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Hispanic Trailblazers

Biography & Reading Comprehension Pack

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César Chávez: Voice for Farmworkers

Biography and Inference

César Chávez was born in Arizona into a family of farmworkers. As a child, he moved frequently to harvest crops in California fields. Farmworkers faced harsh heat, low pay, and dangerous working conditions without clean water. César believed workers deserved dignity and fairness. Alongside Dolores Huerta, he organized peaceful marches, strikes, and boycotts to demand better contracts. Millions of Americans stopped buying table grapes to support the workers. His peaceful leadership proved that unified voices can create lasting social change.

Explain how César Chávez used peaceful actions to improve conditions for farmworkers.

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Dr. Ellen Ochoa: Reaching for the Stars

Reading Comprehension and Text Evidence

Dr. Ellen Ochoa made history in 1993 as the first Hispanic woman to travel into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Before joining NASA, she was an electrical engineer and inventor who patented optical systems that inspect computer components. During her four spaceflights, she logged nearly one thousand hours conducting scientific experiments. Ochoa later became the first Hispanic director of the Johnson Space Center. She frequently visits elementary schools to encourage young students to pursue engineering, science, and mathematics careers.

Read the informational text, then answer each numbered question based on the passage.

1. What major milestone did Dr. Ellen Ochoa achieve in 1993?

2. Before joining NASA, Ellen Ochoa worked as an electrical ____.

3. Which leadership role did Ellen Ochoa earn later in her career?

A) Governor of CaliforniaB) Director of Johnson Space CenterC) Commander of the Navy

4. Ellen Ochoa logged nearly one thousand hours in space.

TrueFalse

5. Why does Ellen Ochoa visit elementary schools today?

6. She flew aboard the Space Shuttle ____ during her historic mission.

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