Which level is associated with inventing or designing a product?

• A. Comprehension
• B. Analysis
• C. Synthesis
• D. Evaluation

Answer: (C)

This item tests your ability to create something new by combining different ideas or parts. Inventing or designing a product requires taking knowledge from various areas, merging it in a fresh way, and producing a novel artifact or solution. That act of putting elements together to form a new whole is what synthesis is all about.

To see why the other levels don’t fit as well: comprehension is about understanding and interpreting information in your own words, not producing something new. Analysis involves breaking a concept into parts to examine structure or relationships. Evaluation focuses on judging value or merit and making judgments about quality. Designing or inventing a product requires the creative act of reassembling elements into a unique, purposeful design, which is the essence of synthesis.