Zoo Chats [4.15 (C)] Revising

Lena wants to add a transition word or phrase to help her readers move from sentence to sentence. Which transition could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 15?

• however

• additionally

• furthermore

• next

Which sentence should Lena delete from sentence 15 through sentence 18 because it does not follow the central idea of the paragraph?

• Sentence 15

• Sentence 18

• Sentence 16

• Sentence 17

Lena wants to add a sentence at the end of her report. Which of the following sentences could BEST follow sentence 20 and close the paper?

• The zoo has so many animals that can teach about animal behaviors.

• Interested persons can bring animals to the zoo for the video.

• The zookeepers will create zoo chats based on all suggestions from your emails.

• Zoo animals are very interesting to watch on the website.

Lena wants to add a sentence to the end of her fourth paragraph (sentences 11-14). Which sentence could she add to clearly state the central idea of this paragraph?

• The video and talk with the zookeeper helped the students learn many details about pandas.

• Pandas are not animals that are native to the United States so there are few in zoos.

• The difference between pandas and polar bears are listed in various videos.

• There will be a social gathering for all students who are interested in learning about zoo animals.

What is the BEST way to combine sentence 12 and sentence 13?

• A panda expert talked with thirdgraders and several groups of campers and the kids asked questions.

• During a 30-minute chat a panda expert talked to third graders and campers and the kids asked questions.

• During a 30-minute chat third graders and campers asked the panda expert questions.

• Third graders and campers had a chat with the panda expert and it took 30 minutes.