college?

• to display how successful people can be if they live without fear

• to highlight the unusual background Jobs comes from

• to show students that a college education is not very important

• to demonstrate that passion and hard work are most important to success

How did the calligraphy class Steve attended in college help him later for his company?

• It helped him to create attractive typefaces for the MAC.

• He was able to teach his children calligraphy.

• It helped him to create attractive typefaces for Microsoft.

• It helped him to design his wedding invitations.

What was the result of Steve being fired?

• He went back to college.

• He had extra time to decide what he wanted to do.

• He gave up.

• He started a company named NeXT.

What is the advice Steve Jobs' gives to his audience?

• Keep searching for what you love to do...don't settle for anything less.

• Remember that life is short.

• Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to conquer the fear of taking a chance.

• Your time on Earth is limited, so have the courage to follow your heart. Try to become what you truly want to become — nothing else is as important.

• All of the answers.

Steve Jobs' said the following statement in his speech:

It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floow in friends' rooms, I returned Coke bottles for the 5 cent deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple.

What does the work romantic most likely mean?

• Loving

• An idealized view of reality

• Fun

• Bad

"Stay hungry, stay foolish" is an example of:

• personification

• a metaphor

• a simile

• imagery

"On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous"

This is an example of:

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• Imagery