Marie Curie: How One Life Changed the World

Questions

1. Sequence Which of these happened first?

   Curie moved to Paris to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne Curie published notes that included steps for the machine to calculate a series of numbers Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in physics Curie won a second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry
2. Sequence Which of these happened last?

   Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in physics Curie discovered two new elements, polonium and radium Curie won a second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry Curie helped equip ambulances with X-ray machines to treat soldiers in World War I
3. Details In what year did this happen? "Curie helped equip ambulances with X-ray machines to treat soldiers in World War I."

   1891 1914 1907 1924
4. Timeline math How many years passed between these two events? First: "Curie moved to Paris to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne." Later: "She discovered two new elements, polonium and radium."

   7 17 6 8
5. Timeline math About how old was Curie in 1914?

   42 47 52 59
6. Vocabulary In the passage, what does "element" mean?

   a solid whose tiny particles are arranged in a repeating pattern the wearing away of soil or rock by wind or water designing and building aircraft and spacecraft a pure substance made of only one kind of atom
7. Character traits Which word best describes Marie Curie?

   determined bored forgetful unkind
8. Evidence Which detail from the passage shows that Curie was determined?

   She kept protecting forests even when powerful people tried to stop her. As a child she dreamed of flying and went on to study aerospace engineering. Women were not allowed to attend university in Poland, so she studied in secret and later moved to Paris to continue. She looked for a faster way to cover burns so that patients would heal with fewer scars.
9. Main idea What is this passage mostly about?

   the life and work of Marie Curie the life and work of Ada Lovelace the life and work of Alexander Graham Bell the life and work of Katherine Johnson
10. Text structure How does the author organize the middle of the passage?

    in time order, from earlier events to later ones from most important to least important event by comparing two people as a list of steps to follow
11. Author's purpose Why does the author end with the final paragraph?

    to explain how to do an experiment to list every prize the person won to describe where the person grew up to show that her work still matters today

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