Which describes a purpose of a thesis statement?
1.it identifies what readers should know going forward.
2.it shows a student’s point of view on a topic.
3.it supports a student’s point of view on a topic.
4.it summarizes what readers should take away
i know what the definition is but none of these answers look/sound right

The statement that describes a purpose of a thesis statement is ".It shows a student’s point of view on a topic." Option 2 is correct.

A thesis statement presents the ideas of the writer in one or two sentences. It should introduce the topic of the paper as well as make a comment about the writer's position in relation to the topic. The thesis statement should tell your reader what the paper will deal with and keep the argument focused.

based on the graph, people who are asian/ pacific islander, are better at math than the other race/ethnicity's on the graph.