Rhetorical Synthesis
Fact: Rhetorical synthesis questions are probably the most unfamiliar questions on the test. You will be asked to read through a list of notes that a student has taken on a topic and determine the best way to use the information in the notes to present or emphasize an idea.
Fact: Rhetorical synthesis questions fall under the "Expression of Ideas" category of the test. Questions in this learning area make up the final four to six questions in the module. |
How to Identify Rhetorical Synthesis Questions:
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Strategies to answer Rhetorical Synthesis Questions:
Rhetorical synthesis questions throw a lot of information at us. If we focus too much on that information, we can easily lose track of what the question is actually asking us to do.
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1. Read the question first and identify the goal: Read the question prompt first. The goal will be plainly stated.
2. Simplify the goal by restating it in your own words. Make sure you understand what you need to look for in the passage. 3. Read the bullet points looking for information that is relevant to the goal you identified. Information that is relevant to the goal may be found in just one bullet point, or it may be found across several points. 4. Read each answer and ask yourself, "does this sentence accomplish the identified goal AND accurately represent the information in the bullet points?" If the answer is no, eliminate that option. 5. Select the choice that matches. Once you've tested each answer choice, you should find that only one choice successfully accomplishes the goal defined in the question with the information provided in the bullet points. You can select that choice with confidence! |