Katherine Johnson, Scholastic , Feb. 13,2023

What is the meaning of the word segregation?

• Separation of people based on race.

• Separation of people based on hair color.

• Everyone working together on a project.

• Separation of people based on eye color.

Where did Katherine work for 33 years?

• National Geographic

• NASA

• Penns Grove High School

• The Pentagon

Where and when was Katherine Johnson born?

• She was born in 2000 in Penns Grove.

• She was born in Oklahoma in 1918.

• She was born in 1929 in Florida.

• She was born in West Virginia in 1918.

What book did Katherine Johnson write?

• It all adds up

• Missing Numbers

• Adding and Subtracting

• Hidden Figures

What was Katherine's book, Hidden Figures, about?

• How to add numbers in columns.

• Where to find numbers in word problems.

• Real Black female mathematicians at NASA.

• Math you need to know to work at NASA.

In 1953, Johnson got a job as a ...?

• "human Computer"

• "A calculator operator"

• "Human dishwasher"

• An operations manager

What challenges did Johnson face at work?

• Segregation and woman were paid less money.

• Her adding machine never worked right.

• Her rocket plan failed to fly.

• The other females could add the numbers faster.

What did Katherine work on in 1961?

• Writing a math text book for kids.

• America's first human spaceflight.

• Preparing monkeys to enter space.

• Solving mathematical problems for space travel.

Katherine was most proud of her work on?

• Her book Hidden Figures

• Helping John Glenn orbit the earth.

• Work on the Apollo 11 mission.

• Meeting President Obama.

What did NASA do to honor Johnson?

• Named two buildings after her.

• Named a spacecraft after her.

• Published her book.

• Made a movie about her life.