Parts of a 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 is highlighted?

• Detail 2

• Topic sentence

• Transition word

• Conclusion sentence

What is highlighted?

• Topic sentence

• Detail 3

• Detail 2

• Indent

What is highlighted?

• Topic sentence

• Detail 1

• Punctuation

• Prompt

Select the parts of a paragraph:

• Title

• Topic sentence

• Supporting sentences

• Main topic

• Concluding sentence

What word names the part of a piece of writing that begins with a topic sentence, describes the topic in detail, then ends with a concluding sentence?

• biography

• homograph

• paragraph

• phonograph

What is highlighted?

• Punctuation

• Prompt

• Transition words

• Detail 2

A paragraph has _______ parts.

• 1

• 2

• 3

These are sentences that support the main idea of the paragraph.

• concluding sentence

• middle sentences

• beginning sentence

Which statement best describes the middle sentences of a paragraph?

• They are separated by commas.

• One supporting sentence is enough.

• They include supporting facts, reasons, details and examples.