Paraphrasing and Summarizing a Nonfiction Text: Hidden Figures
Question 11 • FL-1001375-English 3 CR
Read the excerpt from Hidden Figures.Massaging the Monroe calculator and filling out the data sheets, which grew longer and wider as the work became more intricate, would still be part of her daily duties. But the engineers in the group now assigned her the job of preparing the charts and equations for the well-received space technology lectures. It was like a bell sounding, taking her back to the course on the analytic geometry of space that Dr. Claytor had created for her. Claytor's demanding, rapid-fire instruction had laid the foundation both for the content of the work at hand and for its intensity. That preparation was critical as she put the abstract three-dimensional Cartesian plane to use in the service of the space technology lectures, which were eventually compiled in written form
Answer
A
the belief that Katherine Goble was good at her job
B
the preparation that the analytic geometry course gave Katherine Goble
C
the idea that Katherine Goble was assigned new duties
D
the fact that the lectures were eventually compiled into written form
Explanation
The excerpt says Dr. Claytor’s course in analytic geometry laid the foundation for Katherine’s new work preparing charts and equations. It then explains that this preparation was critical when she used three-dimensional Cartesian geometry for the lectures. Therefore, “That preparation” refers to the preparation the course gave her, choice B.
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