Topic Sentence

In times of disaster – such as fires, floods, and hurricanes, the Red Cross shelters, feeds, and clothes the victims and cares for the sick and the injured. Later, the Red Cross helps build or rebuild, repair and refurnish the homes of the needy victims. What is the paragraph about?

• disasters

• The Red Cross

• The sick and injured

• building and rebuilding

When an advertiser decides to sponsor a television program, he looks for one that he and his advertising agency think will appeal to a large number of people. Some products are bought mostly by men and boys, others mostly by women and girls. Some appeal to the whole family. So the advertiser chooses a program that will appeal to the group that is most likely to be interested in the product.

• products bought by people

• advertising agency

• television programs

• the whole family

The names of the days as we know them in English came from the Early Saxons or Norse day names. Sunday of course was sun’s day. Monday was named after the moon. Tuesday took its name from the Norse god of war, Tew, who was much like the Roman god, Mercury. Thursday was Thor’s day. Thor was the Norse Jove or Jupiter. Friday was named after the Saxon Venus – Freya, the goddess of beauty. Saturday is Saturn’s day.

Which of the following is the topic senteence?

• The name of the days were taken from women’s names.

• Four names of the days were named after the gods and goddesses.

• The names of the days come from the early Saxon or Norse days.

• The days of the week were named after the planets.