I nte r nati o nal e n g LI s h lan g uag e testi n g syste m

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thesis

Now that we are able to digest our question into keywords, qualifying words and 

action words, we are ready to prepare our response.  Every Task 2 response requires 

one sentence that explicitly addresses the action words.  This sentence is referred to 

as a thesis.  

An essay’s thesis is only one sentence long, but it is the most important sentence in 

the entire essay.  It is the sentence that connects the essay to the essay question, and 

if it is not composed correctly, it will cause the entire essay to be off-topic.  Despite 

the criticalness of its role, a thesis is very easy to write.  In fact, the thesis often bor-

rows words directly from the essay question.  

To illustrate, in the example question from section 1.3, the thesis can only be one of 

two things: