Text Structures and Features - Hidden Figures

How does the organization of the text (with headings like “WANTED: Female Mathematicians” and “The Human Computers”) contribute to the development of the main idea in this excerpt?

• The headings help separate different groups of workers and highlight the contributions of women and African Americans.

• The headings serve to distract from the main story and confuse the reader instead of helping them understand the conent.

• The headings are unnecessary because the information is already clear without them.

• The headings make the story more focused on one person’s experiences instead of many people's contributions to the workforce.

How does the use of the phrase "Victory through Air Power!" in the text contribute to the overall meaning of this passage?

• It suggests that air power is irrelevant to the overall story.

• It emphasizes the military importance of air power and helps show why the work at Langley was critical during the war.

• It highlights the emotional struggles of the workers in the factories and NACA Langley.

• It is a rhetorical device tool that is used to explain the hardships the workers faced.

How does the author’s use of a chronological structure (starting with the newspaper ad and moving through the work at Langley) affect the reader’s understanding of the historical context?

• It distracts readers from the central focus on the scientific work done in the NACA facilities at Langley.

• It makes the story feel disconnected and hard to follow.

• It focuses too much on the timeline and doesn't highlight the importance of the people working at the facilities in Langley.

• It helps readers understand the steps leading to the hiring of women and African Americans, emphasizing the changing social dynamics during the war.

What is the purpose of the ad quoted at the beginning of the passage, and how does it help develop the theme of the text?

• The ad highlights the opportunity for women to take on new roles in the workforce and shows how the NACA was recruiting women to fill important positions.

• The ad describes the challenges women faced and discourages them from applying for the jobs.

• The ad serves as a fictional element of the story to provide a contrast with the experiences of the workers at Langley.

• The ad promotes the concept of "Victory through Air Power," but does not connect to the work of the women.

In the passage, the author contrasts the work environments of the white and black mathematicians. How does the author’s structure of presenting this contrast help develop the meaning of the text?

• It suggests that there was no real difference between the work environments of white and black employees in the NACA facilities at Langley.

• It downplays the significance of racial injustice and segregation in the workplace by focusing on the work itself rather than social issues.

• It emphasizes the racial segregation and discrimination that existed even in wartime workplaces, highlighting the challenges faced by African American women.

• It shows that black and white workers were treated equally in all aspects of their work and that there was no impact of segregation or racial inequality.

What is the primary function of text structure in narrative writing?

• To present ideas in random order

• To organize ideas clearly and logically

• To create confusion for the reader

• To express personal opinions of the author

How do text features like bolded text and headings support the author's purpose in informational texts?

• They make the text more colorful and exciting but are not necessary or useful for understanding.

• They only appear in textbooks and not in narrative texts.

• They serve as distractions that confuse the reader.

• They help readers identify key ideas and make the content more digestible.

How does chronological order, as a text structure, help readers understand the passage?

• It focuses on one character and follows them without any interruptions.

• It confuses the reader by jumping between different time periods.

• It shows the sequence of events and helps build a cause-and-effect relationship.

• It avoids describing any background information that could make the story clearer.

Which of the following is an example of a text feature?

• The heading at the start of a new section

• The mood of the passage

• The tone of the narrator

• A character's inner conflict

In Hidden Figures, how does the author’s use of chronological structure impact the reader’s understanding of the women’s contributions?

• It highlights the slow pace of change in gender roles.

• It demonstrates how the women’s contributions were a series of independent events that were completely unrelated to each other.

• It emphasizes the significance of their work by showing the progression of their roles over time.

• It complicates the narrative and makes it harder to follow.