Synthesizing Information Quiz

1. It is a piece of writing that brings together multiple sources or ideas to create a new idea or point.

• Analysis

• Inference

• Summary

• Synthesis

Answer explanation

Synthesis is the act of combining elements to form something new.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

2. The pulling of information from several sources to generate a new thought is called ________________.

• Analyzing

• Comprehending

• Revising

• Synthesizing

Answer explanation

Synthesizing information is the way that students can take information from multiple sources and bring the information together.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

3. Re-wording of a paragraph or text, in order to borrow, clarify, or expand on information without plagiarizing.

• Analyzing

• Paraphrasing

• Inferencing

• Summarizing

Answer explanation

Paraphrasing is 'a restating of someone else's thoughts or ideas in your own words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

4. Re-stating someone else’s ideas into as few words as possible is called __________.

• Analyzing

• Inferencing

• Summarizing

• Synthesizing

Answer explanation

give a brief statement of the main points of (something).

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

5. The following describes a good synthesis EXCEPT _______________.

• A way to come up with original ideas

• A chance to express one`s opinion about a topic

• Comparing and contrasting different theories or positions

• Combining ideas from several sources with one`s idea to come up a new idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2