Katherine Johnson Reading Activity Assessment

Katherine Johnson's life demonstrated the lesson to love learning.  Which of the following is a supporting detail to this idea?

• Her teacher, Miss Turner, taught geometry.
• Katherine Johnson couldn't wait to take geometry in high school.
• Katherine Johnson couldn't decide what to major in when she started college.
• Katherine Johnson was from White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

How can you use headings to guide your reading?

• Turn them into a question that  can be answered with the text.
• Skip over them since they are irrelevant. 
• Write the heading down so that you remember it later.
• Highlight them so that they are easier to see.

Katherine Johnson's life demonstrated the lesson to be persistent.  Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail to this idea?

• Johnson began working for NACA in 1953
• When told that women didn't go to NASA meetings, she asked if there was a law against it.
• When Johnson faced a problem, she asked questions until she figured it out.
• Johnson's leadership allowed her to become the first woman to go from the computing pool to other programs at NASA.

If the main idea of the article was, "Katherine Johnson was a role model for young students," which supporting detail might you put in a summary?

• Katherine Johnson did not receive the honorary Doctor of Law from the State University of New York.
• Katherine Johnson retired after 33 years of service.
• Johnson's accelerated studies allowed her to enter high school at age 10.
• Katherine Johnson left work to marry and have children.

When summarizing the main idea of this article, which would not be an ideal topic sentence?

• Through her life story, Katherine Johnson demonstrates life lessons that are universally applicable.
• Katherine Johnson was born in 1918 in West Virginia, and had many younger siblings.
• If there is one thing that you can learn from Katherine Johnson, it's to do what you love.
• Throughout her life, Katherine Johnson showed an interest in school studies, perseverance, and leadership, which makes her a great role model for young students.

When reading an article, what can you do to help guide your reading.

• Skip all of the pictures because they are usually there to make the article look more interesting.
• Turn the headings into a question, and answer the question while reading.
• Skim through the text and only find the answers to questions on the worksheet you have.
• Read very slowly and try to remember every single detail in teh article.

You are doing a research project about Katherine Johnson and your main idea is that she always went above and beyond to get the job done.  What could you learn more about to get supporting details?

• What she did to receive the many awards that she got
• What life was like in West Virginia in 1918
• How to perform the mathematical calculations needed to land a man on the moon.
• Inspirational quotes that Katherine Johnson made

Which supporting detail is relevant to the main idea of the article?

• The Katherine G. Johnson Science Technology Institute at Alpha Academy is in North Carolina.
• NACA specifically needed African-American women to perform as "computers."
• Katherine Johnson's husband became very ill in 1952.
• Men increasingly relied on Katherine Johnson for her expertise and leadership.