Grace Hopper- Queen of Computer Code

Grace Hopper checked over her computer code line by line to see if she made any mistakes. She found that she had written that same code before, over and over again. Grace decided to figure out a way to

• make the computer do the boring work for her.

• ignore boring tasks.

When Grace was a child, she decided to read the directions for how to build a dollhouse made of stone. There were no stairs for her dolls to reach the top floor, so she built ...

• a trampoline.

• an elevator.

As smart as Grace was, she failed Latin so she couldn't go to college right away.

• True

• False

Grace loved teaching, but America was at war and needed the best mathematicians to design weapons. Grace tried to join the Navy, but she couldn't because...

• she was too young.

• she was too old and too skinny. She was 36 and weighed 105 pounds.

Grace finally talked the Navy into letting her join. She was assigned to write programs for one of the first computers. How did she learn to program?

• She learned to do it on her own.

• She went to computer programming classes.

One day the computer stopped working. Grace was always careful with her code, so she thought it was a prank. What was wrong with the computer?

• The janitor had unplugged it when he was mopping.

• A moth had gotten trapped inside.

• Someone had accidentally tipped it over.

Grace retired from the Navy for the second time when she was 80. What does "retired" mean?

• Took a vacation.

• To have stopped working permanently, usually because of age.

• Rested for a few weeks.

Many people called Grace Hopper...

• Silly Grace

• Amazing Grace

When Grace was a child, she wanted to understand how things work so that she could improve them. What does "improve" mean?

• Break

• Make better.

How would you describe Grace Hopper?

• Careless, but friendly.

• Smart, determined, and careful in her work.

• Kind of smart.