Read the excerpt from Hidden Figures.Building an airplane was nothing compared to shepherding research through Langley's grueling review process. "Present your case, build it, sell it so they believe it"—that was the Langley way. The author of a NACA document—a technical report was the most comprehensive and exacting, a technical memorandum slightly less formal—faced a firing squad of four or five people, chosen for their expertise in the topic.Read Mariana’s summary of the excerpt.The process of reviewing research at Langley was intense; authors of both important and unimportant documents had to defend their work before a panel of experts.
Answer
A
She includes unimportant details.
B
She does not use her own words.
C
She includes personal opinions.
D
She misrepresents the author’s ideas.
Explanation
The excerpt says technical reports were the most comprehensive and exacting, while technical memorandums were slightly less formal. It does not describe either kind of document as unimportant. By calling one group of documents “unimportant,” Mariana changes the meaning of the author’s comparison, so her summary misrepresents the author’s ideas.
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