Organize Facts and Definitions
Grade 3 - Writing - Building Confidence
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Which Grade 3 fact develops this topic sentence: "Weather instruments collect data that helps people describe conditions."
- Wind vanes are better than every other weather tool.
- A barometer measures air pressure.
- A map scale compares distance on a map to distance in real life.
- I want to learn more.
Which evidence sentence answers the research question "How can a habitat corridor help animals cross roads?"
- Many people ask questions.
- A sundial uses sunlight to show time.
- The question is interesting.
- Some wildlife crossings are built over or under busy roads.
For an informative paragraph about local landmarks, which sentence is checkable fact instead of opinion?
- A monument may honor a person or event from the past.
- This topic is the best.
- I like learning about it.
- Old buildings are always more interesting than new ones.
Which sentence should be cut because it breaks the fact set about weather instruments?
- A wind vane points toward the direction the wind comes from.
- A thermometer measures temperature in degrees.
- A map scale compares distance on a map to distance in real life.
- A barometer measures air pressure.
Which precise fact adds an exact part, action, or result for habitat corridors?
- Some wildlife crossings are built over or under busy roads.
- The topic has facts.
- Animal bridges are the most amazing structures.
- A sundial uses sunlight to show time.