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Is it an arguable thesis?

12th grade (Year 13 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: W.11-12.1.A, W.11-12.2.A · England: A-level English (essay writing), AP Language and Literature, GCSE English Language Paper 2 Q5

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Question 1
What kind of statement is this, as the thesis of an essay? Shakespeare is a very important writer.
- A. arguable, specific thesis
- B. just a fact
- C. too broad or vague
- D. an announcement of the topic
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Question 2
Which statement is this: arguable, specific thesis?
- A. Electric cars produce no exhaust emissions while driving.
- B. The voting age should be lowered to sixteen because sixteen-year-olds already work, pay tax and can make informed choices.
- C. This essay is about the novel 'Frankenstein'.
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Question 3
What kind of statement is this, as the thesis of an essay? In this essay I will talk about climate change.
- A. arguable, specific thesis
- B. just a fact
- C. too broad or vague
- D. an announcement of the topic
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Question 4
Which statement is this: just a fact?
- A. Social media has changed the way teenagers communicate.
- B. Water boils at 100 °C at sea level.
- C. Schools should replace one hour of screen time a day with outdoor learning, because it improves both concentration and wellbeing.
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Question 5
What kind of statement is this, as the thesis of an essay? Shakespeare is a very important writer.
- A. arguable, specific thesis
- B. just a fact
- C. too broad or vague
- D. an announcement of the topic
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Question 6
Which statement is this: an announcement of the topic?
- A. Shakespeare is a very important writer.
- B. This essay is about the novel 'Frankenstein'.
- C. The Second World War ended in 1945.
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Question 7
What kind of statement is this, as the thesis of an essay? The Second World War ended in 1945.
- A. arguable, specific thesis
- B. just a fact
- C. too broad or vague
- D. an announcement of the topic
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Question 8
Which statement is this: arguable, specific thesis?
- A. The voting age should be lowered to sixteen because sixteen-year-olds already work, pay tax and can make informed choices.
- B. The Second World War ended in 1945.
- C. Electric cars produce no exhaust emissions while driving.
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Question 9
What kind of statement is this, as the thesis of an essay? Cities should prioritise protected cycle lanes over new car parks, because they reduce congestion and pollution at lower cost.
- A. arguable, specific thesis
- B. just a fact
- C. too broad or vague
- D. an announcement of the topic
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Question 10
Which statement is this: just a fact?
- A. Electric cars produce no exhaust emissions while driving.
- B. In this essay I will talk about climate change.
- C. Technology is good and bad.
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Question 11
What kind of statement is this, as the thesis of an essay? Water boils at 100 °C at sea level.
- A. arguable, specific thesis
- B. just a fact
- C. too broad or vague
- D. an announcement of the topic
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Question 12
Which statement is this: arguable, specific thesis?
- A. Electric cars produce no exhaust emissions while driving.
- B. Schools should replace one hour of screen time a day with outdoor learning, because it improves both concentration and wellbeing.
- C. Shakespeare is a very important writer.
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Question 13
What kind of statement is this, as the thesis of an essay? Schools should replace one hour of screen time a day with outdoor learning, because it improves both concentration and wellbeing.
- A. arguable, specific thesis
- B. just a fact
- C. too broad or vague
- D. an announcement of the topic
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Question 14
Which statement is this: just a fact?
- A. In Macbeth, Shakespeare presents ambition not as a personal flaw alone but as a force encouraged by the people around Macbeth, especially his wife.
- B. Technology is good and bad.
- C. Water boils at 100 °C at sea level.
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Question 15
What kind of statement is this, as the thesis of an essay? Schools should replace one hour of screen time a day with outdoor learning, because it improves both concentration and wellbeing.
- A. arguable, specific thesis
- B. just a fact
- C. too broad or vague
- D. an announcement of the topic
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Question 16
Which statement is this: too broad or vague?
- A. Shakespeare is a very important writer.
- B. The Second World War ended in 1945.
- C. Water boils at 100 °C at sea level.

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Answer key: Is it an arguable thesis?

1. C. too broad or vague
2. B. The voting age should be lowered to sixteen because sixteen-year-olds already work, pay tax and can make informed choices.
3. D. an announcement of the topic
4. B. Water boils at 100 °C at sea level.
5. C. too broad or vague
6. B. This essay is about the novel 'Frankenstein'.
7. B. just a fact
8. A. The voting age should be lowered to sixteen because sixteen-year-olds already work, pay tax and can make informed choices.
9. A. arguable, specific thesis
10. A. Electric cars produce no exhaust emissions while driving.
11. B. just a fact
12. B. Schools should replace one hour of screen time a day with outdoor learning, because it improves both concentration and wellbeing.
13. A. arguable, specific thesis
14. C. Water boils at 100 °C at sea level.
15. A. arguable, specific thesis
16. A. Shakespeare is a very important writer.