Assessment 3 Grade 8 English

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

• Analysis

• Inference

• Summary

• Synthesis 

What is pulling information from several sources to generate a new thought?

• Analyzing

• Comprehending

• Revising

• Synthesizing 

A statement containing one main idea, which serves as guide in the process of synthesizing is called?

• A. Conclusion

• Supporting Details

• Summary 

• Topic sentence 

What is the best source to use when synthesizing written information? 

• Books

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary 

Which of the following is NOT an example of print sources? 

• Books and Textbooks

• Encyclopedias

• Newspapers

• Websites 

Re-stating someone else’s ideas into as few words as possible is called?

• Analyzing

• Inferencing

• Summarizing

• Synthesizing 

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

• Analyzing

• Inferencing

• Paraphrasing 

• Summarizing 

The following describes a good synthesis EXCEPT _______________. 

• A way to come up with original ideas 

• A chance to express ones opinion about a topic 

• Comparing and contrasting different theories or positions 

• Combining ideas from several sources with ones idea to come up 

  a new idea 

What is the best example to illustrate the synthesizing of sources? 

A. Emma declutters her cabinet. She puts her clothes, linens, and other items she no longer needs into several boxes. 

B. Emma’s sister rummages through the different boxes, pulls out items, puts them in another box, and delivers them to an orphanage. 

• Emma declutters her cabinet. She puts into several boxes her clothes, linens, and other items she no longer needs. 

• Emma’s sister rummages through the different boxes, pulls out items, puts them in another box and delivers them to an orphanage. 

• Emma sorts again the contents of the boxes, takes several colorful dresses, cuts them and turns them into beautiful quilted blankets. The remaining scraps of cloth are made into potholders and doormats. 

• Emma sells her quilted blankets, potholders and doormats to neighbors and friends. 

What is the process of combining multiple sources or ideas to create a new idea or point?

• Analysis

• Inference

• Summary

• Synthesis