WorksheetsMini Review Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 27mins
What are supporting sentences in a paragraph?
true and false sentences
sentences about the conclusion
short sentences
details about the topic sentences
Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: Candy is not a healthy treat.
It tastes really good.
Candy contains high amounts of sugar.
You can find many artificial additives in candy.
Eating too much candy can give you cavities.
Topic Sentence: There are many reasons people find clowns scary.
Topic Sentence: Ms Schultz drinks coffee for a number of reasons.
What do supporting details do?
Introduce the main idea
Prove why the main idea is true
Give a summary of the main idea
Restate the main idea in different words
Which question would be most helpful when writing a topic sentence?
What is the most interesting detail about this topic?
How do I want this paragraph to end?
What is the main thing I want to say about the topic?
How does this sentence give evidence to support the main idea?
What are the supporting sentences?
The sentences at the beginning of the paragraph.
They come after the topic sentences, making up the body of a paragraph.
The sentences at the end of the paragraph.
The sentences give the topic of the paragraph.
What does not fully define supporting details?
Supporting details are sentences related to the topic sentence and its controlling ideas
Supporting details tells the reader what to expect in the essay
Good supporting sentences give information that supports and explains the topic of the paragraph
what is one of the important components to be included in a topic sentence?
example
thesis statement
transition signal
conclusion
what comes after topic sentence?
supporting detail
supporting sentence
supporting points
concluding sentence
where do you put your paraphrased or summarised excerpts from your sources?
topic sentence
thesis statement
supporting sentence
supporting detail
which one is not the right component in a topic sentence?
general statement
topic
main idea
controlling idea
which one is not a reliable source?
articles
journals
thesis
blogs
where do you put the 2 compulsory transition signals in a body paragraph?
at the beginning of topic sentence and supporting sentence
at the beginning of topic sentence and supporting detail
at the beginning of topic sentence and concluding sentence
at the beginning of thesis statement and concluding sentence
which of these transition signals is not suitable for concluding sentence?
in conclusion
thus
therefore
hence
which transition signals to use for body paragraph 1?
in addition
secondly
next
firstly
What follows the supporting evidence?
the conclusion
the citation page
the claim
the reasoning
A good ____ is important because it further explains of how the evidence is supportive to the claim in the topic sentence.
Reasoning
Concluding
Refering
Rationalizing
