Benchmark Practice--"She Was a Computer..."

Which choice provides a summary of the passage?

• Katherine Johnson was a skilled math student who skipped many grades in school and impressed her teachers.

• Katherine Johnson overcame challenges to become a research mathematician who performed calculations for NASA's space program.

• Katherine Johnson grew up during a time in American history where not many opportunities were available for African American women.

• Katherine Johnson was the engineer who designed a vehicle for NASA that helped Neil Armstrong land on the moon.

Which TWO choices tell how Katherine Johnson's father impacted her life.

• Her father helped her realize that she was equal to others.

• Her father encouraged her to work hard in order to skip grades in school.

• Her father brought her to a town that provided her better educational opportunities

• Her father persuaded her to become a research mathematician.

• Her father bought her many textbooks about geometry.

What point does the author make about Katherine Johnson's job at NASA?

• Katherine Johnson thought her job at NASA was easy.

• Katherine Johnson missed her job at NASA after she retired and wanted to go back.

• Katherine Johnson truly enjoyed her job at NASA for many years.

• Katherine Johnson always dreamed of getting a job at NASA and worked hard for it.

Which quotation from the passage best supports your answer to the previous question?

• '"I said, "Let me do it. You tell me when you want it and where you want it to land, and I'll do I backwards and tell you when to take off." That was my forte.''' (paragraph 17)

• "An in 1969 she gathered with others around a small television set to see Neil Armstrong land on the moon and take the first step by a human there." (paragraph 20)

• "She is still involved in math, tutoring youngsters, and she remembers when NASA's space program was even as she watches it where it is now on television." (paragraph 24)

• '''This was what a research mathematician did. I went to work every day for 33 years happy. Need did I get up and say I don't want to go to work.''' (paragraph 25)

What was Katherine Johnson's job before she began working at NASA?

• farmer

• researcher

• student

• teacher

What does the word routine mean as it is used in paragraph 21?

• challenging; difficult

• frightening; scary

• normal; common

• special; unusual

How does the additional passage add to the information in "She Was a Computer When Computers Wore Skirts"?

• The additional passage describes how Katherine Johnson used her math and computer skills to create new formulas for engineers at NASA.

• The additional passage gives specific reasons for why Katherine Johnson wanted to work at NASA and use math to map space flights.

• The additional passage tells why Katherine Johnson wanted women to be a part of research groups at NASA to check the math done by computers.

• The additional passage provides examples of Katherine Johnson overcoming the idea that women could not do what men did at NASA.

How does the text structure used in "She Was a Computer When Computers Wore Skirts" compare to the text structure used in the additional passage?

• Both passages use cause and effect to explain the results of Katherine Johnson having a strong background in geometry.

• Both passages use chronological order to describe experiences Katherine Johnson had before and during her career at NASA.

• Both passages use compare and contrast to explain the similarities and differences between Katherine Johnson and her coworkers at NASA.

• Both passages use problem and solution to describe how Katherine Johnson fought for equality in both her job and her personal life.

What choice best explains how the passage "She Was a Computer When Computers Wore Skirts" and the additional passage differ in the points of view they represent?

• The author of “She Was a Computer When Computers Wore Skirts” believes that Katherine Johnson’s father instilled positive values in her as a young child, but the author of the additional passage chooses to provide limited information about Katherine Johnson’s childhood.

• The author of “She Was a Computer When Computers Wore Skirts” believes that Katherine Johnson had a long and successful career at NASA, but the author of the additional passage chooses to focus on only one of Katherine Johnson’s experiences at NASA.

• The author of “She Was a Computer When Computers Wore Skirts” believes that Katherine Johnson wanted to become a mathematician since she was a child, but the author of the additional passage chooses to provide details about how Katherine Johnson’s experiences in school helped her in her work at NASA.

• The author of “She Was a Computer When Computers Wore Skirts” believes that Katherine Johnson appreciated the people who encouraged her career choices, but the author of the additional passage chooses to focus on the people that Katherine Johnson worked with throughout her career.