WorksheetsTopic sentences
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Q. Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each other down or pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans. The robot that scores the most points wins.
Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph?
Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests
Robot sumo contests are better than human sumo contests.
Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans.
Watching robot sumo is boring.
Q. Students compete in robot sumo contests. They learn how to build their own robots. They compete against their classmates and students from other schools. To win, students must be creative. They must have a good plan for defeating other robots.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Students need a good plan for defeating other robots.
Students compete in robot sumo contests.
Students compete against their classmates and students from other schools.
Students must be creative to win.
Q. Topic sentences should provide a direction for the paragraphs sentences,
True
False
Q. You run up and down the court. You have to be able to chase down the ball. Sometimes you play for five or six minutes straight without a time out.
Which of the options below would make a good topic sentence for this paragraph?
Exercise is hard.
Basketball is the one.
Basketball is an athletic sport.
Basketball is an east game.
Q. 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.
There are a few steps you must follow when making cookies.
My grandma has the best cookies recipe.
Cookies are easier to make than cake.
Q. The topic sentence is usually the __________ sentence.
Second
Third
First
What are the sentences called that tell more about the topic sentence?
conclusion
supporting details
main idea
paragraph
Q.
Which sentence is most likely the topic sentence of the paragraph?
Growing a garden can be fun, good exercise, and will provide fresh fruits and vegetables for the gardener. It is interesting to watch the seeds pop their heads above the soil for the first time. It is sometimes hard to believe that a little seed can become a large vine or plant in just a few weeks. Planting the seeds and pulling weeds are good exercise for anyone. Then, after watching the plant grow and produce, the gardener ends up with delicious tomatoes, beans, or other yummy produce from the garden.
Growing a garden can be fun, good exercise, and will provide fresh fruits and vegetables for the gardener.
It is sometimes hard to believe that a little seed can become a large vine or plant in just a few weeks.
It is interesting to watch the seeds pop their heads above the soil for the first time.
Planting the seeds and pulling weeds are good exercise for anyone.
Q.
Which sentence is most likely the topic sentence of the paragraph?
The rides at the fair are awesome! Everyone can find something they enjoy doing. Many people gather to watch the bull riding. Others like to watch the dogs herding the sheep. Everyone comes for the food and dessert. The county fair is a great place for entertainment and fun.
The rides at the fair are awesome!
Everyone comes for the food and dessert.
Everyone can find something they enjoy doing.
The county fair is a great place for entertainment and fun.
Q.
Choose the best topic sentence for the paragraph.
For example, a person can have breakfast in New York, board an airplane, and have dinner in Paris. A businesswoman in London can instantly place an order with a factory in Hong Kong by sending a fax. Furthermore, a schoolboy in Tokyo can turn on a TV and watch a baseball game being played in Los Angeles.
Airplanes have changed our lives.
Advances in technology have made the world seem smaller.
The fax machine was an important invention.
Global lifestyles are evolving.
Q. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: My cat is afraid of everything
He hides under the couch when you turn the microwave on.
He runs away when you sweep the floor.
He jumps every time the doorbell rings.
He sleeps all day long.
Q. Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence? Dora the Explorer is an educational show for kids.
She has a really cute monkey named Boots.
Dora's purple backpack holds all of her tools.
Dora helps teach kids Spanish words.
She usually stops Swiper from swiping.
