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Katherine Johnson

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Katherine Johnson?

a)

A scientist

b)

An astronaut

c)

A mathematician

d)

Someone famous

2.

How did Katherine Johnson contribute to the space program?

a)

She led the West Area Computing unit at NASA.

b)

She supported women who were hired as scientists at NASA.

c)

She mapped out the flight paths of many important missions.

d)

She designed spacecraft that were used by NASA.

3.

Katherine was so smart that she graduated high school at what age?

a)

14

b)

15

c)

16

d)

10

4.

True or False:

Katherine Johnson calculated the path for the Apollo Lunar Module to get to Jupiter.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Katherine Johnson started high school at the age of (a)   .

6.

Katherine Johnson graduated in 1937 with degrees in _____ and _____.

(a)  

7.

What was Katherine Johnson's first job?

a)

Mathematician

b)

Teacher

c)

Scientist

d)

Astronaut

8.

In 1953, Johnson accepted a job with (a)   .

9.

When did Johnson stop working for NASA?

a)

1968

b)

1961

c)

1958

d)

1986

10.

Katherine Johnson died in 2020 at the age of (a)   .