Question and Thesis Statement
Exam: 050175RR - THE READING AND WRITING PROCESS Leila says that a thesis statement is like a promise to a reader. Lucas says a thesis statement expresses the writer's point of view. Who is correct?
A. Only Leila is correct.
B. Neither Leila nor Lucas is correct.
C. Only Lucas is correct.
D. Both Leila and Lucas are correct.
11. To narrow a general topic you've selected, which pair of techniques is most likely to be effective?
A. Questioning and choosing an issue that interests you
B. Using a branching diagram and consulting your journal
C. Freewriting and questioning
D. Branching diagram and questioning
12. Please read the following excerpt from an essay, and answer the question that follows.
I've never actually met a real live humorist. Well, not in person at any rate. However, one summer, having a lot of time on my hands, I discovered unexpected treasures lurking in the local public library. Among the nuggets I unearthed in those musty stacks was a book by humorist Robert Benchley. To this day I remember one of his quips. He wrote, "There are two kinds of people in this world; those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don't." After laughing out loud, I became pensive. I wondered why the quip was so funny. A year or so later, I formed a theory. Humor is based on the unexpected.(br)In the passage above, the topic sentence and the thesis are one and the same.
What makes the last sentence effective as a thesis statement?
A. Humor
B. Specific detail
C. Assertion
A. Only Leila is correct.
B. Neither Leila nor Lucas is correct.
C. Only Lucas is correct.
D. Both Leila and Lucas are correct.
11. To narrow a general topic you've selected, which pair of techniques is most likely to be effective?
A. Questioning and choosing an issue that interests you
B. Using a branching diagram and consulting your journal
C. Freewriting and questioning
D. Branching diagram and questioning
12. Please read the following excerpt from an essay, and answer the question that follows.
I've never actually met a real live humorist. Well, not in person at any rate. However, one summer, having a lot of time on my hands, I discovered unexpected treasures lurking in the local public library. Among the nuggets I unearthed in those musty stacks was a book by humorist Robert Benchley. To this day I remember one of his quips. He wrote, "There are two kinds of people in this world; those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don't." After laughing out loud, I became pensive. I wondered why the quip was so funny. A year or so later, I formed a theory. Humor is based on the unexpected.(br)In the passage above, the topic sentence and the thesis are one and the same.
What makes the last sentence effective as a thesis statement?
A. Humor
B. Specific detail
C. Assertion