Colin Powell

Colin Powell

6th Grade

10 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Marked book quiz

Marked book quiz

1st - 12th Grade

12 Qs

Colin Powell and Memoirs 1

Colin Powell and Memoirs 1

6th Grade

15 Qs

It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership by Colin Powell

It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership by Colin Powell

6th Grade

8 Qs

Colin Powell Test Review

Colin Powell Test Review

6th Grade

12 Qs

Colin Powell

Colin Powell

6th Grade

8 Qs

Powell

Powell

6th Grade

8 Qs

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

5th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

Chasing Lincoln's Killer Ch. 3

Chasing Lincoln's Killer Ch. 3

6th Grade

12 Qs

Colin Powell

Colin Powell

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Colin Powell was born

on a country estate in New York.

in New York City's Harlem district.

on the island of Jamaica

in Hunts Point in the Bronx.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It It worked Me, one lesson Colin Powell wants to teach is

Try to own a company.

Never do more than one job at a time.

Always do your very best.

Don't worry about the future.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In Colin Powell, which detail supports the idea that Powell had “a mild interest in the military”?

In high school, he closely followed the events of the Korean War.

His parents expected him to go to college.

He enrolled in the engineering program at City College.

He had no intention of making the army a career.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In Colin Powell, the quotation, “It was just the way they lived their lives,” supports the idea that

Colin was not a great student.

Colin's parents came from Jamaica.

Colin's parents led by example.

Colin's parents didn't expect much from their children.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Both the memoir and the biography

focus mostly on Powell's family life.

help explain the kind of a person Powell is.

emphasize the effect school had on Powell.

describe life in the military.

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?