9th graders Bill Gates Reading Comprehension

1. Bill was the middle child in his family. True. False.

2. He studied in a public school. True. False.

3. Bill’s mom was an introvert woman. True. False.

4. He used to be a respectful guy with his parents. True. False.

5. The psychologist's opinion was useful for his parents. True. False.

6. Paul was as intelligent as Bill Gates. True. False. I don't know.

7. Bill and his classmates were always doing things totally correct. True. False.

8. Bill received 10,000 dollars at the age of 17. True. False.

9. Bill’s grades were outstanding when he entered Harvard University. True. False.

10. Bill and Paul studied at the same university as they started a new software company. True. False.

11.Do we know much about his non-professional life? Why?. Yes, A lot has been written about his computing revolution. Yes, Because he is a very famous person. You can see him on TV, the news or the Internet. No, Because there is very little information about his private life. Yes, This text shows an anecdote. No, Because he has got problems with his mother and his psychologist.

Why did Bill’s parents think that he needed a psychologist?. Because, he talked to his mother aggressively and didn't do what she told him. Because, he liked computers a lot and spent all day playing with them. Because, he was in the sixth grade and his parents were worried. Because, he was very intelligent. Because, he wanted to be a businessman.

Why did the psychologist conclude that it was useless to compete with Bill?. Because, a great number of computer companies can't compete with him. Because, punishing him was not a solution, he had his own ideas. Because, his parents were not very intelligent. Because, Bill didn't want to compete with his parents. Because, he was very slow; he spent a year answering tests.

Find in the texts the world which has the following definition: "complete or drastic change of the methods, conditions, etc.". War. Psychologist. Amount. Anecdote. Revolution.

Find one synonym in the text for " SORT". Kind. Little. Help. Intelligent. Personality.

Find one synonym in the text for "CLEVER". Same. Clean. Personal. Intelligent. Aggressively.

Give one opposite of "USELESS". New. Ineffective. Useful. Vain. Frantic.

Answer the questions In which of the following ways were Bill Gates and Paul Allen NOT alike?.

The fourth to last paragraph describes...

Where was Steve Ballmer a student?.

What does the word "philanthropy" mean in the last paragraph?.

Microsoft earned money every time.... ?.

Which is NOT true about Bill Gates in the first paragraph?.

Which of the following WAS NOT a program written by Bill Gates or Paul Allen?.

Which of the following was the EFFECT of Bill hacking into the CCC computer?.

Where was Microsoft founded?.

Match the words with the correct definition. A professional who studies the human behavior. A funny little story. A realistic number of things. A very important change in the way that people do things.

UNSCRAMBLE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY. useless It's to him try with compete to.

Unscramble the sentence correctly. In congressional Gates in House served the early U.S. as 1973, Bill Representatives. of a page.

Who was the most competitive of these two important people?. Bill Gates. Paul Allen. Both of them.