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Langan: Reading and Study Skills
Reading and Study Skills, 7/e
John Langan
Multiple Choice Quizzes Related To The Readings

Dare to Think Big



1

Which of the following would be the best alternative title for this selection?
A)An Inner-City School
B)An Encouraging Talk
C)High School Popularity
D)Cool Guys in High School
2

Which sentence best expresses the main ideas of this selection?
A)In a talk to high school students, Ben Carson encouraged them to focus on long-term goals.
B)The student body of a tough inner-city high school listened politely to Ben Carson's talk.
C)Benjamin Carson, a famous surgeon, was considered a nerd in high school.
D)Guys who earn varsity letters, know all the current music, and drive sharp cars seem to collect the most girlfriends in high school.
3

A lot of the students at Wendell Phillips High School
A)had already read Ben Carson's autobiography.
B)skipped school on the day that Dr. Carson spoke.
C)had unusually high SAT scores.
D)worked in fast-food restaurants.
4

Peer pressure
A)sidetracked Dr Carson for a while during his teenage years.
B)never affected Dr. Carson during his teenage years.
C)was less of a problem during Dr. Carson's teenage years than it is now.
D)affected Dr. Carson in positive ways during his teenage years.
5

Dr. Carson expected to receive a warm welcome at Wendell Phillips High School.
A)True
B)False
6

Dr. Carson often ended his talks to high school audiences by inviting them to say, "I want to be a nerd."
A)True
B)False
7

From the article, the reader might conclude that
A)Dr. Carson was considered cool in high school.
B)planning for the future can mean giving up some pleasure today.
C)Dr. Carson hardly ever speaks to parent groups.
D)the visit to Wendell Phillips High School was Dr. Carson's first to Chicago.
8

Dr. Carson implies that
A)girls in high school aren't impressed by cool guys.
B)the cool guy in high school wasn't thinking about his future.
C)the cool guy in school had a "Big Picture" perspective on his life.
D)when the nerd got his first paychecks, he should have saved them instead of spending them as he did.








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