Past: 2 Tenses
Topic Sentences
Supporting Sent.
Irrelevant Info
Surprise!
100
Fill in the blank: We ___ (clean) the house when we ___ (find) the broken vase.
We were cleaning the house when we found the broken vase.
100
Identify the topic and controlling idea: Vegetables are important to a healthy diet.
Topic: Vegetables Controlling Idea: are important to a healthy diet.
100
Write a Supporting Sentence for this topic sentence: There are many reasons to learn another language.
100
100
Identify the Irrelevant Information: (1) The longest-lived creature in the insect world is the queen termite. (2) She has been known to live for over 50 years. (3) During that time, the queen can lay over 30,000 eggs each day. (4) In her 50 years of life, it is possible for her to give birth to half a billion children. (5) Some termite hills can be over six meters high.
(5)
100
What country is above the United States of America?
Canada
200
Fill in the blank: After Jamal ___ (call) his parents, they ___ (send) him some money.
called, sent
200
Identify the topic and controlling idea: Dante's "Inferno" is a famous book that everyone should read.
Topic: Dante's "Inferno" Controlling Idea: is a famous book that everyone should read.
200
Write a Supporting Sentence for this topic sentence: Using a cell phone while driving has many disadvantages.
200
200
Identify the Irrelevant Information: (1) The solar system is believed to have formed, perhaps 5 billion years ago, from a spinning cloud of gas called a nebula. (2) Earth is the third planet from the sun. (3) As this nebula contracted it began to spin faster and faster. (4) Probably it spun off rings of planetary matter as it became more disk-like. (5) These rings later contracted into planets.
(2)
200
What computer is named after a fruit?
Apple
300
Fill in the blank: Because the dogs ___ (bark), the guards ___ (go) outside to check the building.
were barking, went
300
Write a topic sentence on this topic: Moodle quizzes
300
300
Write a Supporting Sentence for this topic sentence: It is important to go to study hall.
300
300
Identify the Irrelevant Information: (1) Some people do not know that the whale is a mammal just like a human. (2) Humpback whales will sometimes leap clear up out of the water, an act known as breaching. (3) A humpback whale can weigh thirty tons and measure 15 meters in length. (4) It takes an enormous amount of energy for a whale to breach.
(1)
300
What is the world's longest river?
Amazon
400
Fill in the blank: The children ___ (play) football and ___ (eat) pizza last night at 8 p.m. They ___ (fall) asleep at 10:30 and ___ (sleep) until 7 a.m.
were playing and eating, fell, slept
400
Write a topic sentence on this topic: children watching TV
400
400
Write 2 Supporting Sentences for this topic sentence: Parents must do many things for their children
400
400
Identify the Irrelevant Information: (1) The largest set of wings on any bird, more than three meters across, is found on the albatross. (2) They are so heavy that it is difficult for the albatross to flap them in order to take off and fly. (3) Not all large birds can fly. (4) Albatross often nest on steep cliffs so that they can simply fall off into the air. (5) Once they are airborne, they soar gracefully. (6) A baby albatross is called a chick.
(3) and (6)
400
What is Bruce Wayne's super hero name?
Batman
500
Fill in the blank: Although the workers ___ (build) as quickly as possible, they ___ (finish, negative) the house in time. The engineers ___ (be) angry because the work ___ (take) so long. The owners also ___ (feel) angry about the delay.
were building, didn't finish, were, was taking, felt
500
Write 2 topic sentences on this topic: getting a driver's license
500
500
Write 2 Supporting Sentences for this topic sentence: New York City has many interesting sights.
500
500
Identify the Irrelevant Information: (1) Lake Baikal in central Asia is the deepest lake in the world. (2) Lake Tanganyika in central Africa is the second deepest lake in the world. (3) Cossaks discovered Lake Baikal in the mid 17th century. (4) In places, it is 1.5 kilometers deep. (5) The lake contains about one sixth of the world's fresh water supply. (6) It contains over 1200 species of animals and 500 species of plants. (7) Many of these plants and animals are not to be found anywhere else on earth. (8) The name Baikal comes from the Mongolian word that means 'nature.'
(2), (3), and (6)
500
What are all the colors of the rainbow?
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
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