Question

8 which is the best description of the author’s organizational structure?
a she first describes the job of a computer and then other jobs available at langley.
b she uses chronological order to discuss key events between 1935 and 1945.
c she begins the narrative in the present day and traces key events back to 1945.
d she skips around in time to explain key events and provide historical background.

9 mark the box in each row that shows how male and female mathematicians were treated differently at langley laboratory.

	few granted title of \mathematician\	most were paid more than \subprofessionals\
male mathematicians at langley laboratory	□	□
female mathematicians at langley laboratory	□	□

10 the national advisory committee for aeronautics wanted to develop the most powerful and efficient airplanes in the world. which event best completes the chart of the steps taken to achieve this goal?
president roosevelt wants more airplanes produced.
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the american aircraft industry makes three times more airplanes than germany.
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langley laboratory advertises for female mathematicians during the war.
a civil rights leaders encourage the hiring of african americans.
b black mathematicians work in separate spaces at langley.
c engineers create wind tunnels to test military airplanes.
d computers are needed to turn raw data into something useful.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. D. She skips around in time to explain key events and provide historical background.
2. Male mathematicians at Langley Laboratory: ✅ Few granted title of "mathematician", ✅ Most were paid more than "subprofessionals"

Female mathematicians at Langley Laboratory: ☐ Few granted title of "mathematician", ☐ Most were paid more than "subprofessionals"

1. D. Computers are needed to turn raw data into something useful.