Synthesizing Information

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

• A. Books 

• B.  Primary 

• C. Secondary

• D. Tertiary

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

• A. Analysis 

• B.  Inference 

• C. Summary

•  D. Synthesis

The following describes a good synthesis EXCEPT _______________.

• A.  A way to come up with original ideas

• B.  A chance to express ones opinion about a topic

• C.  Comparing and contrasting different theories or positions

• D.  Combining ideas from several sources with ones idea to come up a new idea

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

• A. Analyzing 

• B. Comprehending

• C. Revising 

• D.  Synthesizing 

What is the best example to illustrate synthesizing of sources?

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

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

• C.  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.

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