Hidden Figures IAR

Key Ideas and Details:
Why did Dorothy Vaughan want to work for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) during World War II?
A. She wanted to become an engineer.
B. She wanted to serve her country by contributing to aircraft design.
C. She was required to take a job in the military.
D. She wanted to attend meetings with male engineers.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Text Structure:
How does the author organize information about the challenges faced by Mary Jackson in becoming an engineer?
A. By listing the different jobs she held before becoming an engineer.
B. By describing the step-by-step process she followed to overcome barriers.
C. By comparing her experiences to those of other women in science.
D. By providing a timeline of major events in her life.

• A

• B

• C

• D

TRUE OR FALSE? John Glenn refused to rely on machine computers and instead trusted only human calculations for his space mission.

Vocabulary in Context:
In the sentence, "Dorothy learned how to program the machines so that they got the right answers," what does the word program most likely mean?
A. To organize a public event
B. To create a step-by-step set of instructions for a machine
C. To teach a group of people
D. To predict the outcome of an experiment

• A

• B

• C

• D