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Topic and Detail Sentences _ The Human Body

Topic and Detail Sentences _ The Human Body

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Presentation

Science

1st Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Carmen Anderson

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7 Slides • 3 Questions

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Topic Sentences

Topic sentences tell the main idea, or most important part of a text. The information that tells more about the topic sentence are called the details. Can you find the topic sentence?

2

Your brain is the body's control center.

Your brain sends messages down your spinal cord. The messages tell your body what to do. Your body also sends messages to your brain.

​Topic
Sentence

Detail
Sentences

3

Multiple Choice

Choose the topic sentence!

Hint: The Topic Sentence is the main idea.

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The circulatory system
carries blood to every part
of your body.

2

Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to your body.

3

When your heart
beats, it pumps blood.

4

Your heart is joined to blood vessels.

4

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is the topic sentence?

1

Your mouth breaks food into small bits and softens it.

2

Food travels from your mouth to your stomach through your esophagus.

3

Food leaves your stomach and enters your intestines.

4

Many parts of your body
help you digest food.

5

Multiple Choice

Choose the Topic Sentence.

1

Voluntary muscles are controlled by thinking.

2

Muscles grow stronger when they are used.

3

The muscular system helps
the body move.

4

Small muscles
in your hands help you draw.

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Let's write detail sentences!

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The food pyramid is very helpful.

groups, nutrients, grains, dairy, meat, fruit, vegetable, fat

​​Getting a checkup is very important.

doctor, dentist, vaccines

You should exercise every day.

heart, muscles, strong, energy

​Use the red words to help you write detail sentences.

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This is a statement.

I feel fine today.

Declarative

This is a command.

Stick out your tongue.

Imperative

Asks a question.

What is for dinner?

​​Interrogative

Uses excitement or a lot of feeling.

Look at all the snow!

​​Exclamatory

​Sentence Types

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Declarative

This is a statement.

Imperative

This is a command.

​​Interrogative

Asks a question.

​​Exclamatory

Uses excitement or a lot of feeling.

Washing your hands

Let's write a topic sentence four different ways.

Topic Sentences

Topic sentences tell the main idea, or most important part of a text. The information that tells more about the topic sentence are called the details. Can you find the topic sentence?

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