Grade 4 - Choosing Effective Topic Sentences

Read these three sentences. WRITE the topic. (The topic is 1 or 2 words)

a. The air conditioner is one of the most useful inventions of the 20th century.

b. Large air conditioners can be very expensive.

c. Portable air conditioners can be easily moved from room to room.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

READ these three sentences. WRITE the topic. (The topic is 1 or 2 words)

a. Biomedical engineering requires a university degree.

b. Biomedical engineering is a fast-growing industry.

c. Biomedical engineers invent artificial limbs (body parts, like an arm or leg) for people with disabilities.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read these three sentences. WRITE the topic. (The topic is 1 or 2 words)

a. Snowboarding is a winter sport.

b. Few people know the interesting history of snowboarding.

c. Snowboards are made of fiberglass and have sharp metal edges.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Read these three sentences. WRITE the topic. (The topic is 1 or 2 words)

a. Roller coasters are frightening.

b. Roller coaster safety has improved a lot over the past 200 years.

c. Roller coasters are called 'Russian Mountains" in many languages.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

READ these three sentences. WRITE the topic. (the topic is 1-2 words).

a. Over 1 million high school athletes participated in track and field activities last year..

b. The sport of track and field began in 770 BC.

c. The sport of tract and field has increased in popularity in recent years.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

READ these three sentences. Which one is the BEST topic sentence? (Write a, b, or c). There is only 1 answer.

a. Snowboarding is a winter sport.

b. Few people know the interesting history of snowboarding.

c. Snowboards are made of fiberglass and have sharp metal edges.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

READ these three sentences. Which one is the BEST topic sentence? (WRITE a, b, or c).

a. Over 1 million high school athletes participated in outdoor track and field activities last year..

b. The sport of track and field began in 770 BC.

c. The sport of tract and field has increased in popularity in recent years.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

READ these three sentences. WRITE the topic. (The topic is 1 or 2 words)

a. Europeans drink far more coffee than people from other parts of the world.

b. Coffee is more bitter in Europe than in other countries.

c. Most Europeans drink coffee in order to wake up in the morning.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

READ these three sentences. Which one is the BEST topic sentence? (WRITE a, b, or c)

a. Europeans drink far more coffee than people from other parts of the world.

b. Coffee is more bitter in Europe than in other countries.

c. Most Europeans drink coffee in order to wake up in the morning.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2