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What is the purpose of a thesis statement?
a) To make your reader want to read more.
b) To provide evidence to support your opinion.
c) To share your opinion with the reader.
d) To make your reader fall asleep.

Where does your thesis statement belong in an introductory paragraph?
a) First Sentence
b) Last Sentence
c) The three middle sentences.
d) It doesn't go in the intro.

A persuasive thesis statement should begin with...
a) In my opinion,
b) Did you know that...
c) Lastly...
d) In conclusion...

Which thesis statement is CORRECT?
a) In my opinion, chocolate milk is disgusting.
b) In my opinion, chocolate milk should be illegal.
c) In my opinion, it would benefit students to remove chocolate milk from schools.
d) It would benefit students to remove chocolate milk from schools.

What is wrong? I think it should be against the law to text while driving.
a) Missing transition phrase.
b) Uses the word because.
c) It is interesting.
d) Includes a reason.

Which thesis statement is INCORRECT?
a) In my opinion, it would be detrimental to require school uniforms.
b) In my opinion, all teachers should be required to allow students to choose where they sit.
c) In my opinion, energy drinks are bad because they are unhealthy.
d) In my opinion, the voting age should be lowered to 16 years old.

Why should you NOT include reasons in your thesis?
a) In your intro, you've already given 3 reasons before your thesis.
b) Reasons are not needed in essays.
c) They're not very interesting.
d) It will make your thesis too short.

Which word does NOT belong in a thesis?
a) opinion
b) beneficial
c) illegal
d) because

What's wrong? In my opinion, tardies should not count in school, what do you think?
a) Missing transition phrase.
b) Uses the word because and a reason.
c) Asks the reader for their opinion.
d) It is topic sentence.

What is wrong? Many people debate about whether online schooling is best for students.
a) It includes a reason.
b) It is a topic sentence.
c) It is a hook.
d) No capitalization/punctuation.

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