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A paragraph should cover ________ topics.

• two
• one
• three
• five

Which is a topic sentence?

• Many come to experience the rich culture and ocean waves.

• The natural beauty, warm climate, and surrounding waters make it a popular tourist destination.

• The state of Hawaii is a great vacation destination.

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: There are many reasons people find clowns scary.

• Their face paint hides their true identity. 
• People often think of the creepy clowns they've seen on movies such as "It."
• There have been some bad clowns in the news lately.
• Clowns makes fun balloon animals. 

a word that helps connect thoughts and ideas

• flow

• tense

• narrative voice

• transition

Which of the following is a function of the concluding sentence?

• to present a new detail to support the topic sentence

• to summarize the main ideas or feelings in a paragraph and lets the reader know when the paragraph is done

• to give flavor to your paragraph

• to present the main idea of the paragraph.

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 easy 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.

What defines a good topic sentence?

• it introduces a new topic

• identifies the main idea of the paragraph and the main point the writer wants to make about that subject

Which sentence usually tells you the main idea of a paragraph?

• Concluding sentence

• Topic sentence

• Detail sentence

• Coconut sentence

Supporting sentences __________

• tell us how to bake a cake.

• make paragraphs nice and long.

• introduce lots of random and interesting facts.

• tell the reader more details about the topic.

"The diet of cats. Cats are carnivores because they only eat meat."

Which is a supporting detail for this main idea?

• Cats are clever hunters.

• They are often known as the cleanest animal.

• This diet provides them with lots of protein.

• Cats often go out at night to find their prey.