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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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  1. Question 1

    These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?

    • A. At lunch, Ruby introduced him to her friends.
    • B. Then a girl called Ruby offered to show him the way.
    • C. By home time, Kai was already looking forward to tomorrow.
    • D. Kai's first day at the new school went better than he expected.

  2. Question 2

    These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?

    • A. At lunch, Ruby introduced him to her friends.
    • B. Kai's first day at the new school went better than he expected.
    • C. By home time, Kai was already looking forward to tomorrow.
    • D. Then a girl called Ruby offered to show him the way.

  3. Question 3

    These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?

    • A. Then we spent Thursday evening baking with our families.
    • B. Our class planned a cake sale for the animal shelter.
    • C. On Friday, we sold every cake by lunchtime.
    • D. In the end, we raised enough money to buy blankets for the dogs.

  4. Question 4

    These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?

    • A. Planting a seed is simple.
    • B. Next, push the seed gently into the soil.
    • C. After a week or two, a green shoot will appear.
    • D. First, fill a small pot with compost.

  5. Question 5

    These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?

    • A. Water goes round and round in a cycle.
    • B. First, the sun heats water in seas and lakes, and it evaporates.
    • C. Finally, it flows into rivers and back to the sea.
    • D. Next, the water vapour cools and forms clouds.

  6. Question 6

    These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?

    • A. After a week or two, a green shoot will appear.
    • B. First, fill a small pot with compost.
    • C. Planting a seed is simple.
    • D. Next, push the seed gently into the soil.

  7. Question 7

    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. First, fold a sheet of paper in half.
    • C. Finally, open it out and shape it into a boat.
    • D. Making a paper boat is easy.

  8. Question 8

    These sentences come from one paragraph. Which one should come FIRST, as the topic sentence?

    • A. Then a girl called Ruby offered to show him the way.
    • B. At lunch, Ruby introduced him to her friends.
    • C. By home time, Kai was already looking forward to tomorrow.
    • D. Kai's first day at the new school went better than he expected.

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Answer key: Put the sentences of a paragraph in a logical order

  1. 1. D. Kai's first day at the new school went better than he expected.

  2. 2. B. Kai's first day at the new school went better than he expected.

  3. 3. B. Our class planned a cake sale for the animal shelter.

  4. 4. A. Planting a seed is simple.

  5. 5. A. Water goes round and round in a cycle.

  6. 6. C. Planting a seed is simple.

  7. 7. D. Making a paper boat is easy.

  8. 8. D. Kai's first day at the new school went better than he expected.