M4, U2, L9 Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition) Chapter 10

By Elizabeth Hough

​M4, U2, L9 Hidden Figures 6th Grade

Multiple Select

Which of the following is the best definition of the word edict (76)?

• decree

• mandate

• rule

• law

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best definition of the word impeccable (78)?

• flawless

• spotless

• perfect

• dirty

Multiple Select

Which of the following is the best definition of the word demoted (87)?

• promoted

• downgraded

• placed below where you were previously.

• uplifted

Multiple Select

Which of the following is the best definition of the word cultivated (90)?

• well read

• educated

• illiterate

• unknown

Open Ended

Page 77, “. . . now Mary Jackson, did things her own way.”

What does Mary’s choice of wedding attire tell the reader about her?

Open Ended

 Page 79, “. . . long process of raising one’s expectations.”

Why did Mary discontinue the singing of “Pick a Bale of Cotton”?

Open Ended

Page 87, “. . . from professional mathematician to second-class human being.”

Why was Mary so angry at the white coworkers who giggled about her restroom question?

Open Ended

Page 92, “That’s what marked you as someone who should move ahead.”

Name two examples provided in the chapter when Mary spoke up and others may have not.

Open Ended

 Page 117, “. . . which the City of Hampton granted.”

Why did Mary have to get approval to enter Hampton High School?

Open Ended

Page 118, “. . . which shortchanged both black and white students.”

Why was Mary shocked and disappointed at Hampton High School?