Build a Short Paragraph
Grade 2 - Writing - On Level

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Choose the best order for this short paragraph about walking safely to school.
- Students can make safe choices while walking to school. -> They can look both ways and listen for traffic. -> They should stop at the curb before crossing. -> Safe walkers pay attention until they reach school.
- They should stop at the curb before crossing. -> Students can make safe choices while walking to school. -> They can look both ways and listen for traffic. -> Safe walkers pay attention until they reach school.
- Safe walkers pay attention until they reach school. -> They can look both ways and listen for traffic. -> They should stop at the curb before crossing. -> Students can make safe choices while walking to school.
- Students can make safe choices while walking to school. -> They should stop at the curb before crossing. -> They can look both ways and listen for traffic. -> Safe walkers pay attention until they reach school.
Which sentence should come first in the paragraph about walking safely to school?
- They can look both ways and listen for traffic.
- They should stop at the curb before crossing.
- A butterfly landed on a purple flower.
- Students can make safe choices while walking to school.
Which sentence is a detail that supports the topic sentence "Families can save water with small daily habits."
- Turning off the faucet while brushing teeth prevents waste.
- These choices help protect an important resource.
- Families can save water with small daily habits.
- A skateboard has four small wheels.
Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph about packing for a picnic?
- A library card fits in a wallet.
- Packing carefully makes a picnic easier.
- When everything is packed, the picnic can begin.
- Napkins and water bottles are useful too.
Which sentence makes a good closing for the paragraph about taking care of a class plant?
- The paragraph starts here.
- First, students check whether the soil feels dry.
- With daily care, the plant can keep growing.
- A class plant needs steady care.