Paragraph: Building Blocks for Effective Writing

Why are paragraphs essential?

• For decoration

• For organizing thoughts and improving readability

• For making text longer

• For confusing the reader.

Fill in the blank: A paragraph is a group of related sentences that develop a ______.

• A) single main idea

• B) multiple ideas

• C) random thought

• D) question

What part of the paragraph is compared to mustard, ketchup, and relish in the hamburger analogy?

• Topic sentence

• Supporting details

• Colourful vocabulary

• Concluding sentence

Fill in the blank: The ______ details in a paragraph are like the tomatoes, lettuce, and meat in a hamburger.

• topic

• supporting

• concluding

• colourful

What is the role of the first sentence in a paragraph?

• To conclude the paragraph

• To introduce the main idea

• To provide examples

• To summarize the paragraph.

A topic sentence should be clear, concise, and ____.

• confusing

• engaging

• lengthy

• vague

Supporting sentences should be relevant and logically connected to what?

• The conclusion

• The introduction

• The topic sentence

• The title

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of supporting sentences?

• A) Follow the topic sentence

• B) Provide irrelevant details

• C) Develop the main idea

• D) Be logically connected.

What is the role of the last sentence in a paragraph?

• Introduces a new idea

• Summarizes the main idea

• Provides examples

• Lists details.

Fill in the blank: A strong concluding sentence should provide a final thought or ______.

• Question

• Call to action

• Joke

• Story