Thesis quiz

What is a thesis statement?

• Sentence that gets the readers attention.

• Sentence that provides details and examples.

• Sentence that is in the first paragraph and provides the subject of the essay.

• Sentence that answers the prompt, explains the claim, and provides the reason that support your claim.

Which of the following are main components when creating a thesis statement?

• being at least 3 sentences.

• only providing facts.

• making a solid claim.

• asking a question.

The thesis statement should appear in the___ paragraph.

What 3 aspects make up a good thesis statement?

• topic sentence, intro, and conclusion.

• reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3.

• identification of topic, your claim/belief, and direction with reason.

• state opinion, share background info, add a quote.

Your thesis statement must include the main idea or point you are trying to prove in the first sentence.

• True

• False

The thesis statement should express a main idea that links to supporting points with details.

• True

• false

Choose the strongest thesis.

• I want to become an artist when I graduate art school.

• Although anyone can be an artist people that tend to go to art school have a higher success rate in this career path.

How long should your thesis statement be?

• Intier introduction

• 1-3 sentences

• a mini paragraph

• 7-8 sentences