Hidden Figures (chapter 17) : vocabulary

At the beginning of the text, women were ........... to attend the editorial mettings.

• allowed

• forbidden

• invited

• told

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Women were not allowed to attend the meetings ...... there was no law against it.

• and

• moreover

• also

• although

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Men could become mathematicians or engineers at NASA..........women could only be secretaries, "computers" or cleaning ladies.

• while

• even if

• moreover

• therefore

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

...............men who gave orders, women took notes and had no power.

• Even if

• However

• Contrary to

• Therefore

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Finally, Katherine ......... convince her male bosses to let her attend the meetings.

• managed to

• manage

• success

• successful

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

She kept asking her boss : "Why .............. attend the meetings ?"

• can I

• should I

• can't I

• must I

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

She managed to convince her boss ......... insisting and repeating the same question.

• to

• with

• at

• by

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

................ she was a black woman, she didn't let the issue drop.

• Even if

• But

• Instead of

• That is to say

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

..............Katherine successfully opposed gender and racial discrimination, she can be seen as a hero.

• So

• If

• Even

• As

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

........... Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks, Katherine's attitude remained peaceful and determined.

• Like

• But

• Because of

• So

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6