Putting a section of text in your own words to increase understanding is
a. paraphrasing
b. summarizing
c. generalizing
d. analyzing

Putting a section of text in your own words to increase understanding is paraphrasing.

a. paraphrasing.

Explanation:

If you paraphrase a section of text in your own words to increase understanding, you say exactly what was said, but using different words and expressions. That means you can say what a particular author said in a much simpler way than the one in which the author expressed himself. However, the meaning must be kept and no information should be omitted.

glamis thou art, and cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promis'd; yet do i fear thy nature; it is too full o' the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great; art not without ambition; but without the illness should attend it. what thou wouldst highly, that wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, and yet wouldst wrongly win: thou'dst have, great glamis, that which cries, "thus thou must do, if thou have it: and that which rather thou dost fear to do than wishest should be undone." hie thee hither, that i may pour my spirits in thine ear; and chastise with the valor of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round, which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem to have thee crown'd withal.  

he lacks ambition.  

he is hesitant.  

he lacks courage.  

he has moral scruples.

yeah! it's really me with my homework, you should try it!