Question

Read the paragraph from "Who Was Sally Ride?"

What Did Sally Ride Do After Leaving NASA?
Sally retired from NASA in 1987. However, she was
quickly back at work as a professor at the University of
California San Diego. She also looked for new ways to
encourage women and girls to study science and
mathematics. She came up with the idea for NASA's
EarthKAM project. The project lets middle school
students select, shoot, download and study photos of
Earth using a camera on the International Space
Station.
Part A
What is the meaning of retired as it appears in the
paragraph?
O left a career on purpose
O used a different approach
O conducted research
O explored options

Answer 1

After retiring from NASA, Sally Ride became a professor at the University of California San Diego, worked to encourage women and girls to pursue studies in science and mathematics, and initiated NASA's EarthKAM project.