23. My Dog Romeo is so much fun to
play with. One reason he’s fun is
because he loves to play catch. What’s
also fun is that he follows me around
the house with a toy and drops it on
my foot, so I will kick it. Additionally,
he can catch just about anything, but
his favorite thing to catch is a
Frisbee. Finally, he loves it when I
pretend like I’m falling dead, and he
runs over to lick me. All these reasons
show why I really have fun playing
with Romeo.
But first, let us answer some questions so that you can easily
locate the topic sentence in this short story
What does Dog Romeo
love to play?
24. My Dog Romeo is so much fun to
play with. One reason he’s fun is
because he loves to play catch. What’s
also fun is that he follows me around
the house with a toy and drops it on
my foot, so I will kick it. Additionally,
he can catch just about anything, but
his favorite thing to catch is a
Frisbee. Finally, he loves it when I
pretend like I’m falling dead, and he
runs over to lick me. All these reasons
show why I really have fun playing
with Romeo.
What does Dog Romeo
love to play?
Dog Romeo loves to
play catch
25. My Dog Romeo is so much fun to
play with. One reason he’s fun is
because he loves to play catch. What’s
also fun is that he follows me around
the house with a toy and drops it on
my foot, so I will kick it. Additionally,
he can catch just about anything, but
his favorite thing to catch is a
Frisbee. Finally, he loves it when I
pretend like I’m falling dead, and he
runs over to lick me. All these reasons
show why I really have fun playing
with Romeo.
Next question….
What does Dog Romeo
do after following its
owner?
26. My Dog Romeo is so much fun to
play with. One reason he’s fun is
because he loves to play catch. What’s
also fun is that he follows me around
the house with a toy and drops it on
my foot, so I will kick it. Additionally,
he can catch just about anything, but
his favorite thing to catch is a
Frisbee. Finally, he loves it when I
pretend like I’m falling dead, and he
runs over to lick me. All these reasons
show why I really have fun playing
with Romeo.
Dog Romeo follows the owner
around the house with a toy
and drops it in his/her foot
to kick it.
What does Dog Romeo
do after following its
owner?
27. My Dog Romeo is so much fun to
play with. One reason he’s fun is
because he loves to play catch. What’s
also fun is that he follows me around
the house with a toy and drops it on
my foot, so I will kick it. Additionally,
he can catch just about anything, but
his favorite thing to catch is a
Frisbee. Finally, he loves it when I
pretend like I’m falling dead, and he
runs over to lick me. All these reasons
show why I really have fun playing
with Romeo.
Another question….
What is his favorite
thing to catch?
28. My Dog Romeo is so much fun to
play with. One reason he’s fun is
because he loves to play catch. What’s
also fun is that he follows me around
the house with a toy and drops it on
my foot, so I will kick it. Additionally,
he can catch just about anything, but
his favorite thing to catch is a
Frisbee. Finally, he loves it when I
pretend like I’m falling dead, and he
runs over to lick me. All these reasons
show why I really have fun playing
with Romeo.
He can catch just about
anything but his favorite
thing to catch is a Frisbee.
What is his favorite
thing to catch?
29. My Dog Romeo is so much fun to
play with. One reason he’s fun is
because he loves to play catch. What’s
also fun is that he follows me around
the house with a toy and drops it on
my foot, so I will kick it. Additionally,
he can catch just about anything, but
his favorite thing to catch is a
Frisbee. Finally, he loves it when I
pretend like I’m falling dead, and he
runs over to lick me. All these reasons
show why I really have fun playing
with Romeo.
For the last question….
What are the other
things that Dog Romeo
loves to do?
30. My Dog Romeo is so much fun to
play with. One reason he’s fun is
because he loves to play catch. What’s
also fun is that he follows me around
the house with a toy and drops it on
my foot, so I will kick it. Additionally,
he can catch just about anything, but
his favorite thing to catch is a
Frisbee. Finally, he loves it when I
pretend like I’m falling dead, and he
runs over to lick me. All these reasons
show why I really have fun playing
with Romeo.
He also loves to lick his
owner when he/she pretended
to be dead.
What are the other
things that Dog Romeo
loves to do?
31. My Dog Romeo is so much fun to play with. One reason he’s fun is
because he loves to play catch. What’s also fun is that he follows me around
the house with a toy and drops it on my foot, so I will kick it. Additionally, he
can catch just about anything, but his favorite thing to catch is a Frisbee.
Finally, he loves it when I pretend like I’m falling dead, and he runs over to
lick me. All these reasons show why I really have fun playing with Romeo.
Well done! All of your answers are the supporting details of this
story-paragraph, can you locate now the topic sentence?
Remember that the topic sentence is
the controlling idea which tells the
reader what the paragraph is all
about.
32.
33. Let us go back to our previous short story.
Read it carefully and again try to answer the
following questions to easily identify the topic
sentence.
Paragraph 1
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the East. One day, he found a
green bead on a leaf. The eagle thought the bead was a seed. So he ate
the bead. Teddy did not like the bead. He could feel the hard bead.
“Meat is better,” he said. “I will fly to the east to look for some meat.”
34. Paragraph 1
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the East. One
day, he found a green bead on a leaf. The eagle thought
the bead was a seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not
like the bead. He could feel the hard bead. “Meat is
better,” he said. “I will fly to the east to look for some
meat.”
According to the story, what animal loves to fly to
the East?
