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Dr. Mae Jemison

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She studied medecine at Cornell Medical College.

What did she do in addition to her studies ?

a)

She traveled in many countries to help people there

b)

She participated in a researche about a genetic disease

c)

she played a role in a medical movie

2.

She was a fan of Star Trek, and another person inspired her to join the astronaut program.

How much time did she spend in space during her mission as an astronaute ?

a)

One month

b)

2 weeks

c)

8 days

3.

Who inspired her to join the astronaut program ?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Sally Ride

c)

Catherine Jonhson

4.

She noticed inequality while studying.

Which foundation did she join and lead in college ?

a)

Congress of racial equality

b)

Black lives matter

c)

Black student union

5.

Which centers did she work for ?

(2 answers)

a)

Center for Diseases Control

b)

NASA

c)

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

6.

She volunteered in the US peace Corps

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

She dreamed of playing on the Star Treck Show but could not

a)

True, she never wanted this

b)

False, she did this

8.

About the IWD

What are the important topics that are tought about on that day ?

a)

Poverty

b)

Personnal and family safety

c)

gender equality

9.

What is/are the aim(s) of the IWD ?

a)

Celebrate the achievements of women

b)

call to action for moving towards gender equality

c)

change certain countries constitutions

10.

In the worldwide illitrates people, how many of them are women ?

a)

90 %

b)

60 %

c)

41%