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Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow.

First Lady Michelle Robinson Obama strolls into a packed auditorium with a big smile on her face. The audience greets her warmly with a resounding round of applause. She steps up to the festooned podium and starts speaking. She is intelligent, caring, and strong. She is the First Lady of the United States, wife of President Barack Obama. She is a leader too. Michelle Robinson was born on January 17, 1964, in Chicago. The family lived in a small, one-bedroom apartment. Her father worked as a city pump operator, and her mother became a secretary once the children were in high school. Michelle had one brother, Craig. The Robinsons taught their children that hard work and education are the keys to success. Both Michelle and Craig went to college at Princeton. Michelle graduated in 1985 with honors. She earned a degree from Harvard Law School in 1988. Craig worked as a banker for a while, but then followed his dream to become a college basketball coach. At first, Michelle Obama worked as a lawyer in a big Chicago law firm. There, she met Barack Obama. They married in 1992 and had daughters Malia and Sasha in 1999 and 2001. Michelle Obama wanted to do more to assist people, and she left the big law firm in 1992. She held several important jobs at the University of Chicago, one of the big colleges in town. She led student services and the hospital’s neighborhood programs. When Barack Obama became the President in 2009, the family moved into the White House. Michelle Obama’s success as a career woman and mother has inspired many people. Copyright © by Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. 4

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Fresh Reads Unit 6 Week 3 OL 165 Answer the questions below.

1 What did Michelle Obama do right after graduating from Princeton? A She worked at a law firm. B She went to a law school. C She became a secretary. D She managed a hospital.

2 According to the selection, what was Michelle Obama’s first job? F lawyer G teacher H banker J doctor

3 What did Michelle Obama do next after leaving her first job? A moved her family into the White House B became a college basketball coach C worked at the University of Chicago D taught classes at Harvard Law School

4 What two things did Michelle Obama do in the same year? F She left the big law firm, and she got married. G She graduated from college and from law school. H She had two daughters, and she became President. J She went to law school and worked in a hospital.

Common Core State Standards Questions 1–5: Informational Text 1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

166 Fresh Reads Unit 6 Week 3 OL