35. Paragraph 1
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the East. One day, he found a green bead on
a leaf. The eagle thought the bead was a seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not like
the bead. He could feel the hard bead. “Meat is better,” he said. “I will fly to the east
to look for some meat.”
According to the
story, what
animal loves to
fly to the East?
Very good!
an eagle
36. Paragraph 1
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the East. One
day, he found a green bead on a leaf. The eagle thought
the bead was a seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not
like the bead. He could feel the hard bead. “Meat is
better,” he said. “I will fly to the east to look for some
meat.”
When Teddy was flying to the East, what did he
find out?
37. Paragraph 1
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the East. One day, he found a green bead on
a leaf. The eagle thought the bead was a seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not like
the bead. He could feel the hard bead. “Meat is better,” he said. “I will fly to the east
to look for some meat.”
When Teddy was
flying to the
East, what did
he find out?
Very good!
he found a
green
bead on a
leaf
38. Paragraph 1
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the East. One
day, he found a green bead on a leaf. The eagle thought
the bead was a seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not
like the bead. He could feel the hard bead. “Meat is
better,” he said. “I will fly to the east to look for some
meat.”
Did Teddy eat the bead?
Why?
39. Paragraph 1
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the East. One day, he found a green bead on
a leaf. The eagle thought the bead was a seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not like
the bead. He could feel the hard bead. “Meat is better,” he said. “I will fly to the east
to look for some meat.”
Did Teddy eat
the bead?
Why?
Correct!
Yes! He eat
the bead
thinking that
it was a
seed.
40. Paragraph 1
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the East. One
day, he found a green bead on a leaf. The eagle thought
the bead was a seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not
like the bead. He could feel the hard bead. “Meat is
better,” he said. “I will fly to the east to look for some
meat.”
Did he like the bead?
Why?
41. Paragraph 1
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the East. One day, he found a green bead on
a leaf. The eagle thought the bead was a seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not like
the bead. He could feel the hard bead. “Meat is better,” he said. “I will fly to the east
to look for some meat.”
Did he like the
bead?
Why?
Correct!
No…. Teddy
didn’t like it
because he
could feel its
hardness.
42. Paragraph 1
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the East. One
day, he found a green bead on a leaf. The eagle thought
the bead was a seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not
like the bead. He could feel the hard bead. “Meat is
better,” he said. “I will fly to the east to look for some
meat.”
In the last part of this paragraph, Teddy said that
meat is better.
Now, what do you think is the reason why Teddy
prefer to eat meat?
43. In the last part of this paragraph,
Teddy said that meat is better. Right?
Now, what do you think is the reason
why Teddy prefer to eat meat?
For this question, we can now easily identify and locate the topic sentence
in this story-paragraph…
Why Teddy
prefer to
eat meat?
Because he is an
eagle…. and most
eagles are
carnivorous animals
44. Let us box the topic sentence in this paragraph!
As you can see, the topic sentence usually found
in the first sentence of the story.
45. Let us try another short story…
Are you enjoying it?
Well that’s good!
46. Paragraph 2
Gabbie helped her mother bake their favourite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients
for the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then, she placed it inside the oven. After an
hour, the cake was ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.
What did Gabbie and
her mother prepare
before baking the
cake?
47. Paragraph 2
Gabbie helped her mother bake their favourite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients
for the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then, she placed it inside the oven. After an
hour, the cake was ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.
What did Gabbie and
her mother prepare
before baking the
cake?
They prepared
the baking tin,
spoon, bowl, and
other utensils
48. Paragraph 2
Gabbie helped her mother bake their favourite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients
for the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then, she placed it inside the oven. After an
hour, the cake was ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.
What ingredients
were used to bake the
cake?
49. Paragraph 2
Gabbie helped her mother bake their favourite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients
for the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then, she placed it inside the oven. After an
hour, the cake was ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.
What
ingredients
were used to
bake the
cake?
they gathered all the
ingredients for the cake
like flour, sugar, butter,
milk, chocolate and some
eggs.
50. Paragraph 2
Gabbie helped her mother bake their favourite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients
for the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then, she placed it inside the oven. After an
hour, the cake was ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.
After everything
was ready, what
did they do next?
51. Paragraph 2
Gabbie helped her mother bake their favourite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients
for the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then, she placed it inside the oven. After an
hour, the cake was ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.
After
everything was
ready, what
did they do
next?
After everything was ready,
they mixed all the ingredients
in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the
baking tin. Then, she placed it
inside the oven.
52. Paragraph 2
Gabbie helped her mother bake their favourite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients
for the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then, she placed it inside the oven. After an
hour, the cake was ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.
What did
Gabbie add on
top of the
cake
53. Paragraph 2
Gabbie helped her mother bake their favourite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients
for the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then, she placed it inside the oven. After an
hour, the cake was ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.
What did
Gabbie add on
top of the
cake
Gabbie added
some icing and
fruits on top of
the cake.
54. Paragraph 2
Gabbie helped her mother bake their favourite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients
for the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then, she placed it inside the oven. After an
hour, the cake was ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.
What did
Gabbie and her
mother bake?
55. Paragraph 2
Gabbie helped her mother bake their favourite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients
for the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, Mother
poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then, she placed it inside the oven. After an
hour, the cake was ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.
What did
Gabbie and
her mother
bake?
Their
favourite
cake
56. So for this story……. Baking their favourite cake
is the topic sentence because it introduces the
main idea
