Writing Paragraph

What is a topic sentence?

• A sentence that help to explain the central idea.

• The last sentence in a paragraph. It restates the main idea, and gives a finished feeling to the paragraph.

• A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.

• Both 1 and 3

Which of these is in the correct order for writing a paragraph?

• topic sentence, closing sentence, detail sentences

• detail sentences, topic sentence, closing sentence

• closing sentence, detail sentences, topic sentence

• topic sentence, detail sentences, closing sentence

A paragraph is a group of sentences that are about the same __________.

• topic

• word

• detail

• book

A paragraph can give __________ about the topic.

• facts

• opinions

• both facts and opinions

• neither facts nor opinions

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

What does it mean for a line to be indented?

• It gives an opinion that the writer has to support with details.

• It is set farther from the margin of the page than the rest of the text.

• It is the concluding sentence of the paragraph that it is in.

• It is written in a larger font than the rest of the sentences in the text.

Supporting details give __________ that backs up the main idea.

• conclusion

• topic

• imagination

• evidence

True or false: The closing sentence of a paragraph should be the same as the topic sentence.

• true

• false

Which of these is the best word or phrase to start a closing sentence?

• First

• In conclusion

• In addition

• Next

A closing sentence can restate the main idea or be a __________ of all the ideas in the paragraph.

• fact

• fiction

• summary

• supporting detail