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Effective Paragraphs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first sentence in a paragraph called?

a)

topic sentence

b)

detail sentence

c)

introduction sentence

d)

first sentence

2.

The space at the beginning of a paragraph is called what?

a)

spacedent

b)

movedent

c)

indent

d)

push over

3.

What button on the keyboard do you use to indent?

a)

return

b)

tab

c)

backspace

d)

space bar

4.

Your topic sentence should have nothing to do with the remainder of the paragraph.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

What is the purpose of a topic sentence?

a)

to tell the reader what the paragraph is about

b)

to give 2 interesting details

c)

to introduce the topic

d)

to make the reader bored

6.

The part of the paragraph that contains the supporting details is called what?

a)

head

b)

body

c)

extremity

d)

appendage

7.

What is the purpose of a detail sentence?

a)

to give information about the topic

b)

to discuss items other than the topic

c)

to bore the reader

d)

to introduce the topic

8.

In Mr. Hundley's class, the fewest number of supporting details a paragraph should contain is what?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

All of the sentences in a paragraph should begin with a capital letter.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

In a paragraph, proper nouns should be capitalized.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

The last sentence in a paragraph is called what?

a)

final sentence

b)

clincher sentence

c)

closing sentence

d)

ending sentence

12.

A clincher sentence (or closing sentence) can do which of the following?

a)

restate the topic in a new way

b)

express the author's opinion about the topic

c)

provide brand new details

d)

reinforce the main idea

13.

All sentences need proper end punctuation.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Which of the following is a transition word.

a)

the

b)

then

c)

and

d)

finally

15.

In Mr. Hundley's class, a paragraph should typically be at least how many sentences in length?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6