Topic Sentences and Hooks

Which sentence is most likely the topic sentence of the paragraph?

The best trip my family ever took was to New Orleans, Louisiana. We drove there in two days. I didn't think it would be very interesting, but I was wrong. We saw the Mississippi River, rode a horse carriage in the French Quarter, and visited a cemetery where everyone was buried above the ground. I liked the food best, especially the New Orleans doughnuts called beignets.

• I didn't think it would be very interesting, but I was wrong.

• We drove there in two days.

• The best trip my family ever took was to New Orleans, Louisiana.

• I liked the food best, especially the New Orleans doughnuts called beignets.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

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CCSS.RI.6.2

Which sentence is most likely the topic sentence of the paragraph?

Growing a garden can be fun, good exercise, and will provide fresh fruits and vegetables for the gardener. It is interesting to watch the seeds pop their heads above the soil for the first time. It is sometimes hard to believe that a little seed can become a large vine or plant in just a few weeks. Planting the seeds and pulling weeds are good exercise for anyone. Then, after watching the plant grow and produce, the gardener ends up with delicious tomatoes, beans, or other yummy produce from the garden.

• Growing a garden can be fun, good exercise, and will provide fresh fruits and vegetables for the gardener.

• It is interesting to watch the seeds pop their heads above the soil for the first time.

• It is sometimes hard to believe that a little seed can become a large vine or plant in just a few weeks.

• Planting the seeds and pulling weeds are good exercise for anyone.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

Which sentence is most likely the topic sentence of the paragraph?

Miniature golf is both fun and relaxing. Because of the wide variety of course themes, playing each individual course is like taking a mini-vacation. You can play in exotic locales like jungles or pirate islands. You can travel in time and play in different places in history. Or you can take a leap of the imagination and play under the sea, in space, or in alien worlds. For a very low price, you can take a different vacation every time you play!

• Miniature golf is both fun and relaxing.

• Because of the wide variety of course themes, playing each individual course is like taking a mini-vacation.

• You can play in exotic locales like jungles or pirate islands.

• For a very low price, you can take a different vacation every time you play!

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence is most likely the topic sentence of the paragraph?

Have you heard of the Clarion angelfish? Clarion angelfish are quite unique creatures! Clarion angelfish live in reef waters. They eat sponges, sea grasses, and algae. They live in small schools typically underneath a ledge or rocky overhanging. A large Clarion angelfish is eight inches long. Its thin body helps it slip in and around rocky reefs.

• Clarion angelfish live in reef waters.

• Have you heard of the Clarion angelfish?

• Clarion angelfish are quite unique.

• They eat sponges, sea grasses, and algae.

What would be a good topic sentence for this paragraph?

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 winter sport.

• Skiing is dangerous and potentially deadly.

• There are incredible views on the skiing trail.

Choose the best topic sentence for the paragraph.

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.

• Global lifestyles are evolving.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

The part of the introduction that catches the reader's attention is called

• topic sentence

• transitions

• hook

• main idea

Which type of hook is this?

Bam! As I tried to find my phone in the dark, I bumped my head on the dresser.

• onomatopoeia

• question

• set the scene

• hook

What type of hooks is this?

Did you know the human body has 213 bones?

• hook

• question/amazing fact

• onomatopoeia

• set the scene

Write a hook.

Who makes a better pet, a cat or a dog?