Informative Topic Sentences
Grade 3 - Writing - Challenge Me
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Which Grade 3 topic sentence previews all the facts for a paragraph about school gardens?
- This paragraph has three sentences.
- School gardens give students hands-on ways to learn science, food, and responsibility.
- Some garden beds grow lettuce.
- Garden class is more fun than reading.
Study this fact set about weather forecasting: Meteorologists study clouds, wind, and temperature. Weather models help predict changes. Forecasts help people plan safe outdoor activities. Which opening sentence covers the whole set?
- Sunny forecasts are the best forecasts.
- A meteorologist can read a thermometer.
- A painter mixes blue and yellow paint.
- Weather forecasting uses observations and data to predict what conditions may happen next.
Which opening is too narrow for an informative paragraph about school gardens?
- Several facts can fit under this topic.
- Some garden beds grow lettuce.
- School gardens give students hands-on ways to learn science, food, and responsibility.
- Garden class is more fun than reading.
Which sentence would work as the controlling idea for an informative paragraph on renewable energy?
- A chef measures flour before baking.
- Solar panels use sunlight.
- Wind turbines are the coolest machines.
- Renewable energy comes from natural sources that can be replaced or used repeatedly.
A report section is titled "Ancient Pottery." Which topic sentence best matches that section?
- Old pottery is nicer than modern dishes.
- A thunderstorm can bring strong wind.
- My favorite things are easy to name.
- Ancient pottery can teach us how people stored goods, made art, and lived long ago.