Ori Learning Identifying Personal Strengths end of lesson 2

The topic sentence in a paragraph tells you

• Evidence that supports the topic

• what the paragraph will be about.

• a summary of the paragraph

The supporting details in a paragraph give you

• evidence that supports the topic.

• an idea of what the paragraph will be about

• a summary of the paragraph

The concluding sentence in a paragraph

• provides evidence that supports the topic

• tells the reader what the paragraph will be about

• sums up the paragraph.

Which of the following are the parts of a good paragraph? Select all that apply.

• Supporting details

• A strong conclusion

• Topics that are true

• A topic sentence

Creativity is a strength of mine because I always like to use my imagination. For instance, I am always making up stories and drawing pictures to go with them. I even wrote a 12-page story about unicorns and drew all the pictures for it, even though my teacher didn’t ask me to. This shows that creativity is important to me because I use it even in my free time. 

What is the topic sentence in the paragraph above?

• Creativity is a strength of mine because I always like to use my imagination.

• For instance, I am always making up stories and drawing pictures that go with them.

• I even wrote a 12-page story about unicorns and drew all the pictures for it, even though my teacher did not ask me to.

• This shows that creativity is important to me, because I use it even in my free time.

Creativity is a strength of mine because I always like to use my imagination. For instance, I am always making up stories and drawing pictures to go with them. I even wrote a 12-page story about unicorns and drew all the pictures for it, even though my teacher didn’t ask me to. This shows that creativity is important to me because I use it even in my free time. 

In the paragraph above, which sentences are the supporting details? Select all that apply.

• Creativity is a strength of mine because I always like to use my imagination.

• For instance, I am always making up stories and drawing pictures that go with them.

• I even wrote a 12-page story about unicorns and drew all the pictures for it, even though my teacher did not ask me to.

• This shows that creativity is important to me, because I use it even in my free time.

Creativity is a strength of mine because I always like to use my imagination. For instance, I am always making up stories and drawing pictures to go with them. I even wrote a 12-page story about unicorns and drew all the pictures for it, even though my teacher didn’t ask me to. This shows that creativity is important to me because I use it even in my free time. 

Which sentence is the concluding sentence?

• Creativity is a strength of mine because I always like to use my imagination.

• For instance, I am always making up stories and drawing pictures that go with them.

• I even wrote a 12-page story about unicorns and drew all the pictures for it, even though my teacher did not ask me to.

• This shows that creativity is important to me, because I use it even in my free time.

Which of the following are important for strong topic sentences?

• Transition words

• Restated Question

• Answering the question

• many details

• new ideas

Which of the following make a weak topic sentence?

• many details

• restated question

• new ideas

• a strong conclusion

• answering the question

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about topic sentences?

• Writers should use transition words in the topic sentence.

• The writer should give three examples, or evidence, in the topic sentence.

• Writers should restate the question in the topic sentence.

• The writer should answer the question fully in the topic sentence.