This Grade 2 informational writing worksheet focuses on telling topic sentences from detail sentences. Students sort eight example sentences into two groups, complete fill-in-the-blank sentences about paragraph structure, and answer true or false questions. The activities help Grade 2 writers see that a topic sentence introduces the main idea while detail sentences support it with facts that stay on the same topic.
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Informational Writing
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
Bees are busy insects that help plants grow.They visit many flowers every day.Bats are fascinating night animals.They use sound to find their food in the dark.Rain is an important part of weather.Drops fall from clouds when the air cools.Turtles live in many different places.Some turtles swim in the deep ocean.
Topic Sentence
Detail Sentence
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A topic sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph.
2. A detail sentence gives a fact that supports the main idea.
3. The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in a paragraph.
4. Detail sentences should stay on the same topic as the topic.
5. A strong topic sentence is clear and short.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A topic sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph.
True False
2. Detail sentences should talk about a different topic than the main idea.
True False
3. Every paragraph needs at least one detail sentence to explain the topic.
True False
4. The topic sentence and the detail sentences should never connect to each other.
True False
Informational Writing
★ Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
Bees are busy insects that help plants grow.They visit many flowers every day.Bats are fascinating night animals.They use sound to find their food in the dark.Rain is an important part of weather.Drops fall from clouds when the air cools.Turtles live in many different places.Some turtles swim in the deep ocean.
Topic Sentence
Detail Sentence
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A topic sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph.
2) A detail sentence gives a fact that supports the main idea.
3) The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in a paragraph.
4) Detail sentences should stay on the same topic as the topic.
5) A strong topic sentence is clear and short.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) A topic sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph.
True
False
2) Detail sentences should talk about a different topic than the main idea.
True
False
3) Every paragraph needs at least one detail sentence to explain the topic.
True
False
4) The topic sentence and the detail sentences should never connect to each other.
True
False
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