Dorothy Vaughan
Authored by Alexia Caruthers
Mathematics
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Where is Dorothy Vaughan's hometown?
Birmingham, AL
Abilene, TX
Kansas City, MO
Garden City, KS
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Before going to NASA, Dorothy was a teacher.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What did Dorothy do when electronic computers arrived at Langley?
She went back to teaching.
She quit NASA.
She didn't do anything.
She taught herself to do computer coding.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The work Dorothy did with computers helped send a man to space.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Dorothy Vaughan was the head of the West Area Computing Unit.
False
True
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How long did Dorothy Vaughan work for NASA?
28 years
32 years
18 years
20 years
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What was the program that NASA had used and Dorothy Vaughan had taught herself?
NASA TECH
FORTRAN
BORTRON
OPTIMUS PRIME
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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