thesis statement

What is a thesis statement?

• It expresses the author’s opinion in a text.

• It is one’s claim on a given topic.

• describes the point of an essay.

• All of the above.

Which is NOT true about thesis statements?

• It serves as a roadmap of your paper.

• It states the main idea about the topic or issue.

• A thesis statement can be a quote from a famous person.

• A thesis statement requires evidence or proof.

How long should be a thesis statement?

• one-word

• one paragraph

• one sentence

• one text

Which is true about thesis statements?

• It is an announcement.

• It is a fact.

• It is arguable.

• It is a question.

Where does the thesis statement located in an academic text?

• first paragraph

• last paragraph

• second paragraph

• anywhere in the text

1. Native people in early North America liked to play games. Their favorite games were played with a stick and a ball, like lacrosse. In lacrosse the rule is that you cannot touch the ball with your hands. You catch the ball in a net on the end of a stick and use the stick to throw the ball.

• Their favorite games were played with a stick and a ball, like lacrosse.

• Native people in early North America liked to play games.

• You catch the ball in a net on the end of a stick and use the stick to throw the ball.

• In lacrosse the rule is that you cannot touch the ball with your hands.

Not all plants grow in the same way. Some plants grow and reproduce in one year and are called annuals. Some plants grow and reproduce in two years and are called biennials. Other plants grow and reproduce for many years and are called perennials.

• Other plants grow and reproduce for many years and are called perennials.

• Some plants grow and reproduce in two years and are called biennials.

• Not all plants grow in the same way.

• Some plants grow and reproduce in one year and are called annuals.

Teeth can tell you what kinds of food a mammal eats. Plant eaters (herbivores) like deer have large, flat molars for grinding plants. Animals that eat both plants and meat (omnivores) have strong canines and molars for tearing and grinding foods. Animals that are meat eaters (carnivores) have canine teeth for cutting and tearing.

• Animals that are meat eaters (carnivores) have canine teeth for cutting and

  tearing.

• Plant eaters (herbivores) like deer have large, flat molars for grinding plants.

• Animals that eat both plants and meat (omnivores) have strong canines and molars for tearing and grinding foods.

• Teeth can tell you what kinds of food a mammal eats.

Animals have defenses against being eaten, and so do plants. Plants like milkweed have strong chemicals that can make animals sick. Poison Ivy has oils in its leaves that will give animals an itchy rash. Blackberries have sharp thorns all over the plant.

• Animals have defenses against being eaten, and so do plants.

• Blackberries have sharp thorns all over the plant.

• Poison ivy has oils in its leaves that will give animals an itchy rash.

• Plants like hemlock have strong chemicals that can make animals sick.

5. Yellowjackets, a kind of wasp, are a normal part of summer. Their numbers increase all summer, making them a nuisance by late summer. Colonies can reach several thousand individuals. Picnic areas are especially attractive to them, and Yellowjackets will visit these areas regularly.

• Their numbers increase all summer, making them a nuisance by late summer.

• Yellowjackets, a kind of wasp, are a normal part of summer.

• Colonies can reach several thousand individuals.

• Picnic areas are especially attractive to them, and Yellowjackets will visit these areas regularly