A thesis statement expresses the _________________________ of an academic text. 2.) A thesis statement serves as a/an _________________________ of a paper. 3.) Thesis statements should never be a/an _________________ because it’s not debatable and does not clearly state the author’s claim on an issue. 4.) A strong thesis statement should take a/an ___________________ on a topic. 5.) To keep the paper manageable, the thesis statement should be ________________. 6.) A thesis statement should not be too ________________ to avoid vague and confusing claims. 7.) A thesis statement is located ____________________ in an academic text. 8.) To support the author’s claim, the writer must provide _____________________ in a form of facts, surveys or reports. 9.) If a thesis statement is stated at the beginning of an academic text, followed by supporting details, it is said that ideas are organized in ___________________ order. 10.) However, if a thesis statement is presented after its supporting details, then ideas are arranged in __________________ order. 11.) ________________________ thesis statements clearly and directly express the main idea of a text while 12.) ________________________ thesis statements do not. 13.) A _______________ thesis statement is arguable, debatable or argumentative. 14.) A __________________ thesis statement is written in a form of phrase, question or announcement. 15.) Without a __________________ , an academic text is unfocused and unclear.​