Activities on A Two Billion Dollar Dream

A1. Write jumbled sentences in order as they occur in the story.,
a) Michael Dell caught more fish than his family had caught
b) Michael worked hard to prepare a trotline.
c) His family made fun of him for coming empty handed.
d) He cast the trotline far into the water.
Ans : b,d,c,a ( Students need to write sentences in the exam )
A1. Write jumbled sentences in order as they occur in the story.
a) Michael opened out his new computer to see how it works.
b) Michael turned down the idea of getting highschool equivalency diploma.
c) He earned $18000 by selling newspaper
d) He bought Personal Computer with$2000 he earned by advertising in stamp magazines.
Ans: b,a,d,c( Students need to write sentences in the exam )
A2. Enlist the names of profession from the extract.
Ans : Orthodontist, Stockbroker, Saleswoman , Salesman, Manager, Technician,
A2. Enlist the business attempts tried by Michael.
Ans : trading stamps,selling newspapers, selling improved versions of computer.
A3. Match the following .

Column A	Column B
1. Brand of car	A. University of Texas.
2. Computer manufacturing company	B.BMW
3. Computer	C. IBM
4. Dell enrolled	D. PC

Ll Ans : 1-B ,2-C , 3-D , 4-A
A3. Michael succeeded in catching more fish. Write his idea he applied.
A3. Write marketing strategies Dell applied.
A3. Give reasons:
a) The car Salesman was flabbergasted because.........
b) Dell's father disliked his idea of starting a business.....
A.Complete the statements :
1) The dealers were selling computers at a .....
2) Low cost custom made machines were not .....
3) ........ wanted dealers to lift monthly quota.
4) Keeping....... was costly.
5) Dell offered......... for his customized computers.
6) His room became a ........... and a trunk of his car became a........
7) His patents were concerned about..........
8) His business made more than............ a month.
9) He told his father that he wanted to compete with.........
10) Dell incorporated Dell Computer Corp on .......... when he was.........
A3. Choose the statements that are against writers views
1) Something good comes out of crisis.
2) We learn from necessity.
3) Computer problems can hardly be solved over telephone.
4) Develop products as per the need of manufacturers .
5) Competition among the manufacturers is good for the consumers.
6) We should try to realize our dream.
Ans : 3,4.
A. Fill in the gaps of a summary of the extract. Moving to a larger quarters, Dell hired more staff. The staff assembled the units as per _____ .Only........ were orderd. Daily....... of parts was assured. When the manager........ Dell learned the basics of...... . He gave ....... guarantees and guarantee of on site service for........ . He introduced phone service to talk with technician. Contact with.......... kept the company close to the market.
A.Complete the table

Dell Computer Corp Today
Subsidiaries	____________
___________	$2Billion
Employees	__________
___________	$250 Million