7 questions
How are the ideas in paragraph 5 organized?
Paragraph 5 tells the reason it's important to stay in school.
Paragraph 5 lists ways in which students can be responsible.
Paragraph 5 explains things that will happen to students who quit school.
Paragraph 5 describes how parents and teachers can help students.
How does President Obama support his statement that it's not always easy to do well in school?
He explains how you write your own destiny.
He talks about dropping out of school.
He gives an example from his own life.
He mentions quitting on your country.
What do the details in paragraphs 6 and 7 suggest about President Obama?
He may not have done well in school.
He probably knew he would become president.
He never finished high school.
He turned down the chance to go to college.
Why was Michelle Obama able to go to a good school?
Her parents went to college.
She and her parents worked hard.
She had a job in high school.
Her parents had a lot of money.
What does President Obama compare in paragraph 8?
his dreams and his parents' dreams
his parents and his wife's parents
his life and his wife's life
his school and his wife's college
Read these words from paragraph 9 of the passage.
"...that's no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude."
When you are "neglecting" something, what are you doing?
enduring it
preparing it
demanding it
avoiding it
What main idea is best supported by the passage?
Students should not watch TV or play video games.
Students must be responsible in order to succeed.
Students will get into good colleges if they stay in school.
Students should never talk back to their students or cut class.