From Teacher to scientist

Multiple Choice

1. According to the author, what caused Barbara Askins to go back to college?

• She was married and had children.

• She wanted to travel into space.

• She started working as a teacher. 

• She wanted to be a scientist.

Multiple Select

Select two ideas about Askins that the photograph helps the reader understand.

• She was a mother.

• She worked as a chemist.

• She worked for NASA.

• She did experiments.

• She received an award.

Multiple Choice

What does the word enhance mean as it is used in paragraph 3?

• return

• improve

• study

• enlarge

Multiple Choice

Which phrase from paragraph 3 best helps the reader understand the meaning of enhance?

• "space travel and research"

• "a big problem to solve"

• "photographs in space"

• "too dark and blurry to be useful"

Multiple Select

Select two sentences from the passage that describe the effects of Askins’s scientific discovery.

• "Askins went to work for NASA’s Space Flight Center in Alabama in 1975."

• "After much hard work, she made a solution of chemicals."

• "At last, NASA scientists could study and learn from the photos."

• "Although scientists often work in teams, Askins had worked alone."

• "The next year, Askins was named National Inventor of the Year."

Multiple Choice

What phrase best describes the connection between these sentences: 'Then she put this solution on the dark photos. Once Askins did this, she could make brighter, sharper photos.'

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• opinion and reason

• problem and solution

Open Ended

. What is the author’s  perspective on Barbara Askins’ invention? Do you agree or disagree with the author? Write a series of sentences describing the author’s perspective. Then, write a series of sentences explaining your own perspective and distinguishing it from the author’s perspective. Support your ideas with examples from the text.