3.
A strong thesis statement of a literary essay should be _________.
A
broad and generalized, more about society than the work of literature
B
debatable and general
C
debatable, rooted in observations about literary devices, genres, or forms and specific
4.
"I am going to be writing about "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe." is a ______ thesis statement
A
weak
B
very strong
C
strong enough
5.
"Gender roles are bad and should be abolished." is a ______ thesis statement of a literary essay.
A
weak
B
strong
C
strong enough
6.
"Hamlet is about a prince whose father dies." is a _____ thesis statement.
A
debatable
B
weak
C
strong
7.
"The character of the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet serves as a foil
to young Juliet, delights us with her warmth and earthy wit, and helps realize the tragic catastrophe." is a ___________.
A
strong introduction
B
strong thesis statement
C
weak topic sentence
8.
The _______ is to the paragraph what the thesis statement is to the entire paper
A
topic sentence
B
conclusion
C
evidence
9.
_______ are words or phrases that help articulate the structure of a piece of writing and ensure that readers don't get lost.
A
paragraphs
B
signposts
C
arguments
10.
A piece of writing is _____ when it elicits the response: ‘I follow you. I see what you mean.’ _____ when it elicits the response: ‘I see what you're saying, but what has it got to do with the topic or with what you just told me above?’
A
coherent // incohesive
B
incoherent // coherent
C
coherent// incoherent
11.
______ relates to the linking of ideas within a sentence, the linking of sentences (the ties between sentences) within a paragraph and the linking between paragraphs.
A
cohesion
B
incoherence
C
a linking word
12.
"I am a teacher. The teacher was late for class. Class rhymes with grass. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." is an example of _______.
