Develop a Topic With Facts
Grade 5 - Writing - Challenge Me
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Which fact best develops an informative paragraph about morning announcements?
- Makerspaces often include shared tools, recycled materials, and design challenges.
- Primary sources are records or objects from the time being studied.
- Announcements are easier to understand when events are grouped by date and audience.
- Recycling signs work best when they use simple words and matching pictures.
Which explanation belongs after this fact: Protected lanes use markings or barriers to separate bicycles from cars.
- This fact explains how organization improves communication.
- This fact explains how the lane design improves safety.
- This fact explains why labels can change sorting behavior.
- This fact explains why garden location affects plant growth.
Which detail belongs under the topic library makerspaces?
- half of recyclable bottles went into trash bins
- students test models with shared tools
- letters from the town's first train station
- students record soil temperature and plant height
Which sentence is too opinion-based for an informative paragraph about school gardens?
- The garden was nice.
- students record soil temperature and plant height
- Some plants grow faster when they receive six or more hours of sunlight.
- This fact explains why garden location affects plant growth.
Which pair develops the topic with a fact and explanation?
- The signs are okay. Lunch starts at 12:10.
- Recycling signs work best when they use simple words and matching pictures. This fact explains why labels can change sorting behavior.
- I saw a bottle. I tossed it. It was wrong. The bins need labels.
- The cafeteria should start a clearer recycling system. Better labels would reduce mistakes and keep recyclable materials out of the trash.