Topic Sentences

Match

Match the following

• Adopting a healthy eating habit is crucial for maintaining optimal body function and preventing chronic diseases.

• Recent advancements in renewable energy technologies have significantly contributed to reducing global reliance on fossil fuels.

• The rise of online education platforms has dramatically transformed the traditional landscape of learning and teaching methods.

• Art plays a pivotal role in reflecting societal values and shaping cultural identity.

• Conservation efforts for endangered species are essential for maintaining biodiversity and ecological balance.

Topic: The Importance of Healthy Eating

Topic: Advancements in Renewable Energy

Topic: The Impact of Online Education

Topic: The Role of Art in Society

Topic: Conservation of Endangered Specie

• Topic: The Importance of Healthy Eating

• Topic: Advancements in Renewable Energy

• Topic: The Impact of Online Education

• Topic: The Role of Art in Society

• Topic: Conservation of Endangered Specie

Drag and Drop

Innovations in

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have revolutionized communication.

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technology

transportation

telephones

science

horticulture

mathematics

writing

video production

Multiple Choice

What does the topic sentence of a paragraph tell you?

• How many sentences the paragraph has

• A supporting detail about the topic

• The main idea of the paragraph

• A summary of the supporting details

Multiple Choice

The topic sentence is the ________ sentence of a paragraph.

• first

• second

• third

• last

Multiple Choice

1. Which sentence would be BEST to put at the

start of the paragraph below?

Jim likes to play football. His sister plays baseball. His brother is on a basketball team. His parents like to ski in the winter.

• A. Jim has a large family

• B. Jim's family enjoys sports

• C. Playing sports is good exercise.

Multiple Choice

Which is the BEST topic sentence that could

be put at the beginning of this paragraph?

I play basketball every weekend. My friends and I

play it at recess and after school. My mom took me

to a basketball game. I got to see Michael Jordan

play. That was the greatest because basketball is

my favorite game.

• A. Basketball is my favorite game.

• B. Michael Jordan was a great basketball player.

• C. Some people play both football and basketball.

Multiple Choice

Which would make the BEST topic sentence

for the paragraph below?

Matt likes dogs and playing soccer. Claire likes cats

and playing tennis. Matt likes to eat pizza. Claire's

favorite food is spaghetti.

• A. Matt and Claire like animals.

• B. Pizza and spaghetti taste good..

• C. Matt and Claire like different things.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence tells what the paragraph is

about?

Our family spent the vacation at the beach. It was

sunny and breezy. The sand felt warm under our

feet. We made sand castles and had lunch on our

blanket. It was a fun time.

• A. Our family spent the vacation at the beach.

• B. It was sunny and breezy.

• C. We made sand castles and had lunch on our

  blanket.

Multiple Choice

______________________________. I usually go skiing every weekend in the winter even though it is expensive. I love the feeling of flying down a mountain. The views are beautiful from the top of a mountain and along the trails. Even the danger of falling and getting hurt can’t keep me away from the slopes on a winter day.

• Skiing is expensive.

• Skiing is my favorite sport.

• Skiing is dangerous.

Multiple Choice

________________________________________ . First of all, we need money to repair old roads and build new roads. We also need more to pay teachers’ salaries and to pay for services such as trash collection. Finally, more tax money is needed to give financial help to the poor citizens of the city. It is clear that the city will have serious problems if taxes are not raised soon.

• We should raise city taxes.

• City taxes are too high.

• City taxes pay for new roads.

Multiple Choice

_________________________________________ . For example, a person can have breakfast in New York, board an airplane, and have dinner in Paris. A businesswoman in London can instantly place an order with a factory in Hong Kong by sending a fax. Furthermore, a schoolboy in Tokyo can turn on a TV and watch a baseball game being played in Los Angeles.

• Airplanes have changed our lives.

• Advances in technology have made the world seem smaller.

• The fax machine was an important invention.