Paraphrasing and Summarizing a Nonfiction Text: Hidden Figures
Question 8 • English Language Arts 9 A-CR
Read the excerpt from Hidden Figures.Restricting the computers from joining the editorial meetings wasn't a rule: it was a rule of thumb. It was rooted in practice and widely implemented, but it did not apply without exception to every situation.Read Takashi’s paraphrase of the excerpt.Computers were not restricted from joining editorial meetings because of a rule but because of a rule of thumb; it was a practice that was widely implemented but did not apply to every situation.
Answer
A
He misrepresents the ideas found in the original text.
B
He includes information that is not found in the original text.
C
He includes wording that is too close to the original text.
D
He leaves out important details that are found in the original text.