Write an Informative Paragraph
Grade 4 - Writing - Challenge Me
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Which topic sentence best starts an informative paragraph about how a simple circuit lights a bulb?
- A simple circuit lights a bulb when electricity has a complete path to follow.
- A battery provides the electrical energy for the circuit.
- Something happens in this paragraph.
- I think this topic is better than all the others.
Which fact belongs in a paragraph about how shadows change during the day?
- This topic is my favorite one.
- Around midday, shadows are usually shorter.
- Everyone already knows everything about it.
- The writer should use bigger handwriting.
Which detail should be removed from an informative paragraph about how recycling paper saves resources?
- The paper is mixed with water to make pulp.
- Collected paper is sorted and cleaned at a recycling center.
- The pulp can be rolled and dried into new paper.
- The recycling bin in our room is green.
Which plan gives a logical order for explaining how a simple circuit lights a bulb?
- Name the parts, explain the complete path, and then describe what happens when the path breaks.
- Some bulbs are packed in cardboard boxes.
- List facts in the order they are easiest to spell.
- Use only one detail and repeat it three times.
Which sentence best concludes an informative paragraph about how a rain garden helps a school?
- That is why this topic is better than recess.
- A rain garden helps a school by collecting runoff and giving water a place to soak into soil.
- The end is here and now it stops.
- A rain garden is useful because it manages stormwater while creating a small habitat.