Topic Sentences Worksheet 1

TOPIC SENTENCES Worksheet 1: What is a topic sentence? Exercise 1: What is a topic sentence? Read the paragraph. My favourite drink is tea and I drink a lot of it. I always Look at the underlined sentence. have tea in the morning for breakfast. I make a pot of tea This is the topic sentence. and then I drink it all myself. Sometimes I have another pot before lunch. At four o’clock, I make a cup of mint tea. Mint tea is good for waking up and studying. Tick () the correct information about topic sentences. A topic sentence is:       at or near the start of the paragraph. at the end of the paragraph. the main idea of the paragraph. a small detail from the paragraph. one or two words. a complete sentence. Exercise 2: Read the paragraphs. Underline the topic sentences. I would like to tell you about my uncle. His name is Juma and he is thirty-nine years old. He is my father’s youngest brother. I really like Uncle Juma because he is very kind and very funny. He also tells us interesting stories about the places he visits. I love football! I loved football when I was a small boy, and I love it now. My favourite team is Manchester United. I go to see our local club team every weekend, and now I play for the college three times a week. My brothers all have jobs. My oldest brother, Edward, is a doctor at the hospital in the centre of the city, and the second oldest, Daniel, is an accountant in an office near our home. My youngest brother is a policeman. I am the only brother who is still at school. I like most types of books. However, the books I enjoy the most are travel books. I like reading about different countries and the famous places there. When I go on holiday, I always buy lots of books about the place I am visiting. Travel books help you to understand a place. Exercise 3: Read the paragraphs. Write the number of the topic sentence next to the correct paragraph. Write TS where the sentence goes in the paragraph. Topic sentences 1. I lived in a small town when I was a child. 2. When I have my own children, I want to move to a small town. 3. The town I live in is very small. 4. There are two main advantages of living in a small town. Paragraph A: Topic sentence __4__ First, you know everyone and everyone knows you. This helps you to feel safe, and it is friendlier. Secondly, it is quiet and there are fewer cars. This means there is less pollution than in a big town or city. Paragraph B: Topic sentence _1___ It was a very nice place to live then. Now it is much bigger than before. More people live there and some big businesses opened offices there. My parents still live there but they say it was better in the past. Paragraph C: Topic sentence _2___ I don’t want my children to live in a big city because a big city is not as friendly or as safe as a village. I want to move to the village where my grandparents live. The children can play in the street there and everyone knows each other. Paragraph D: Topic sentence __3__ There are only a few food shops and one school here. Most people go to the big city to go shopping for clothes and gifts. Again, you need to go to the city if you need the hospital. However, our town is very nice and it has a beautiful park. TOPIC SENTENCES Worksheet 2: Choosing and using topic sentences Exercise 1: Read the paragraph and tick () the best topic sentence. Topic sentences:   B: Japan, for computers. example,  C: Japan is a very important country.  Paragraph: __________________________________ It produces makes many cars, such as Toyotas and Nissans, which it sells all over the world. It also produces electrical goods such as televisions and DVDs. Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the biggest and most modern cities in the world. A: Japan is a very beautiful country. D: Japan makes cars. What is wrong with the other topic sentences? Match them to the problems. Problems: Topic sentence: It is an example. It is a smaller idea, not the main idea. __B____ __D____ It is about something different from the other sentences. ___A___ Exercise 2: Read the two topic sentences. Write the other sentences in order below the correct topic sentences. I need to buy a new computer. 1. Computers are very useful for learning 1. English. My is very slow. 2. ⓓ⠬computer ⓓ⠬ⓓ⠬ⓓ⠬ ⓓ⠬ⓓ⠬ⓓ⠬ 2. You can also use online dictionaries and 3. ⓓ⠬ⓓ⠬ I need a faster one for my college work. ⓓ⠬ⓓ⠬ play games in English. 4. I am going to give my old computer to my 3. You can use then in different ways. youngest sister. 4. You can do your homework on them. I am going to give my old computer to my younger sister. You can also use online dictionaries and play games in English. You can do your homework on them. I need a faster one for my college work. You can use them in different ways. My computer is very slow. Exercise 3: Read the topic sentence and write the rest of the paragraph. Mobile phone are very important to many people now. It is the perfect way to stay connected with others. For examples, calling, messaging and having social media are ways to keep in touch with our beloved ones regardless the distance. It also helps people to stay organize and productive with having multiple applications such as alarms, note keepers and calendar. Therefore, mobile phones have become a necessity in today’s age from calling people to having various features and services.