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Informative Topic Sentences

Grade 3 Writing Worksheet

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Circle the answer, or write your answer on the lines.

  1. Facts: Sea turtles lay eggs on sandy beaches. Baby turtles crawl to the ocean. Adult turtles swim thousands of miles. Which topic sentence fits all three facts?

    • Sea turtles are the most amazing animals.
    • Sea turtles travel a long way during their lives.
    • The ocean covers most of Earth.
    • Baby turtles crawl to the ocean.

  2. A paragraph is about volcanoes. Which sentence gives only one small detail?

    • There are different kinds of volcanoes around the world.
    • Volcanoes can change the land around them.
    • Volcanoes are openings where melted rock comes out.
    • Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980.

  3. Title: "How Seeds Travel." Which topic sentence matches the title?

    • Planting seeds is my favorite spring job.
    • Some seeds stick to animal fur.
    • Seeds move to new places in many surprising ways.
    • Flowers come in many bright colors.

  4. Which sentence is the best topic sentence for a paragraph that teaches facts about penguins?

    • I am going to tell you about penguins.
    • Emperor penguins can be four feet tall.
    • Penguins are the cutest birds at the zoo.
    • Penguins are birds that are built for life in cold water.

  5. Read the facts. Write a topic sentence that fits all of them. Then add one more fact. Facts: Polar bears have thick fur. They have a layer of fat. Their wide paws help them walk on ice.

    Topic sentence
    One more fact
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Informative Topic Sentences

Answer Key - Grade 3 Writing Worksheet

Circle the answer, or write your answer on the lines.

  1. Facts: Sea turtles lay eggs on sandy beaches. Baby turtles crawl to the ocean. Adult turtles swim thousands of miles. Which topic sentence fits all three facts?

    • Sea turtles are the most amazing animals.
    • Sea turtles travel a long way during their lives.
    • The ocean covers most of Earth.
    • Baby turtles crawl to the ocean.

  2. A paragraph is about volcanoes. Which sentence gives only one small detail?

    • There are different kinds of volcanoes around the world.
    • Volcanoes can change the land around them.
    • Volcanoes are openings where melted rock comes out.
    • Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980.

  3. Title: "How Seeds Travel." Which topic sentence matches the title?

    • Planting seeds is my favorite spring job.
    • Some seeds stick to animal fur.
    • Seeds move to new places in many surprising ways.
    • Flowers come in many bright colors.

  4. Which sentence is the best topic sentence for a paragraph that teaches facts about penguins?

    • I am going to tell you about penguins.
    • Emperor penguins can be four feet tall.
    • Penguins are the cutest birds at the zoo.
    • Penguins are birds that are built for life in cold water.

  5. Read the facts. Write a topic sentence that fits all of them. Then add one more fact. Facts: Polar bears have thick fur. They have a layer of fat. Their wide paws help them walk on ice.

    Topic sentence
    One more fact

    a topic sentence about how polar bears stay warm or live on ice, and one more true, related fact.