Techniques in Selecting and Organizing Information

1. This are visual representations of concepts that help us structure information into organizational patterns.

• Outline

• Graphic organizers

• Brainstorming

• None of the above

2. Why is it important to keep information organized when reading and writing?

• It improves reading speed over time.

• Your papers will be longer when you are organized.

• You will be more informed on the content being studied.

• You will be able to write faster if you organize your notes.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE about brainstorming?

• Brainstorming creates new ideas, solves problems, motivates and develops teams

• It is a formal way of generating topics to write about.

• It is a kind of restricted association.

• Brainstorming can be done at the end of the writing process.

4. Which of the following graphic organizers is applicable when you compare two elements?

• hierarchical topical organizer

• Venn diagram

• bubble organizer

• mind map

5. To create a concept map, where do you begin and then jot down different ideas, points, or facts related to or support your topic?

• middle of the page

• upper right-hand corner

• upper left-hand corner

• bottom of the page

6. Which of the following is NOT what the graphic organizers demonstrate between or among facts, concepts, or ideas?

• connection

• relationships

• association

• conflict

7. Graphic organizers actively engage a wide variety of learners by integrating text and visual imagery. Which of the following is NOT a benefit to students?

• Making it easy for students to classify ideas and communicate

• Guiding students in demonstrating their thinking process

• Helping students increase reading comprehension and writing composition ability

• Encouraging students to organize essential concepts and ideas

8. Which of the following best defines an outline?

• The description of a text; usually used to inform the reader of the characters and the plot.

• The description, or the expected outcome, of a reading or writing assignment.

• The blueprint of your writing, as they are the summary, or breakdown, of main and supporting ideas.

• A graphic organizer used to describe and label the different parts of a text.

9. Which of the following best defines text mapping?

• A graphic organizer that breaks the text down one page at a time, to look at the information in small chunks.

• A summary of information that puts details in logical order to make writing easier.

• An organizational tool used to pick out pieces of information that only describe the main idea of the text.

• A scroll-based graphic organizer that allows you to look at the text all at once, and more closely.

10. This is a tool used to map events in a story.

• Venn Diagram

• Spider web

• Plot Diagram

• Fish bone