Thesis Statements

Question 1

Which sentence is a thesis rather than a topic?

Accepted Answer

School gardens deserve class time because they teach science, teamwork and patience.

Answer

This essay is about school gardens in Philippine junior high schools.

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Some schools in Cebu province have their own school gardens.

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This report looks at the subjects that school gardens can support.

Question 2

Which statement is a plain fact rather than a thesis?

Accepted Answer

Grade 7 is the first year of junior high school in the Philippines.

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Grade 7 should include a study-skills class from the first week.

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Grade 7 is the most difficult year of junior high school.

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Grade 7 learners need more guided reading than Grade 6 learners.

Question 3

What makes a thesis arguable?

Accepted Answer

A reasonable reader could disagree with it and defend the other side.

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A reader could check it quickly in one reliable reference book.

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A reader could find it in the very first sentence of the essay.

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A reader could see that it is written as one long sentence.

Question 4

Which revision turns the topic "online classes" into a thesis?

Accepted Answer

Online classes suit review sessions better than they suit first lessons.

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Online classes and how Philippine schools have used them.

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Online classes were used by many schools during the pandemic.

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The advantages and the disadvantages of holding online classes.

Question 5

A student writes: "This essay is about the effects of jeepney modernization." Why is this not yet a thesis?

Accepted Answer

It announces the topic without asserting a claim about it.

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It chooses a topic that is too recent for anyone to research.

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It makes a claim that no reader could ever check or test.

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It gives a reason for the claim before naming the topic.

Question 6

Which sentence states a verifiable fact rather than an arguable claim?

Accepted Answer

The Philippines is divided into three main island groups.

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Island geography shapes Filipino identity more than history does.

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Luzon deserves a larger share of national funding than it gets.

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Every Grade 7 class should study regional geography for one quarter.

Question 7

A topic becomes a thesis only when it makes a claim someone could argue against.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 8

An essay reports only one barangay's weekly recycling drive. Which thesis matches that scope?

Accepted Answer

Barangay Malinis shows that a weekly collection day can change household recycling habits.

Answer

Recycling programs across Southeast Asia succeed when collection is weekly and free.

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The Philippines needs a national recycling law with penalties for careless households.

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Recycling is a habit every Filipino family should build for the common good.

Question 9

A thesis reads: "Reading aloud daily improves comprehension for all Filipino learners." The essay follows one class for two weeks. What is wrong?

Accepted Answer

The thesis promises far more than the essay's evidence can cover.

Answer

The thesis names a topic instead of making a claim about it.

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The thesis states a fact that any reader could quickly check.

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The thesis repeats the title of the essay almost word for word.

Question 10

An essay examines several causes of flooding across Metro Manila. Its thesis blames one clogged drain on one street. Which describes the mismatch?

Accepted Answer

The thesis is narrower than the essay, which examines citywide causes.

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The thesis is broader than the essay, which examines a single street.

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The thesis is a question, while the essay is written as an answer.

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The thesis is a topic phrase, while the essay makes a clear claim.

Question 11

Which thesis fits an essay about snack prices in one school canteen?

Accepted Answer

Our school canteen can sell every snack for PHP 15 without losing money.

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School canteens nationwide should cap every snack at PHP 15 by law.

Answer

Food prices in the Philippines rise faster than most family incomes do.

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Students everywhere deserve snacks they can afford during the school day.

Question 12

An essay first defines climate change, then sorts its effects into three groups. Which thesis matches that structure?

Accepted Answer

Climate change is best understood through its environmental, economic and health effects.

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Climate change is caused mainly by burning fossil fuels for electricity.

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Climate change should be a required subject in every Grade 7 classroom.

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Climate change has raised the average global temperature by about one degree Celsius.

Question 13

Which thesis gives the essay that follows a clear plan?

Accepted Answer

Comic strips help Grade 7 readers because they pair pictures, dialogue and sequence.

Answer

Comic strips are an interesting kind of reading material for teenagers.

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Comic strips have appeared in Philippine newspapers for many decades.

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Comic strips and their place in the Grade 7 reading list.

Question 14

Which thesis is far too broad for a short expository essay?

Accepted Answer

Philippine literature reflects every stage of the nation's long history.

Answer

Two Philippine short stories from the 1960s share one view of farm life.

Answer

One Filipino poet's war poems changed how readers pictured the 1940s.

Answer

A single Cebuano folk tale explains why one harvest festival continues.

Question 15

Read the outline. I. Cost of printed modules. II. Cost of tablets. III. Cost of internet load. Which thesis does this outline support?

Accepted Answer

Distance learning costs families money in three ways: modules, devices and internet load.

Answer

Distance learning weakens the friendships that students build inside classrooms.

Answer

Distance learning works best when teachers post their lessons early each week.

Answer

Distance learning saves families money on fares, uniforms and school snacks.

Question 16

Read the outline. I. How a news report opens. II. How a feature opens. III. Why the difference matters. Which thesis does this outline support?

Accepted Answer

News reports and features open differently because they aim at different readers.

Answer

Feature writing demands far more research than news reporting demands.

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News reports should always be printed ahead of features in a school paper.

Answer

Filipino journalists produce both news reports and features every single week.

Question 17

A thesis claims daily reading raises Grade 7 vocabulary scores. Which outline section does not support it? I. Reading logs from two sections. II. Vocabulary test results. III. Library opening hours. IV. Interviews with two English teachers.

Accepted Answer

Library opening hours.

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Reading logs from two sections.

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Vocabulary test results.

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Interviews with two English teachers.

Question 18

Read the outline. I. What cyberbullying means in the handbook. II. What it does not include. III. Three reported cases. Which thesis does this outline support?

Accepted Answer

A school must define cyberbullying clearly before it can act on reports.

Answer

Cyberbullying happens more often than face-to-face bullying in junior high.

Answer

Cyberbullying should be punished with a two-week suspension in every school.

Answer

Cyberbullying reports reached the handbook committee later than teachers expected.

Question 19

An outline once argued about cost; it now covers rider safety instead. Which revised thesis fits the new outline?

Accepted Answer

Bike lanes protect riders more effectively than painted road markings do.

Answer

Bike lanes cost less to build than new roads for private cars.

Answer

Bike lanes have become a popular addition in many Philippine cities.

Answer

Bike lanes and rider safety along Metro Manila's main avenues.

Question 20

Read the outline. I. The rice terraces before tourism. II. The terraces after tourism began. III. What farmers lost and gained. Which thesis does this outline support?

Accepted Answer

Tourism has changed the rice terraces in ways that both help and harm farmers.

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Tourism should be stopped in the rice terraces to protect the yearly harvest.

Answer

Tourism brought the rice terraces to the attention of many foreign visitors.

Answer

Tourism reached the rice terraces long before the mountain roads were improved.

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Ways to Play

Device Games: Students play on their phones

Blast Go

Board Games: Teacher-led, projected to the class

Like what you see?

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Zombie Escape

Avalanche

Maze Blast

Cave Climb

Blast Out

Mystery Auction

Tour Guide

Food Truck Rush

Tug of War

Bug Blast

Alien Blast

Glacier Rush

BlastRace

BlastQuiz

BlastBoard

Seek & Destroy

Mystery Blast

Checkers

Texas Hold 'Em

Da Bomb

Castle Siege

Hot Potato

Market Mayhem

King of the Hill

Bank Heist

Top Corner