How does the exam assess the ability to integrate information from multiple sources?

• A. By presenting passages or sources and asking students to synthesize information, compare perspectives, and support a claim with cross-text evidence.
• B. By choosing the most persuasive single source.
• C. By paraphrasing one source without comparison.
• D. By identifying errors in one source only.

Answer: (D)

Integrating information from multiple sources means pulling ideas from several texts to form a single argument, showing how the texts relate, contrast, or support each other, and backing your claim with evidence drawn from more than one source. The best choice describes presenting multiple passages and asking you to synthesize information, compare perspectives, and support a claim with cross-text evidence. That captures the core skill of cross-text analysis—forming a nuanced understanding by connecting ideas across sources. Relying on a single source, paraphrasing one text without comparison, or identifying errors in just one source doesn’t require bringing ideas from multiple texts together, so those options don’t fit the goal of assessing cross-text integration.