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

A paragraph is a group of sentences that are about the same __________.

• topic

• word

• detail

• book

What does it mean for a line to be indented?

• It gives an opinion that the writer has to support with details.

• It is set farther from the margin of the page than the rest of the text.

• It is the concluding sentence of the paragraph that it is in.

• It is written in a larger font than the rest of the sentences in the text.

True or false: The closing sentence of a paragraph should be the same as the topic sentence.

• true

• false

A closing sentence can restate the main idea or be a __________ of all the ideas in the paragraph.

• fact

• fiction

• summary

• supporting detail

In writing a paragraph, what is the first sentence called.

• Sequence sentence
• Capital sentence
• Topic sentence
• Concluding sentence

What is the last sentence in a paragraph called?

• topic sentence
• supporting sentence
• concluding sentence
• opinion sentence

What is the order of a typical paragraph?

• 1. Supporting details

  2. Topic sentence

  3. Supporting details

• 1. Topic sentence

  2. Supporting details

  3. Concluding paragraph

• 1. Concluding sentence

  2. Supporting details

  3. Topic sentence

• 1. Topic sentence

  2. Concluding sentence

  3. Supporting details

Which is a good/reasonable topic sentence for this paragraph:

______________________________________. She normally carries a bottle of Tobasco in her purse. If her food is not hot enough, she will eat hot peppers as a side dish. Whenever she eats Thai food, she orders the highest level of spiciness. People won't dare to touch her food because they won't be able to enjoy it.

• Rio enjoys spicy food.

• Rio likes to help garden with her mom.

• Rio grows hot peppers in her garden.

• Rio likes Thai food.

What is a good/reasonable concluding sentence for this paragraph?

Hosea is a talented basketball player. He knows how to defend well against any opponent. When it comes to offense, he can dribble with both hands and can crossover any defender. His layups and jump shots usually go in. ___________________________________________

• Hosea should try another sport.

• Hopefully, Hosea could grow much taller.

• Hosea could be a star player in any basketball team.

• Hosea might not make a basketball team.