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Paragraphs That Hold Together

Languages · Language Learning · ages 10-12
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which word can join two sentences into one smooth sentence?

    • Apple
    • Because
    • Quickly

  2. What should the first sentence of a paragraph do?

    • Name the one idea
    • List every fact you know
    • Ask the reader a riddle

  3. All the verbs in one paragraph should stay in the same time.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. You liked a model text about a market day. How do you use it for your own day?

    • Copy it word for word
    • Borrow its shape for your day
    • Translate it from another language

  5. Which pair of sentences is glued with a connecting word?

    • I ran. I fell.
    • I ran and I fell.
    • Run. Fell.

  6. One paragraph should cover two different ideas to save space.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Two sentences both fit the topic but one drifts to another idea. Which one stays?

    • The one that supports the first sentence
    • The longer one, always
    • The one with harder words

  8. A paragraph reads fine until the last line, which adds a brand new idea. What is the best fix?

    • Add more new ideas
    • Delete the whole paragraph
    • Move the new idea out and end by summing up
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Answer key

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Paragraphs That Hold Together W1-mt_o-mglXOz-_-s1

  1. Because · Because links a reason to what happened.
  2. Name the one idea · A clear start tells the reader what to expect.
  3. True · Jumping between past and present breaks the flow.
  4. Borrow its shape for your day · A model gives shape. Your own words give the content.
  5. I ran and I fell. · And joins the two short sentences into one.
  6. False · Two ideas need two paragraphs, one idea each.
  7. The one that supports the first sentence · Every sentence must serve the idea the first sentence named.
  8. Move the new idea out and end by summing up · The ending should close the point, not open a new one.
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