Exercise 4

The concluding sentence and the topic sentence in a paragraph are often very similar.

• True

• False

A topic sentence has two parts: a topic and support for the topic.

• True

• False

A paragraph is on one topic, whereas an essay is on many different topics

• True

• False

The main idea of an essay is contained in the thesis statement at the beginning of the essay.

• True

• False

The topic of a paragraph may be defined as the paragraph’s main idea.

• True

• False

A topic sentence contains the main idea of a paragraph; whereas a supporting sentence contains details such as facts, reasons, or examples.

• True

• False

A good thesis statement should contain simple facts and not an opinion or an argument.

• True

• False

A thesis statement in an essay is similar to a topic sentence in a paragraph.

• True

• False

In a topic sentence, the controlling idea limits the topic to one aspect of the topic that the writer is going to write about.

• True

• False

The following sentence would not be an acceptable thesis statement: There are three main reasons why it is important to have a college degree.

• True

• False