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- 1. Multiple Choice
The purpose of a topic sentence is to...
Prove that you are not making something up.
Introduce the audience to what they will be reading about.
Explain the text evidence you used.
Summarize what the reader just read.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Your main idea should...
Never use transition words or phrases.
Be the first sentence in your paragraph.
Restate and answer the prompt or question.
Start with "I think that"
- 3. Multiple Choice
If you have more than one main idea, what should you use when introducing the second main idea.
Transition words or phrases.
Pronouns like I and you.
A conclusion.
White out.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of using evidence from the text?
To introduce the topic to your audience.
To prove you are not making things up.
To summarize what your audience just read.
To scare people.
- 5. Multiple Choice
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR PARAGRAPH!
Main Idea
Conclusion
Explaining Evidence
Topic Sentence
- 6. Multiple Choice
In your conclusion, you should...
Add new quotes.
Copy and paste your topic sentence.
Tell the reader what they should think about your topic.
Summarize what your reader has just read.
- 7. Multiple Choice
In this paragraph, what two parts are highlighted in green?
The main idea and the evidence
The explanation and the conclusion.
The topic sentence and conclusion
The two main ideas.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow do you expand the information you provide within your supporting detail sentences?write another topic sentenceuse transition wordswrite sentences that explain or provide exampleswrite another closing sentence
- 9. Multiple Choice
A paragraph has _______ parts.
1
3
2
4
- 10. Multiple Choice
The sentence "Police officers tell the public to wait until you get home to text or talk on your phone." is probably an example of a _____________________________.
Concluding sentence
Topic sentence
Supporting detail
- 11. Multiple Choice
Transition words like first, next, and lastly are used to organize the details in the middle of the paragraph.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph.
You run up and down the court. You have to be able to chase down the ball. Sometimes you play for five or six minutes straight without a time out.
Exercise is hard.
Basketball is an athletic sport.
I love the Lakers.
I played basketball last Thanksgiving.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSelect the best topic sentence for the paragraph.
When you bake cookies, you first have to make sure you have all the ingredients. Then you have to mix them together. Finally, you have to put them in the oven.Baking cookies is really easy to do.My grandma has the best cookies recipe.There are a few steps you must follow when making cookies.Cookies are easier to make than cake. - 14. Multiple Choice
What should a paragraph look like?
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the topic sentence?
I hate cleaning! I have to do it every week and it's so boring. I have to clean the bathroom, wash the floors and hoover everywhere. I wish we could just pay a cleaner to do it instead.I have to do it every week and it's so boring.have to clean the bathroom, wash the floors and hoover everywhere.I hate cleaning!I wish we could just pay a cleaner to do it instead. - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main point of this paragraph?
I will be looking after my neighbours' dog this week. They have gone abroad on holiday and cannot take it with them. I will feed him and take him for walks every day. I'm really looking forward to it.Going on holiday.Enjoying dogs.Looking after a neighbour's dog.Getting on with your neighbour. - 17. Multiple Choice
Select the parts of a paragraph:
Title
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Main topic
Concluding sentence
- 18. Multiple Choice
Mark the characteristics of the topic sentence
It's the first sentence of a paragraph.
It contains an example.
It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
It summarizes what the paragraph is about.
You should include "Dear Sir/Madam,"
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is true about the concluding sentence?
It's the last sentence of a paragraph.
It can introduce a new idea.
It restates the main idea of the paragraph and summarizes it.
You can add an example of what you said here.
A good connector to start it could be "Finally"
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHow do you separate paragraphs?A spaceAn indentYou don't separate paragraphs.There is only supposed to be one paragraph.
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