Read the excerpt from Hidden Figures . Men gave the orders and women took notes. Unless an engineer was given a compelling reason to evaluate a woman as a peer, she remained in his blind spot, her usefulness measured against the limited task at hand, any additional talents undiscovered. Read Cameron’s paraphrase of the excerpt. Student Work Women completed the tasks assigned to them. Unless an engineer was forced to consider a woman his peer, he never paid attention to her. Men were only concerned with completing the tasks that were right in front of them. Which paraphrasing mistake does Cameron make?
Answer
A
He misrepresents the author’s ideas.
B
He includes information that is not found in the original text.
C
He adds his personal opinions.
D
He includes wording that is too close to the original text.
Explanation
The original says that women’s abilities were overlooked when engineers judged them only by the limited task they were assigned. Cameron changes this into a claim that men were concerned only with the tasks in front of them, which misrepresents the author’s point about how women were evaluated. The correct choice is “He misrepresents the author’s ideas.”
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