Outliers Malcolm Gladwell
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
10th Grade
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1.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
Having read the excerpts from 'Outliers' and 'The Sports Gene', construct a compare and contrast paragraph that delves into the roles of innate talent and practice in achieving success. Use specific examples from both articles to support your analysis.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Malcolm Gladwell's purpose in writing Outliers: The Story of Success could be...
to inform
to persuade
to entertain
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The main/central idea of the excerpt we read is______.
that natural talent always beats out preparation
that natural talent is a gift and if you have it you don't have to work hard
that preparation is more important than natural talent in order to reach a high level of achievement
all of the above
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does Gladwell establish what he means by “outlier”?
He refines the meaning to make it more precise.
He states the medical meaning after the dictionary definition.
He provides the denotation and then explains the connotation.
He explains why he has titled the book Outliers.
He explains why he has titled the book Outliers.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does Gladwell say about reading schools at the end of one year compared to at the beginning of the next year?
Only the very brightest students students make progress in their reading skills over the summer.
The smartest students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.
The poorest students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.
The most average students students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.
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CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does Gladwell think that being taller than another basketball player will do for a basketball player?
He thinks it gives an advantage but no guarantees.
He thinks the taller person in some ways has a disadvantage because of expectations.
He thinks the intimidation factor is what makes a difference not height.
He does not write about basket ball players.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does Gladwell say about his great-great-great grandmother?
She was educated in England
She was from Peru.
She was part of a mass exodus from Jamaica.
She was a slave.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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