Understanding Topic Sentences
A Grade 3 worksheet to help students identify and write effective topic sentences in paragraphs.
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Understanding Topic Sentences
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Read each section carefully and follow the directions. A topic sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph.
Read the paragraph below. Choose the best topic sentence.
My dog, Buster, loves to play fetch. He also enjoys chasing squirrels in the backyard. Sometimes, he even tries to catch the water from the hose. Buster is a very active dog.
1. Which sentence is the topic sentence?
My dog, Buster, loves to play fetch.
Buster is a very active dog.
He also enjoys chasing squirrels in the backyard.
Sometimes, he even tries to catch the water from the hose.
Read the paragraph. Write a topic sentence that tells what the paragraph is mostly about.
1. . Some are red, some are yellow, and some are green. They can be sweet or tart. You can eat them whole, bake them in a pie, or make applesauce.
Write one good topic sentence for each paragraph idea below.
1. Idea: Your favorite animal. What does it look like? What does it eat? Where does it live?
2. Idea: What you like to do on the playground. Do you like to swing, slide, or play tag?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A topic sentence is always the last sentence in a paragraph.
True
False
2. A topic sentence tells the main idea of the whole paragraph.
True
False