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 .
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