T2:P1:Paragraph Structure

Choose the correct title:

• An Amazing Animal.

• an Amazing Animal

• An Amazing Animal

Choose the correct title:

• My Parents

• My Paragraph on My Parents

• My parents

What is wrong with this title?

How to Become the Best Student Your Teachers Have Ever Seen

• It should have a period.

• It's too long.

• 'Your' should be written with lowercase 'y'

You run up and down the court. You have to be able to chase down the ball. Sometimes you play for five or six minutes straight without a time out.

Which of the options below would make a good topic sentence for this paragraph?

• Exercise is hard.

• Basketball is an athletic sport.

• I love the Lakers.

• I played basketball last Thanksgiving.

Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph.

When you bake cookies, you first have to make sure you have all the ingredients. Then you have to mix them together. Finally, you have to put them in the oven.

• Baking cookies is really hard to do.

• My grandma has the best cookies recipe.

• There are a few steps you must follow when making cookies.

• Cookies are easier to make than cake.

Choose the best topic sentence for the paragraph.

For example, a person can have breakfast in New York, get on an airplane, and have dinner in Paris. A businesswoman in London can instantly place an order with a factory in Hong Kong by sending an email. 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 internet was an important invention.

• You should eat breakfast in Paris.

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.

Topic Sentence: My cat is afraid of everything.

• He hides under the couch when you turn on the microwave.

• He sleeps all day long.

• He runs away when you sweep the floor.

• He jumps every time the doorbell rings.

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?

Dora the Explorer is a TV show where kids can learn new things.

• She has a really cute monkey named Boots.

• Dora's purple backpack holds all of her tools.

• Dora helps teach kids Spanish words.

• She usually stops Swiper from swiping.

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?

Elle Woods taught us that you can do anything you put your mind to.

• She got into law school and became a lawyer even though no one believed in her.

• Her best friend works at a hair salon, so she always looks good.

• Elle really likes to hang out with her friends and have fun.

• Out of all of the things, Elle loves her dog, Bruiser, the most.

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?

It takes a lot of hard work to become a professional athlete.

• The pros live the good life.

• People like professional football players make a lot of money.

• Professional athletes spend many hours practicing their sports.

• All of us can be professional athletes.