Reading Strategies and Fluency — Quiz

Question 5 • English Language Arts 12

Which statement illustrates a synthesis of ideas?

Answer

George Washington was born in Virginia and, even as president, continued to think of himself as a Virginian first.

Although the books are set in very different time periods, they both explore the theme of friendship and betrayal.

Nonfiction is a broad category that encompasses biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, informational texts, arguments, and newspaper and journal articles.

To Kill a Mockingbird was immediately successful and has remained one of the most widely read books in history.

Explanation

Synthesis combines ideas to make a broader observation or connection. Choice B brings together two ideas about the books—their different time periods and their shared themes of friendship and betrayal—to show how they are related despite a difference. The other statements provide a definition or facts about one subject rather than connecting ideas.

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