Lesson3: Synthesizing

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

• analysis

• inference

• summary

• synthesis

The pulling of information from several sources to generate a new thought is called____

• analyzing

• comprehending

• revising

• synthesizing

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

• 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

• newspaper

• websites

Re-stating someone else's ideas into as few word as possible is called_____

• analyzing

• inferencing

• summarizing

• synthesizing

It is the re-wording of paragraph or text, in order to borrow, clarify , or expand on information without plagiarizing.

• analyzing

• inferencing

• paraphrasing

• summarizing

The following statements describe a good synthesis EXCEPT_____

• A way to come up with original ideas

• A chance to express one's opinion about the topic

• Comparing and contrasting different theories or positions

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