Question

the results scrambled the picture of poverty in many surprising ways. source: new york times. in the sentence above, scrambled has the same or almost the same meaning as: made confusing; gave consideration to; gave the spotlight to; made light of

Explanation:

"Scrambled" in this context means to make something confused or jumbled. "Made confusing" has a similar meaning. The other options - "gave consideration to" (thought about), "gave the spotlight to" (drew attention to), "made light of" (treated as unimportant) - do not match the meaning of "scrambled".

Answer:

A. made confusing