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Put the sentences of a paragraph in a logical order

4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 8 questions · Common Core: W.4.2.A, W.4.3.C · England: Y4 Writing (organising paragraphs), Y3/4 Writing (composition)

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Question 1
These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?
- A. Next, fold the top corners down to the middle.
- B. Making a paper boat is easy.
- C. First, fold a sheet of paper in half.
- D. Finally, open it out and shape it into a boat.
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Question 2
These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?
- A. At last, a butterfly breaks out and flies away.
- B. First, it hatches from a tiny egg on a leaf.
- C. Next, it eats and grows for several weeks.
- D. A caterpillar goes through amazing changes.
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Question 3
These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?
- A. Then the water falls back down as rain or snow.
- B. Water goes round and round in a cycle.
- C. Next, the water vapour cools and forms clouds.
- D. First, the sun heats water in seas and lakes, and it evaporates.
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Question 4
These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?
- A. By home time, Kai was already looking forward to tomorrow.
- B. Kai's first day at the new school went better than he expected.
- C. In the morning, he could not find his classroom.
- D. Then a girl called Ruby offered to show him the way.
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Question 5
These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?
- A. First, fill a small pot with compost.
- B. Next, push the seed gently into the soil.
- C. After a week or two, a green shoot will appear.
- D. Planting a seed is simple.
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Question 6
These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?
- A. At last, a butterfly breaks out and flies away.
- B. Then it forms a chrysalis around itself.
- C. First, it hatches from a tiny egg on a leaf.
- D. A caterpillar goes through amazing changes.
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Question 7
These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?
- A. Making a paper boat is easy.
- B. Finally, open it out and shape it into a boat.
- C. First, fold a sheet of paper in half.
- D. Then fold up the bottom edges on each side.
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Question 8
These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?
- A. First, fold a sheet of paper in half.
- B. Making a paper boat is easy.
- C. Finally, open it out and shape it into a boat.
- D. Then fold up the bottom edges on each side.

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