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Which would be the best topic sentence for this set of sentences?
a) My dog ate my homework.
b) I forgot my lunch.
c) What a horrible day I had!
d) I fell in front of the whole class.

The other sentences in a paragraph _____________ the topic sentence.
a) always come before
b) change
c) support
d) hide

Which would be the best topic sentence for this set of sentences?
a) Everyone is doing their holiday shopping.
b) The lines are way too long.
c) The malls are crowded in December.
d) There are no parking spaces.

Which would be the best topic sentence for this set of sentences?
a) Form the gum around the tongue.
b) Put a piece of gum in your mouth.
c) Blowing a bubble is easy to do.
d) Now blow a bubble.

Mason really enjoys playing soccer. He plays on three teams. He has played since he was three. He likes scoring goals. What is the topic sentence in this paragraph.
a) He likes scoring goals.
b) He plays on three teams.
c) He has played since he was three.
d) Mason really enjoys playing soccer.

Topic sentences can sometimes appear at the end of a paragraph.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

I hate doing laundry. It takes a long time to do. I do not like folding the clothes. I never can get the wrinkles out. Identify the topic sentence in this paragraph.
a) It takes a long time to do.
b) I hate doing laundry.
c) I do not like folding the clothes.
d) I never can get the wrinkles out.

Alanna is afraid of spiders. She screams every time she sees one. If she sees one, she runs away. Identify the topic sentence in this paragraph.
a) She screams every time she sees one.
b) Alanna is afraid of spiders.
c) Spiders have 8 legs.
d) If she sees one, she runs away.

A _________ sentence is usually the first sentence of a paragraph.
a) unimportant
b) ending
c) topic
d) supporting

Which would be the best topic sentence for this set of sentences?
a) She is always taking my stuff.
b) My sister is so annoying.
c) She pulls my hair.
d) She sings too loud all the time.

__________ paragraph should have a topic sentence.
a) No
b) Every
c) Only one
d) Only a big

Topic sentences give readers an idea of what the ____________ is going to be about.
a) book
b) paragraph
c) encyclopedia
d) title

Which would be the best topic sentence for this set of sentences?
a) You get to talk to each other between turns.
b) I never knew bowling could be so much fun.
c) I even got a strike!
d) You get to wear silly-looking shoes.

A topic sentence must always be a _____________ sentence.
a) long
b) short
c) incomplete
d) complete

A topic sentence introduces the overall _______ of a paragraph.
a) title
b) humor
c) theme
d) words

Which would be the best topic sentence for this set of sentences?
a) It has a large ring.
b) Its surface temperature is 191-C.
c) Saturn is a fascinating planet.
d) It has 11 moons.

Topic sentences help make a _________________from one paragraph to another.
a) title
b) transition
c) space
d) word

A topic sentence can sometimes be in the form of a question.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Which would be the best topic sentence for this set of sentences?
a) Fast food can be bad for your health.
b) Fast food is often made with grease.
c) Cheeseburgers have over 300 calories.
d) Most fast food has too much fat or sugar.

Giving is better than receiving. I thought getting presents was the best. Then I saw how giving presents makes others feel. Identify the topic sentence in this paragraph.
a) I thought getting presents was the best.
b) Then I saw how giving presents makes others feel.
c) I liked all my gifts.
d) Giving is better than receiving.

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