Worksheet

Write a Strong Topic Sentence

Grade 4 - Writing - On Level

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  1. Read the details: The baker measures flour carefully. Yeast makes the dough rise. Heat changes soft dough into bread. Which topic sentence fits all of them?

    • Yeast makes the dough rise.
    • Baking bread involves measuring ingredients and observing changes.
    • The bakery has a bell on the door.
    • This is about bread.

  2. Which sentence is too broad for a paragraph about class investigations?

    • Science is an interesting subject.
    • Each group recorded observations.
    • The class chose a question.
    • A class investigation uses questions, observations, and comparisons to build a claim.

  3. Which sentence is too narrow to introduce all these details: The museum ticket shows the date. The guidebook names the exhibit rooms. A photograph shows the old train station.

    • Different museum materials provide evidence for visitors.
    • Trains can be noisy when they leave a station.
    • Museum materials can give visitors evidence about history and place.
    • The ticket shows the date.

  4. Which sentence is off topic for details about museum evidence?

    • History happened before today.
    • Different museum materials provide evidence for visitors.
    • The ticket shows the date.
    • Trains can be noisy when they leave a station.

  5. Revise this dull topic sentence: "This is about bread."

    • This is about bread.
    • The bakery has a bell on the door.
    • This is a paragraph with sentences.
    • Bread baking combines careful measurement with physical changes.
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