EVALUATION- GRADE 8

Which of the following defines a thesis statement? A thesis statement is a sentence that _________________.

• summarizes an essay

• gives a conclusion of an essay

• expresses the main idea of an essay

• states the relevant information of an essay

Jen is tasked to write an essay about the importance of obeying the government’s rules and regulations of her country. After writing her thesis statement, what should Jen do in order to organize her ideas?

• analyze the given information

• research on the important information

• choose the main topics and supporting details

• outline the major topics, subtopics and supporting details

Teacher Nina has tasked you to create a topic outline on any subject that interests you. Since you are fond of online games, you opted to write about it. Which of the following should NOT be included in your outline?

•  The Right Response of Parents

• The History and Its Developers

• Statistics of Online Game Users

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Games

This is the type of an outline which presents the major topics, subtopics, and supporting details in the form of words and phrases.

• Outline

• Topic Outline

• Sentence Outline

• Supporting Outline

It is a tool used in improving and organizing written ideas about a topic into a logical order. This is also considered to be the map of the essay.

• Outline

• Topic Outline

• Sentence Outline

• Supporting Details