Topic Sentence Practice

Read this topic sentence and decide if it is strong or weak: "High school students with part-time jobs should get academic credit for working."

• Strong (Claim)

• Weak (Not a claim)

Read this topic sentence and decide if it is strong or weak: "Yoga is the most effective outlet for students to relieve stress."

• Strong (Claim)

• Weak (Not a claim)

Read this topic sentence and decide if it is strong or weak:

"Most nurses in the United States are underpaid."

• Strong (Claim)

• Weak (Not a claim)

Read this topic sentence and decide if it is strong or weak: "In this part of my essay, I will write about how hard it is for parents to limit the time their children spend on the internet."

• Strong (Claim)

• Weak (Not a claim)

Read this topic sentence and decide if it is strong or weak:

"Team sports are a popular extracurricular activity for middle and high school students in the United States."

• Strong (Claim)

• Weak (Not a claim)

Read this topic sentence and decide if it is strong or weak:

"In 2013, about 1.7 million students were homeschooled in the US."

• Strong (Claim)

• Weak (Not a claim)

Billy wants to write a paragraph about how HW is bad for students. What's the best topic sentence?

• Hw is terrible.

• No one has time for HW.

• There are many reasons that HW is actually harming students.

• HW is hurting children.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Marie wants to write a paragraph about how marbles were created. What's the best topic sentence?

• Marbles are super cool.

• No one knows how marbles were invented.

• Marbles were created in a way that no one would have thought of!

• Marbles are round.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

For each group of sentences, select the sentence that is the best topic sentence.

• The only bad part about it is getting sand everywhere when you leave.

• There is so much you can do there it is lots of fun.

• Sea Isle City is a great beach I go to every summer.

• I can’t wait to go back to the beach next summer.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

For each group of sentences, select the sentence that is the best topic sentence.

• There are lots of funny videos that anyone can make.

• Tik Tok has become a very popular app recently.

• It is super fun and easy to use.

• My sister uses Tik Tok with her friends.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2