Paragraph Vocabulary and Transition Words

Question 1

A portion of writing that begins with an indentation on a new line?

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paragraph

Question 2

What is informationabout your topic that supports the main idea written in order?

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relevant details

Question 3

Thefirst sentence that catches the reader’s attention and makes the reader want tokeep reading!

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hook

Question 4

Afterwards we went to get some ice cream.

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afterwards

Question 5

The final sentence of a paragraph that ties all details together; alsoknown as a clincher.

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closing

Question 6

First, I walked to the store.

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first

Question 7

A sentence that includes all the important ideas of the paragraph.

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topic sentence

Question 8

Meanwhile, I was still working on my homework when he went outside to play.

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meanwhile

Question 9

To be able to speak or write smoothly, easily, and/orreadily.

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fluency

Question 10

What is the beginningphrase that states the main idea of the paragraph?

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title

Question 11

What is a diagram used to organize ideas before writing?

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graphic organizer

Question 12

As soon as he finished his homework he ran outside to play.

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as soon as

Question 13

Finally I got home and went to bed.

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finally

Question 14

Next, we went to the movies to see Cinderella.

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Question 15

What is the theme or main idea of a writing?

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topic

Question 16

Then she started to feel bad.

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then

Question 17

Tomorrow I will get my homework done sooner so that I can play.

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tomorrow

Question 18

A wordor phrase that bridges one idea to the next; also known as sequencing words.

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transition words

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