Facts about Paragraphs
Details (adjectives)
Find the topic sentence
What doesn't belong?
Miscellaneous
100

How many sentences does a paragraph have?

8+

100
Andy is wearing a black jacket
black
100
A mother bird is very busy. They build a nest, lay eggs in the nest, and sit on the eggs. They also gather food for the hungry babies.
A mother bird is very busy.
100
I like to watch football. Every sunday me and my dad watch football together. Last sunday is rained. The Cowboys are my favorite team.
Last sunday it rained.
100

True or False: The closing sentence of a paragraph should be exactly the same as the topic sentence.

False 

200

The beginning of every paragraph has a ______.

Topic Sentence

200

Jack lives in a big, fancy house.

big, fancy
200
Boy was I surprised when I looked under my bed. I found a dirty sock, my lost homework, and a piece of rotten banana. I need to clean my room more often.
Boy was I surprised when I looked under my bed.
200
I would like to have a new pet. I have a cat and a dog. Goldfish and birds would be good pets. Birthdays are fun. Maybe I will get a hamster or a rabbit.
Birthdays are fun.
200

Words that help you move from one idea to another. 

transitions

300

What is a paragraph?

a group of sentences that are about the same topic.

300

Elephants are interesting animals.

Interesting

300

Do you have a pet? Cats are lazy animals. They like to lie around all day. They walk slow. Sometimes they lick their paws and their fur. That’s why you may want to think twice about having a cat as a pet. 

Cats are lazy animals.

300
Emily and Tonya are good friends. They play games, ride their bikes, and go to the park together. Tonya's dog can run very fast. Emily and Tonya ride the bus to school together. They spend the night at each others' houses.
What is Tonya's dog can run very fast.
300

To quote information from another source.

Cite

400

What do you do at the beginning of a paragraph to make it clearly visible?

Indent

400

Picnics at the beach are extremely relaxing and really fun.

extremely, really

400

There are many ways to exercise. I like to run. I like to feel the wind go through my hair. Everything passes by you really fast. Then you get out of breath. That’s when I start to walk.

I like to run.

400
I'm going swimming in the pool at the park. I have my swimsuit and a big towel. Mom gave me money for a snack. Hippos swim in the river. My dad is going to drive me there. It will be a lot of fun.
Hippos swim in the river.
400

A type of paragraph or writing that describes information. It is a non-fiction. 

Informational/expository

500

Each paragraph includes the following parts (4 answers)

topic sentence, supporting ideas, explanations, closing sentence

500

Last week at the zoo I saw an enormous monkey eating a banana.

enormous

500

A dinosaur lives under my bed. I can hear him snoring at night. This dinosaur is very mischievous. In the daytime he goes outside and eats my mom’s daisies. He tracked his muddy footprints into the house. He plays with all my toys and breaks many of them, and then I get blamed. 

This dinosaur is very mischievous.

500
Beavers build a special home called a lodge. They use trees to build their lodges. Beavers use their sharp teeth to cut down small trees. They cut off the branches and carry the trunks to the stream. Beavers have babies in the spring. They stack the trunks and branches into a big pile. They make the door to the lodge under they water. Beavers are excellent builders.
Beavers have babies in the spring.
500

a sentence that summarizes or rephrases the topic

closing sentence

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