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Select the sentence that summarizes the article.

• A movie titled "Hidden Figures" was made about the lives of Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.

• Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson were honored for their contributions to the space program.

• Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine wanted to give a special medal to Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.

• Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson were given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.

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How does the information in the section “Helping John Glenn And Neil Armstrong” support the MAIN idea of the article?

• by describing the various achievements of the four women

• by explaining how the four women helped Neil Armstrong reach the moon

• by describing the hardships that Katherine Johnson faced in her life

• by explaining the job that NASA engineers are responsible for doing

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How did Katherine Johnson contribute to the space program?

• She led the West Area Computing unit at NASA.

• She supported women who were hired as scientists at NASA.

• She mapped out the flight paths of many important missions.

• She designed spacecraft that were used by NASA.

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Why did Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine think the four women in the article deserved a medal?

• because the women were the subjects of a movie that won an Academy Award

• because the women had also been given a medal from President Barack Obama

• because the women had invented an early form of computer software called FORTRAN

• because the women had not received enough recognition for their accomplishments

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