Informative Topic Sentences
Grade 3 - Writing - On Level
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Which Grade 3 topic sentence previews all the facts for a paragraph about ancient pottery?
- Ancient pottery can teach us how people stored goods, made art, and lived long ago.
- A thunderstorm can bring strong wind.
- Old pottery is nicer than modern dishes.
- This paragraph has three sentences.
Study this fact set about ancient pottery: Clay pots could store food or water. Patterns on pottery may show how people decorated useful objects. Broken pieces can help historians learn about daily life. Which opening sentence covers the whole set?
- The facts are in the right order.
- Some clay pots held grain.
- Ancient pottery can teach us how people stored goods, made art, and lived long ago.
- Old pottery is nicer than modern dishes.
Which opening is too narrow for an informative paragraph about renewable energy?
- A solar panel can be placed on a roof.
- Renewable energy comes from natural sources that can be replaced or used repeatedly.
- A chef measures flour before baking.
- Several facts can fit under this topic.
Which sentence would work as the controlling idea for an informative paragraph on school gardens?
- School gardens give students hands-on ways to learn science, food, and responsibility.
- A ferry carries cars across a river.
- Garden class is more fun than reading.
- Some garden beds grow lettuce.
A report section is titled "Renewable Energy." Which topic sentence best matches that section?
- Renewable energy comes from natural sources that can be replaced or used repeatedly.
- Wind turbines are the coolest machines.
- My favorite things are easy to name.
- A solar panel can be placed on a roof.