WorksheetsHidden Figures Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
The excerpt from Hidden Figures is told in tense, from a point of view.
present; first-person
present; third-person
past; first-person
past; third-person
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the excerpt?
Great technological advances could not have been achieved without the unique landscape of the Mojave Desert
Some of the key engineers at the dawn of the Space Age were black women.
We can learn a great amount by looking at technology from the past.
Men and women were treated equally during the Space Age.
Which of the following best describes the mission of the X-1 aircraft?
To fly at the speed of light
To put a man on the moon
To put an aircraft into outer space
To fly faster than the speed of sound
Which of the following selections best describes Chuck Yeager’s role in the X-1 flight?
Yeager was one of the “computers” working to break the sound barrier.
Yeager was a team leader of engineers moved from the Langley laboratories to the Mojave Desert.
Yeager piloted the X-1, the plane that broke the sound barrier.
Yeager did not participate in the X-1 flight.
What is most closely the central idea of the passage below (paragraph 1)?
Men often came to the laboratory as junior engineers and were allowed to design and conduct their own experiments. Researchers took the men under their wings, teaching them the ropes. Women, on the other hand, had to work much harder to overcome other people’s low expectations. A woman who worked in the central computing pool was one step removed from the research, and the engineers’ assignments sometimes lacked the context to give the computer much knowledge about the project.
Some researchers were better than others at communicating their needs.
Researchers in laboratories had no way of knowing which engineers would succeed.
Women in laboratories did not receive the same privileges as men.
Men and women typically choose different career paths.
Which sentence most strongly suggests the central idea in the previous passage? (paragraph 1)
“Men often came to the laboratory as junior engineers and were allowed to design and conduct their own experiments.”
“Researchers took the men under their wings, teaching them the ropes.”
“Women, on the other hand, had to work much harder to overcome other people’s low expectations.”
“A woman who worked in the central computing pool was one step removed from the research, and the engineers’ assignments sometimes lacked the context to give the computer much knowledge about the project.”
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 9)?
On October 14, 1947, pilot Chuck Yeager flew over the Mojave Desert in an NACA-developed experimental research plane called the Bell X-1. And he pierced the sound barrier for the first time in history! The plane caused a loud noise—a sonic boom, just like the shockwave from the bullet and the bullwhip—but the pilot and the plane were safe. The female computers on the ground verified the data transmitted from the instruments attached to the X-1 on its record-breaking flight.
Chuck Yeager was proud of the place he earned in history.
Computers were talked about as if they were female, like hurricanes and ships.
Female engineers were key to the scientific advancement marked by this historic event.
The Mojave Desert was the ideal place to conduct such a huge experiment.
Which sentence most strongly suggests the central idea in the previous passage?
(paragraph 9)
“On October 14, 1947, pilot Chuck Yeager flew over the Mojave Desert in an NACA-developed experimental research plane called the Bell X-1.”
“And he pierced the sound barrier for the first time in history!”
The plane caused a loud noise— a sonic boom, just like the shockwave from the bullet and the bullwhip— but the pilot and the plane were safe.”
“The female computers on the ground verified the data transmitted from the instruments attached to the X-1 on its record-breaking flight.”
Which definition of computer most closely fits the word as it is used in the passage below
(paragraph 3)?
Sometimes a computer’s work impressed an engineer so much that he invited her to join him working full-time with a wind tunnel group. For the women, this meant an opportunity to get closer to the research, and perhaps specialize in a particular subfield of aeronautics. A computer who could not only process data but also understand how to interpret it was more valuable to the team than a pool computer with more general knowledge. Specialization became the key to managing the increasingly complex nature of aeronautical research in the postwar era.
noun | a person making calculations
noun | a machine for processing data
noun | desktop terminal
noun | a device that can access the Internet
Which event happened first in our text?
Chuck Yeager broke sound barrier with the black women "computers" receiving and analyzing data from the plane on the ground.
The Langley engineers were sent to the Mojave Desert to work on the X-1 project.
It was particularly challenging in the 1940s and 1950s for women engineers to advance in their field.
Dorothy Vaughn was put in charge of the West Area Computers unit.
What happened last in our text?
Dorothy Vaughn was put in charge of the West Area Computers unit.
It was particularly challenging in the 1940s and 1950s for women engineers to advance in their field.
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier with the black women “computers” receiving and analyzing data from the plane on the ground.
The Langley engineers were sent to the Mojave Desert to work on the X-1 project.
In Hidden Figures, what were Katherine, Christine, and Dorothy really good at?
Science
Math
English because it is the best!
History
In 1943, what war was the US involved in?
WWI
WWII
Vietnam
War on Terror
After the war ended in 1945, what country was America competing with to build the fastest planes?
USA
Russia
China
Germany
Segregation allowed for people of all races to use the same restrooms during the 1940s-1950s.
True
False
Where did Mary test model airplanes while working at Langley?
Wind Tunnels
Aircraft Hangers
At home
At the Airport
During one of her first assignments, Katherine learned how to __________?
program computers
operate a plane
analyze turbulence
measure distance
Katherine Johnson worked on a team of people whose job was to ___________
measure the distance from the moon
measure air speed
test rockets/planes in the air
make planes safer
Dorothy was named the first black Supervisor at Nasa over other female computers.
True
False
Mary had to petition a judge to become a teacher
True.
False; an engineer
