Which significant accomplishment of Dorothy Vaughn is revealed in the text?

She was the first black woman to be appointed section leader by NASA.

What kind of educational background did Dorothy Hoover have?

She had advanced degrees in mathematics.

Which of the following is a theme of "Hidden Figures"?

You can accomplish great things with hard work and perseverance., The people responsible for great achievements are often hidden from view.

Which of the following selections best describes Chuck Yeager’s role in the X-1 flight?

Yeager piloted the X-1, the plane that broke the sound barrier.

Which of the following best describes the mission of the X-1 aircraft?

To fly faster than the speed of sound

Which definition matches the word ambition?

a strong desire to do or achieve something

Which definition matches the word interpret?

to explain the meaning of something

Which definition matches the word publish?

to prepare and issue a book for public sale

In the passage, some of the women were called "computers." Why?

Because they calculated numbers and verified data for NASA.

Which of these is a central idea of the passage?

Women in laboratories did not receive the same privileges as men.

Which definition matches the word transmit?

to pass from one person or place to another

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage?

Some key engineers at the dawn of the Space Age were black women

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Which significant accomplishment of Dorothy Vaughn is revealed in the text?
She was the first female astronaut.
She was the first black woman to be appointed section leader by NASA.
She was the first to discover e = mc2
She was the first African American graduate of Harvard.
2
What kind of educational background did Dorothy Hoover have?
She had a high school level education.
She dropped out of school at age 10.
She had advanced degrees in mathematics.
She had a 6th grade education.
3
Which of the following is a theme of "Hidden Figures"?
Dorothy Vaughn was the first black woman appointed section leader at NASA.
You can accomplish great things with hard work and perseverance.
Complaining is the best way to get what you want.
The people responsible for great achievements are often hidden from view.
4
Which of the following selections best describes Chuck Yeager’s role in the X-1 flight?
Yeager was one of the “computers” working to break the sound barrier.
Yeager did not participate in the X-1 flight.
Yeager piloted the X-1, the plane that broke the sound barrier.
Yeager was a leader of engineers moved from Langley to the Mojave Desert.
5
Which of the following best describes the mission of the X-1 aircraft?
To put a man on the moon
To fly faster than the speed of sound
To put an aircraft into outer space
To fly at the speed of light
6
Which definition matches the word ambition?
to prepare and issue a book for public sale
a strong desire to do or achieve something
to explain the meaning of something
to pass from one person or place to another
7
Which definition matches the word interpret?
a strong desire to do or achieve something
to prepare and issue a book for public sale
to pass from one person or place to another
to explain the meaning of something
8
True or False. Racial discrimination was legal in the 1940s and 50s.
True
False
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Which definition matches the word publish?
to prepare and issue a book for public sale
a strong desire to do or achieve something
to explain the meaning of something
to pass from one person or place to another
10
In the passage, some of the women were called "computers." Why?
Because they calculated numbers and verified data for NASA.
Because the women were actually electronic computers.
Because they wanted to become robots.
Because the best they could hope for was a job at a computer.
11
Math is essential to making calculations in physics and engineering.
True
False
12
Which of these is a central idea of the passage?
Researchers in laboratories had no way of knowing who would succeed.
Some researchers were better than others at communicating their needs.
Men and women typically choose different career paths.
Women in laboratories did not receive the same privileges as men.
13
Which definition matches the word transmit?
to pass from one person or place to another
to prepare and issue a book for public sale
to explain the meaning of something
a strong desire to do or achieve something
14
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage?
Some key engineers at the dawn of the Space Age were black women
Men and women were treated equally during the Space Age.
The best way to learn about technology is by studying the past.
Advancements in technology couldn't have happened without the Mojave Desert

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