Did You Use the GPS on Your Phone Today? Comprehension&Vocab

The main purpose of the article “Did You Use the GPS on Your Phone Today?” is to

• entertain readers with a story about space exploration

• explore the future of GPS

• introduce readers to the mathematician Dr. Gladys B. West

• convince readers to use apps like Google Earth and Pokemon Go

Most of the article’s photos, along with the “What to Know” box, are included to help readers understand

• farm life in Sutherland, Virginia

• Jim Crow laws

• technology involved in GPS

• Ronald Reagan's presidency

Author Mackenzie Carro writes of West’s time at Dahlgren, “She spent her days poring over this data.” Based on context clues, what is a synonym for ​poring over?​

• studying

• awaiting

• skimming

• overlooking

Carro writes that “West worked tirelessly, sometimes through the night.” This line supports the idea that West was

• courageous

• creative

• intelligent

• hardworking

Information about NASA’s early space flights would best fit into which section of the article?

• "Big Dreams"

• "A Whole New World"

• "Inspiring Others"

• "Breaking Barriers"

Which claims can be supported by information in both articles? Choose TWO.

• GPS makes navigation easier than it was in the past.

• GPS technology will become even more accurate and reliable in the future

• Space is becoming overcrowded with satellites

• GPS does far more than simply get us from point A to point B.

to provide with necessary equipment or supplies

• forge

• usher

• venture

• equipped

to form or create anything new

• equipped

• forge

• venture

• navigation

requires great

strength, courage, or effort—a task you need to be as strong as Hercules to achieve.

• herculean

• usher

• venture

• navigation

to find the way to get to a place when you are traveling

• venture

• forge

• equipped

• navigation