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Which sentence most strongly suggests the central idea in paragraph 1?

• A. “Men often came to the laboratory as junior engineers and were allowed to design and conduct their own experiments.”
• B. “Researchers took the men under their wings, teaching them the ropes.”
• C. Women, on the other hand, had to work much harder to overcome other people’s low expectations.”
• D. “A woman who worked in the central computing pool was one step removed from the research, and the engineers’ assignments sometimes lacked the context to give the computer much knowledge about the project.”

Which definition of "computer" most closely fits the word as it is used in the passage below (paragraph 3)?

• A. noun | a person making calculations.
• B. noun | a machine for processing data.
• C. noun | desktop terminal.
• D. noun | a device that can access the Internet.

Read these sentences from the selection “Hidden Figures” What do these sentences help the reader understand about the women in the 1940’s and 1950’s?

• A. They wanted to invent a new program to impress men.
• B. They experienced many challenges during several years they spent working as research engineers anonymously.
• C. They thought that using an unfamiliar aeronautical engineering program could inspire others.
• D. They did not let difficulties prevent them from taking a lead researcher job from a man.

6. Read this quotation from paragraph 2 of the selection “Hidden Figures.” What can the reader infer from this quotation?

• A. The women did not realize it would take them 33 years to complete the project.
• B. The women are surprised that the male engineers would take their research.
• C. The women had specific traits that helped them achieve their professional goals.
• D. The women are independent engineers and did not want men to help them.

7. What conclusion is supported by the information in paragraph 4 of the selection “Hidden Figures”?

• A. People are eager to try a new faster airplane.
• B. The women did not dream about about a new design.
• C. The male engineers were the only ones capable of building a new designed.

• D. It can be helpful to work together for answers

The information in the selection “Hidden Figures” suggest that the women engineers value —

• A. Advice from men.
• B. Spreading knowledge.
• C. Personal wealth
• D. Exploring new places

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection "Hidden Figures"?

• A. To highlight the lifestyle of the women engineers and their families.
• B. To show people how to compute and interpret data.
• C. To explain the different steps involved in creating a faster aircraft.
• D. To describe how the women found a way to create an aircraft faster than the speed of sound.

Which sentence best supports the controlling idea that Yeager piloted the X-, the plane that broke the sound barrier?

• Scientists weren't sure what would happen to a pilot or his plane if he flew at Mach 1. (Paragraph 7)

• On October 14,1947, pilot Chuck Yeager flew over the Mojave Desert in an NACA- developed experimental research plane called the Bell X-1. (Paragraph 9)

• At the Mojave Desert facility, the computers who helped with this experiment had the chance to do significant work and get credit for it. (Paragraph 10)

• The female computers on the ground verified the data transmitted from the instruments attached to the X-1 on its record-breaking flight. (Paragraph 9)

Order the steps to answer a Short Constructed Response Effectively

• Restate/Flip the question

• Cite evidence from the text

• Answer the question

Which sentence from the selection "No Dream Too High" illustrates a similar idea?

• In this profile, author Alex Shultz explores the pressures of great expectations, and the many sacrifices Biles, a hero to millions, has made on her road to glory." (Introduction)

• The 2013 world championships marked Simone Biles's arrival on the elite gymnastics scene. (P2)

• Like anyone starting a new sport, Biles struggled with the fundamentals." (P4)

• The Biles maneuver was so exceptional that it was named after her." (P1)