Evaluate this topic idea: “teachers gave 18.5% more homework in 2007 than in 2005.” a. the topic is satisfactory b. the topic is too broad c. the topic is too narrow d. this is a thesis statement

The correct answer is C. The topic is too narrow

Explanation:

A topic idea is the main idea or statement that guides a paragraph or essay, this means a topic idea is an idea that the author develops through writing. Because of this, topic ideas should be complete statements and express the topic and the specific point or idea the writer will develop in the text. Besides this, it is recommended for a topic idea to be appropriate and satisfactory which means avoiding to have topic ideas that are too broad or that require a lot of information which is not possible to develop in a paragraph r text or to have topic ideas that are too narrow which means there is not enough information to develop an idea.

In the case of the topic idea "Teachers gave 18.5% more homework in 2007 than in 2005", this topic idea just expresses a fact based on the statistics of the rate of homework assign by the teacher and therefore there is no a satisfactory topic or specific idea to be developed. This means the writer would not have enough details to develop as the reader does not require further details to understand it and therefore this topic idea and the topic it expresses can be evaluated as too narrow.

a dictionary is the correct answer

the statement that best explains why the tenth amendment reserves some rights and powers to states is that the framers believed in the principle of federalism. this principle says that some powers are in the hands of a centralized national government, while others are reserved for the governments of several states.