Paragraph Writing 3rd grade

What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?

• The introduction sentence

• The topic sentence

• The first sentence

At the beginning of the paragraph, you should

• start with small letter

• use punctuation

• start with a capital letter

The final sentence in a paragraph is call the __________________.

• conclusion sentence
• topic sentence
• supporting details

Group of sentences =?

• a sentence / phrase

• a word

• paragraph

• an essay

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

What does it mean for a line to be indented?

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

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

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

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

Supporting details give _____ that backs up the main idea.

• conclusion

• topic

• imagination

• evidence

True or False: The closing sentence of a paragraph should repeat the idea of the topic sentence, but in different words.

• True

• False

Which of these is the best word or phrase to start a closing sentence?

• First

• In conclusion

• In addition

• Next

To find the beginning of a paragraph, look for _____.

• a fact

• an indented line

• an opinion

• a belief about the topic