You Should Meet Katherine Johnson

Which statement is a main idea of "You Should Meet Katherine Johnson" Chapter 1?

• • Katherine’s father is smart even though he only completed school through the sixth grade.

• • Katherine’s parents make sure that all of their children receive the best possible education.

• Katherine follows her brothers and sisters to school before she is old enough to attend.

• • Katherine and her brothers and sisters sit around a big table working on homework together.

Which statement is a main idea of "You Should Meet Katherine Johnson" Chapter 3?

• • When Katherine joins NACA, there are twelve other African American research mathematicians working there.

• • NACA changes its name to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA.  

• Because of her ability with numbers and desire to learn, Katherine is chosen to work on engineering tasks at NACA.

• • NACA engineers develop the first aircraft that could fly faster than the speed of sound. 

Which statement is a main idea of "You Should Meet Katherine Johnson" Chapter 4?

• • In Katherine's early years at NASA, a Soviet astronaut becomes the first person to orbit the Earth.

• • Katherine believes in teamwork and makes sure others are given credit for their contributions.

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    Katherine has concerns that her calculations might be incorrect and cause problems for the return flight of Apollo 11.

• • Katherine plays an important role in the Apollo 11 flight to the moon that places America ahead in the space race.

Which detail from the text best supports the idea that Katherine plays an important role in the Apollo 11 flight to the moon that places America ahead in the space race?

• • “‘If we were off by just a few feet or seconds, they were done for,’ she remembered. ‘The astronauts wouldn’t have been able to return home.’”

• • “The landing and successful return of Apollo 11’s flight to the moon made headlines all around the world. And it could not have been possible without Katherine’s help.”

• • “The Soviet Union took the lead again when it came to sending a man into space.”

• • “For her entire career, Katherine insisted that no one person was responsible for any specific achievement.”

Which detail from the text best supports the idea that because of her ability with numbers and desire to learn, Katherine is chosen to work on engineering tasks at NACA?

• • “The engineers were quickly impressed by Katherine’s math skills, as well as her interest in learning as much about the project as she could.”

• • “It’s efforts became devoted to what was called the ‘Space Race.’”

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    “The only good jobs for college-educated African American women at the time were teaching or nursing jobs.”

• • “At NACA, Katherine was finally able to see firsthand what a research mathematician did—and she loved it!”

Which detail from the text best supports the idea that Katherine Johnson's parents made sure that all of their children received the best possible education?

• • “Institute had a high school for African Americans, and Katherine’s mother and father made sure all of their children graduated from it.”

• • “‘He could look at a tree and know how many boards of wood he could get out of it.’”

• • "She counted family members, dishes, the number of steps from home to school, and so much more."

• • “‘After I finished mine, I’d help them with theirs!’ she recalled.”

When they are young, Katherine and her siblings do not have the same educational opportunities as white children.

Which detail from You Should Meet Katherine Johnson best supports this idea?

• • “Katherine’s hometown did not even have a high school for African Americans.”

• • "Katherine's father, however, was determined that all of his children would go to high school and to college, too."

• • “Because Katherine had skipped two grades, she started high school when she was just ten.”  

• • “In school Katherine always had her hand in the air to ask questions.”

When Katherine graduates from college, there are limited career opportunities for African American women.

Which detail from You Should Meet Katherine Johnson best supports this idea?

• • “The only good jobs for college-educated African American women at the time were teaching or nursing jobs.”

• • “In 1952 Katherine heard that the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was hiring African American female research mathematicians!”

• • “In 1953, electronic computers were not generally used, so research mathematicians, who were often called ‘computers,’ did the math that the engineers needed.”

• • “Early in NASA’s history, only men attended the briefing meetings where spaceflight was discussed.”

People who work with Katherine count on her for her expert skills and accuracy.

Which detail from You Should Meet Katherine Johnson best supports this idea?

• • “John Glenn, however, had more faith in Katherine than in any new technology.”

• • “Shortly after she arrived, Katherine was sent to work full-time on a flight research project.”

• • “Katherine worked on every space mission at NASA until she retired in 1986.”

• • “Katherine worked for a day and a half on the calculations that the computer had done.”

Which response best describes the overall structure of You Should Meet Katherine Johnson?

• • The events in Katherine’s life are presented in chronological order.

• • The most important information about Katherine’s life appears first.

• The text explains Katherine’s solutions for the problems that NASA experienced.

• The text compares Katherine’s contributions to NASA with contributions made by men.