Statements Exam Question
and Answer
Thesis - Correct Answer: a narrow/specific claim supported by the rest of the essay, gives a road map of
the essay
subject + position + reason(s) - Correct Answer: Thesis Formula
Expository - Correct Answer: This mode of writing doesn't take a position
Subject - Correct Answer: The topic/focus of your essay
Position - Correct Answer: The author's claim/side takes on a specific subject
Truism - Correct Answer: A statement that's true to the writer
Reasoning(s) - Correct Answer: Why the reader should believe the writer and their position on a specific
subject
Concrete details, Inferences/analysis(commentary) - Correct Answer: Examples of reasoning
Improving your vocabulary, adding sentence variance, including rhetoric - Correct Answer: Ways to
improve thesis
Slang, contradictions, unclear/vague wording, open-ended ideas, uncertainty, wordiness, absolutes,
personal pronouns - Correct Answer: Things to avoid in a thesis
Topic sentence - Correct Answer: First sentence of a body paragraph that states an opinion of how it
proves/connects to thesis