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WorksheetsTopic Sentences & Analogies
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is this sentence?
"Butterflies hatch from eggs."
Topic Sentence
Supporting Detail
Concluding Sentence
What is this sentence?
"My roommate Akiko is a very organized person.
Topic Sentence
Supporting Detail
Concluding Sentence
What is the topic sentence?
My friend often travels away from her home.
My friend sends money to her family in Chile each month.
My friend is generous.
What are the supporting details?
My hometown is known for several amazing and natural features.
Fort Lauderdale is noted for its beautiful beaches.
A stunning feature is the natural coral reef located off the coast.
What is the topic sentence?
The most important problem in our city is its inadequate public transportation system.
A bus or streetcar that should arrive at 7:45 may not arrive until 8:00 or later.
In order for people to get to their destinations on time, people must allow for waiting time at the bus and streetcar stops.
Which of these are supporting details?
There are many different ways of using eggs in cooking.
Hard boiled eggs are good for picnics, sandwiches, or use in salads.
To give lightness and substances, eggs are usually added to cakes and pastries.
There are few foods that are as nourishing and versatile as eggs.
Which is a supporting detail?
It is important for children to cultivate the reading habit because it broadens knowledge.
It encourages imagination.
Which is a topic sentence?
Many come to experience the rich culture and ocean waves.
The natural beauty, warm climate, and surrounding waters make it a popular tourist destination.
The state of Hawaii is a great vacation destination.
What is the correct order of sentences for a single paragraph?
1)Harriet Tubman helped slaves to freedom.
2) John Brown led a small rebellion against slavery.
3)The anti-slavery movement began to grow in the 1850s.
4) Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election.
3, 1, 2, 4
4, 1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 4, 3
Which sentence is a supporting detail.
In the cell nucleus, chromosomes are separated into two identical sets.
Mitosis is a process of cell division.
Which is a topic sentence?
Thanksgiving is a popular American holiday
Our meal is very traditional.
What does the topic sentence of a paragraph tell you?
How many sentences the paragraph has
A supporting detail about the topic
The main idea of the paragraph
A summary of the supporting details
Identify the BEST topic sentence.
Many factors cause and contribute to poverty.
The people in the world are rich.
Poverty is everywhere.
Poverty is not having enough money.
Which sentence is most likely the topic sentence of the paragraph?
No one likes to eat with a dirty knife, fork, or spoon. It is important to completely wash all utensils before using them. Using clean, soapy water is best. Clean utensils won't transmit germs and bacteria. They also are more pleasant to eat with. No one likes to pick up a fork with food stuck on it!
No one likes to eat with a dirty knife, fork, or spoon.
It is important to completely wash all utensils before using them.
Clean utensils won't transmit germs and bacteria.
They also are more pleasant to eat with.
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 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.
Instruction: Choose the topic sentence in the paragraph
Fragrances are not limited to the petal, but can come from the leaves of lavender and peppermint. Besides, the oils of cinnamon and balsam are derived from bark, while the oils of cedar come from its wood. The fragrance of ginger and sassafras comes from roots, and orange and lemon come from fruits and seeds. There are many sources from which to derive fragrances for perfumes.
A. There are many sources from which to derive fragrances for perfumes.
B. The fragrance of ginger and sassafras comes from roots, and orange and lemon come from fruits and seeds.
C. Fragrances are not limited to the petal, but can come from the leaves of lavender and peppermint.
Instruction: Choose the topic sentence in the paragraph
There are several things you can do to try and fall asleep. You can try counting sheep, or just counting, which will keep your mind busy with a repetitious activity. Sometimes listening to soft music or gentle sounds, like rain, helps. You can even try telling yourself a story, which may distract your mind enough that you will be asleep in no time.
A. There are several things you can do to try and fall asleep.
B. You can try counting sheep, or just counting, which will keep your mind busy with a repetitious activity.
C. Sometimes listening to soft music or gentle sounds, like rain, helps
Complete the analogy: brick : wall :: tree : ______.
bush
forest
leaf
root
Complete the analogy: prologue : beginning :: epilogue : ______.
start
middle
end
conclusion
What is the relationship in the analogy: color : hue?
Synonyms
Antonyms
Examples
Categories
Complete the word analogy statement:
brief : lengthy :: active : _______
difficult
idle
energetic
tragic
doctor : stethoscope:: navigator : _________
Paper : Biodegradable
cold : ice
fire : hot
plants : animals
break : down
Devastate : Damage
Unkind : Kind
Scalding : Hot
Incredible : Average
Unkind : Kind
verse : song :: grass :
cultivate
meadow
trees
desert
Rock:Inanimate
Rainbow:Colorful
Dog:Friendly
Person:Kind
Alive:Plant
Connotative
The constance of the word within the work.
When the literary work makes use of the conno strategy.
The feeling that the word is intended to have without directly stating it.
The literal definition of the word.
Denotative
The feeling that the word is implied to have
The literal meaning of the word
The sarcasm of the word
The notative quality of the word's notativeness
