Read each paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
My back porch is my favorite place to relax. First, it has lots of comfortable chairs with soft pillows. I feel so good when I sit in them. My back porch is also very peaceful. I can sit and think there. I can even read a great book and nobody bothers me. Finally, in the evening, I can sit on my porch and watch the sunset. Watching the beautiful colors always calms me. I can relax in many places, but my back porch is the best
1. How many sentences are in this paragraph?
2. What is the main topic of this paragraph? (Circle.)
a. The writer likes watching the sunset.
b. The writer likes to read a book in a quiet place.
c. The writer likes to relax on her back porch.
3. What is the first sentence of this paragraph? (This is the topic sentence.) Write it here.
4. The writer gives examples of how her porch is relaxing. List the four things the writer does to relax on her porch.
5. Read the paragraph again. Find at least two adjectives and write them below.
6. Read the topic (first) sentence and the concluding (last) sentence of the paragraph. Write down the ideas that these two sentences have in common.
1 There are 5 sentences in this paragraph.
2 c. The writer likes to relax on her back porch.
3 "My back porch is my favorite place to relax."
4 The four things the writer does to relax on her porch are: sitting in comfortable chairs with soft pillows, thinking, reading a great book, and watching the sunset.
5 comfortable, peaceful
6 The topic sentence and the concluding sentence both mention the writer's back porch as being the best place for relaxation.
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