Read the following statements below. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if not.
Write your answer on a clean sheet of paper.

_________1. The conclusion states the topic and the purpose of your entire essay.
_________2. Introduce your main point and explain how you’ll back it up.
_________3. Fact claim takes a position on questions like: What should we do? How should we
act?
_________4. Value claim states the dictionary meaning of what you’re arguing, plus your own
personal understanding of it.
_________5. One of the steps in writing a thesis statement is to state a disagreement—and then
disprove it.
_________6. The introductory paragraph presents the topic of the essay in an interesting way.
_________7. Never turn the sentence into a question and answer it.
_________8. The conclusion summarizes the thoughts and brings the paragraph to a close.
_________9. Briefly outline your main points. 1

_________10. There are five steps in writing an outline of an argumentative essay.