Steve Jobs: Connecting Technology and Creativity
Read about Steve Jobs and the connections between technology, creativity and experience. Includes eight comprehension questions, key vocabulary and suggested answers.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Original biographical reading with key vocabulary
- 8 comprehension and interpretation questions
- Suggested answers on page 3
Read an educational profile connecting Steve Jobs's experiences with creativity, setbacks and product design. Eight questions practise detail, inference and identifying the article's overall view, supported by four vocabulary explanations.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Print the article and questions on pages 1–2; keep page 3 for checking. No Apple-product knowledge or outside research is needed. Use the article as the evidence source for the comprehension task.
- Read the section headings and skim for the main stages of the career. Check impractical, complement, setback and legacy using the vocabulary box.
- Answer the eight questions in complete sentences, locating evidence in the article. Distinguish remembering an event from explaining its significance, particularly the calligraphy class and departure from Apple.
- Discuss the meaning of connect the dots and compare the three summary options in question 8. Ask learners to justify a choice using the text rather than their opinion of the company.
Support and extension
For support, tackle one section at a time and rehearse explanations orally. For an extension, discuss whether setbacks can become opportunities, clearly separating personal views from text-based answers. Accept equivalent responses supported by the article; the key explains why option (b) best summarises its view.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
