Creating Codes: Grace Hopper and the Computer Compiler

What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

• A

  To demonstrate the importance of the subject

• B

  To help readers make a connection with the topic

• C

  To give background information about the subject

• D

  To provide readers with a brief summary of the topic

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What is the most likely function of paragraph 2 in the structure of the article?

• A

  It provides a turning point in the series of events.

• B

  It provides evidence to support a main idea.

• C

  It provides an introduction to the subject.

• D

  It provides a funny story for entertainment.

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What was the author’s main purpose in writing this article?

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  To convince readers to try to be more like Grace Hopper

• B

  To persuade readers to become a programmer like Grace Hopper

• C

  To entertain with humorous stories about Grace Hopper

• D

  To provide information about the accomplishments of Grace Hopper

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What are some of Grace Hopper’s accomplishments?
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Select the two accomplishments for which Hopper should receive credit.

• A

  A computer compiler program

• B

  Desktop computers

• C

  The COBOL computer language

• D

  The computer code using 1s and 0s

• E

  The first computer program

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What evidence best supports the idea that Grace Hopper did not give up easily?

• A

  She volunteered to join the Navy during World War II.

• B

  She took several clocks apart to try to see how they worked.

• C

  She wrote a special computer program to help programmers.

• D

  She continued to apply to college after she was first rejected.

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The author makes several claims about Grace Hopper.
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Select the three claims about Grace Hopper that are supported by evidence in the article.

• A

  She was interested in learning.

• B

  She felt like she needed to prove herself.

• C

  Taking risks was something that she felt she had to do.

• D

  People told her that what she wanted to do was impossible.

• E

  Her accomplishments advanced the field of computer science.

What impact did World War II have on Grace Hopper?

• A

  She learned to use COBOL to fix code.

• B

  She learned that it is important to take risks.

• C

  She became the first woman to serve in the Navy.

• D

  She became interested in programming computers.

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According to the information in paragraph 8, what is the main purpose of a compiler?

• A

  To help programmers understand the computer code

• B

  To transform computer languages into computer code

• C

  To correct mistakes found in the computer code

• D

  To program computers to read computer code

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Which statement best expresses the author’s point of view about Grace Hopper?

• A

  She was a fortunate person who was able to break barriers.

• B

  She was a mischievous child who grew up to do serious work.

• C

  She was a creative problem solver whose work still helps people.

• D

  She was a selfless individual whose life was spent serving others.

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Which four sentences belong in a summary of the article?

• A. Grace Hopper made several important contributions in the field of computers.

• B. Grace Hopper made several predictions about the future of computers that have come true.

• C. She led a team of programmers who created a new language for computer programming.

• D. Grace Hopper learned how to program computers before she went to work for the Rand Corporation.

• E. She created a program that made it easier for programmers to communicate with computers.

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