Critical Vocabulary and History Quiz

I always_______________ a new situation to determine its opportunities and dangers.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Someone with a(n) _____________________ mind is usually a good problemsolver.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

It can be difficult to ______________ in a tight space.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Computers can now _________________________ the experience of flying an airplane.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The purpose of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) during World War II was to —

• train mathematicians

• provide jobs for women

• mass produce airplanes to be used in war

• help the airline industry develop good airplanes

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Female mathematicians had worked at Langley since —

• it began its operations in 1917

• 1935, a few years before the start of World War II

• the beginning of World War II

• just after World War II

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

Which idea is most important in the selection?

• The U.S. needed good aircraft in World War II.

• The first female mathematicians at Langley were white.

• President Franklin Roosevelt believed in air power.

• African American women were successful mathematicians at Langley.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Predict Review the predictions you made before and as you read. How did text features and the characteristics of history writing help you make correct predictions? Which predictions did you have to correct as you read? Support your response with evidence from the text.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Cause/Effect During the 1940s, women were able to get jobs for the first time in many industries. What event caused that to happen?

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

Summarize Review paragraphs 6–7. What tests and improvements performed at Langley helped the U.S. airplane industry? Give at least two examples.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2