Paragraph & Essay Writing STAAR Practice

What is the topic of this paragraph?

The amount of traffic in Reading is growing all the time. The roads are getting busier and busier,  causing more and more traffic jams. A few years ago, I could drive across town in 15 minutes and now it can take me 45 minutes!  We need to encourage more people to take the bus.

• Growing amount of traffic in Reading.

• More people should take the bus.

• How fast you can drive across town.

• Everyone's driving has gotten worse.

What is the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph called?

• thesis

• body sentences

• concluding sentence

• topic sentence

What is a group of related sentences with a focus on one idea called?

• A body

• A paragraph

• A composition

• An essay

What is the last sentence of the paragraph called?

• details

• topic sentence

• concluding sentence

• dialogue

where do the details about your topic go?

• in the topic sentence

• in the body of the paragraph

• in the concluding sentence

• I don't know Ms. Williams..

Which of the following is the topic sentence?

I hate cleaning!  I have to do it every week and it's so boring. I have to clean the bathroom, wash the floors and hoover everywhere.  I wish we could just pay a cleaner to do it instead.

• I have to do it every week and it's so boring.

• I hate cleaning!

• I have to clean the bathroom, wash the floors and hoover everywhere.

• I wish we could just pay a cleaner to do it instead.

Which sentence tells you what the paragraph is about?

• supporting details

• topic sentence

• closing sentence

• ending sentence of a paragraph

This sentence of a paragraph wraps up what you want to say or creates a transition to the next paragraph and is typically the last sentence.

• concluding sentence

• body/details

• thesis statement

• main idea

What does a concluding sentence do in a paragraph?

• Introduces the main idea

• Provides an example

• Summarizes the paragraph or provides a transition

• Offers a counterargument

Tags

CCSS.W.7.1E

CCSS.W.7.2F

What is the purpose of the body of a paragraph?

• To entertain the reader with a story

• To provide supporting details and evidence for the topic sentence

• To restate the thesis of an essay

• To conclude the argument presented

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2B