WorksheetsCounting on Katherine
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins
This book is considered—
(check all that apply)
fiction
nonfiction
informational
cookbook
fantasy
"Don't give up, and don't listen to the ones that tell you can't do something you know is right."
This can be considered the _____________ of the book.
title
author
moral
plot
illustration
What does it mean that Katherine was a "computer"?
Katherine did the hard math calculations that computers weren't able to do in the past.
Katherine worked on the computer machines that were first invented.
Katherine invented one of the first computers for astronauts.
Katherine was not a computer.
Why did Katherine not go to the high school in her town?
She was not ready for high school yet.
The high school was too far for her to go to.
African Americans at that time were not allowed to go to that school.
Her parents did not allow her to go to that high school yet.
How would you feel if you were not allowed to go to a school, restaurant, or park just because of the way you look like?
Which line from the story best demonstrates Katherine's determination?
Katherine's reputation for accuracy and strong leadership skills got her promoted to Project Mercury, a new program designed to send the first American astronauts into space.
Glenn's spacecraft, Friendship 7, orbited Earth three times and returned home safely.
Katherine loved to count. She counted the steps to the road. The steps up to church. The numbers of dishes and spoons she washed in the bright white sink.
Back on Earth, Katherine Johnson got a phone call. Her flight-path calculations would have to be done all over again—and perfectly.
Even though she was just as smart (or smarter), why did Katherine have to wait longer than others to be given a job as a mathematician?
A motif is something that keeps reappearing or repeating.
Which line from the story is a motif?
"Hot dog, let's ride these horses to Argentina!"
She never stopped dreaming about exploring numbers.
Her patience paid off.
"You can count on me."
The astronaut John Glenn refused to fly unless—
a new computer was used to check his rocket's numbers.
he could bring his dog with him.
he could check the math the rocket had to use himself.
Katherine checked the math that the rocket had to use.
