ANSWER KEY:

1. D. Synthesis
2. B. A chance to express one’s opinion about a topic
3. D. Synthesizing
4. C. Paraphrasing
5. D. Topic sentence
6. C. Summarizing
7. B. Primary
8. D. Websites
9. B. To combine ideas to form a new understanding
10. A. Summarizing condenses information, while synthesizing creates new insights.
11. D. Copying directly from the original sources
12. C. Acknowledge the conflicting viewpoints and analyze their differences
13. B. An interview with a survivor of a natural disaster
14. C. To present the main idea or argument
15. A. Primary source
16. C. Rewriting the sources word-for-word
17. C. To combine ideas from multiple sources to create new insights
18. B. A research paper analyzing the findings of multiple studies
19. D. To gather information from multiple sources and create a cohesive understanding.
20. A. Books and textbooks.