How did japan change under the meiji restoration?
a. it became more like china.
b. it became more like "western" nations.
c. it became more isolationist.
d. it became more old-fashioned

Synthesizing new ideas from a speaker with what one already knows about the subject to see if the information makes sense is an example of a.questioning and challenging b.identifying differences c. forming a statement d.seeing the boader context