Steve Jobs Claims, Central Idea, and Details

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 show students that a college education is not very important
• to highlight the unusual background jobs comes from
• to demonstrate that passion and hard work are most important to success

Steve Jobs says, "It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I even returned Coke bottles for the 5 cent deposits to buy food with, and I would wak the seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple" (Jobs 6).

What does the word "romantic" most likely mean?

• a really bad view of life

• an idealized view of reality

• a loving realtionship

• a joyful moment in life

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

• it helped him to create attrictive fonts for the MAC.
• It helped him to create attractive fonts for Microsoft.
• He was able to teach his children calligraphy.
• It helped him to design his wedding invitations.

What was the effect of Steve being fired?

• He went back to college.

• He gave up.

• He was free to be creative and was able to start new companies.

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

PART A: Which of the following best explains the meaning of the following quote? "It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it" (Jobs 15).

• The cancer treatments Jobs had to endure were difficult physically and emotionally.
• Sometimes, you need to be able to swallow difficult information or experiences.
• The experience was extremely difficult, but in hindsight, it was valuable.
• You have to suffer in order to grow.

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to PART A?

• "…it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happeend to me" (Jobs 13).

• "Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick" (Jobs 15).

• "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose" (Jobs 18).

• "…they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas … " (Jobs 20).

In paragraph 16, Jobs says, "My third story is about death." What is the central idea, or claim, of that story?

• Everyone dies eventually, so don't take yourself more seriously or consider yourself more important than anyone else.

• The loss of a loved person or position can create great life changes, so embrase them.

• Your time on Earth is limited, so don't spend it trying to please anyone but yourself.

• Don’t waste your life working; instead focus only on what is fun and enjoyable.

What is the biggest advice Steve Jobs is giving to his audience?

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

• Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

• Have faith in something.

• Your time on Earth is limited, so have the courage to follow your heart.

"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" (Jobs 25).

This quote is an example of what type of figurative language?

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• imagery

How does Jobs use the phrase, "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish" to impact his speech?

• It introduces a supporting detail to help develop the claim of his speech.

• It highlights the importance of being youthful.

• It wraps up his speech with an idea that has inspired him and he hopes will inspire his audience.

• He repeats the quote make him famous.