Writing Test

Mark the best topic sentence for this paragraph.

• Canada's president is Justin Trudeau.

• Hello everyone. Canada is amazing.

• There are many reasons why Canada would be the best place to live in.

• It seems to me that there are many places in the world that are better than Canada.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The sentences that tell more about the topic are called _______________.

• topics

• supporting details

• conclusions

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Mark the options that best describe the supporting sentences of a paragraph.

• They must develop the main topic of the paragraph.

• One supporting sentence is enough.

• They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of the paragraph.

• They are separated by commas.

• They include supporting facts, details and examples.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What are the mistakes in these supporting sentences?

• Bad punctuation

• The supporting sentences are not related to the topic sentence

• They don't give details

• Wrong use of connectors

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is true about the concluding sentence?

• It's the last sentence of a paragraph.

• It can introduce a new idea.

• It restates the main idea of the paragraph and summarizes it.

• You can add an example of what you said here.

• A good connector to start it could be "Finally"

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is a paragraph?

• A set of words that is complete in itself, containing a subject, verb and object.

• A group of sentences that are all related to one main topic.

• A unit of grammatical organization which traditionally consists of a subject and predicate.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What are the two main elements of a topic sentence?

• examples

• topic

• indention

• controlling idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• A) She don't like apples.

• B) He go to school every day.

• C) They has a big house.

• D) She writes in her journal daily.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the main purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

• A) To introduce the main idea of the paragraph.

• B) To conclude the paragraph.

• C) To provide examples and details.

• D) To ask a question.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Identify the sentence with the correct use of a semicolon.

• A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.

• B) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.

• C) I have a big test tomorrow; but I can't go out tonight.

• D) I have a big test tomorrow: I can't go out tonight.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A