UNIVERIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR – AGUACHICA

STUDENT:
PROGRAM:
TEACHER: LUZ KAREN VEGA RODRIGUEZ
DATE:
English test
Writing III
Segundo corte

PARTS OF A PARAGRAPH EXERCISES

EXERCISE 2: Find the topic of words below.

EXERCISE 2: Choose the right order to complete the paragraph

SELECTION _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

1 In these rural areas 70 percent of the available agricultural land suffers from dryness and lack of irrigation.
2 As a result, the crops are usually marginal with hardly enough production to feed the farmer's family.
3 The first fact to consider is that over 60 percent of the population live in rural communities.
4 In my country, one of the most urgent problems facing the government today relates to agriculture.
5 And without irrigation, agricultural production is wholly dependent on the uncertain rainfall.
6 To understand the nature of this problem one has to look at some of the facts.

EXERCISE 3: Cross out the irrelevant sentence in each group.

1. Topic: It is interesting to visit foreign countries.

a. You can meet new people.
b. You can eat different kinds of food.
c. It is expensive.
d. You can see the way other people live.

2. Topic: People prefer small cars for a number of

reasons.
a. They are cheaper to buy.
b. They use less gasoline than bigger cars.
c. They are easier to park.
d. Some small cars do not have enough space for your
legs or legroom.

3. Topic: Different people spend their free time in

different ways.
a. A lot of people spend their free time going to movies.
b. The price of movies has increased recently.
c. Some people like to read.
d. Many people enjoy sports.
e. Some people prefer to listen to music.
4. Organization of the Paragraph (Write the topic sentence – body – closing sentence)

Friends play great roles in our lives so we must know our friends. Firstly, your friend must understand you and of course,
you must understand her, too. I think another important point in a friendship is confidence. You mustn't tell lies to each
other. In addition, you must say everything about yourself. I think these are important for a friendship. If you have a
friend like this, you don't break up with her because a real friend is not found easily.

Topic sentence: ______________________________________________

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Body: ______________________________________________________
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Closing sentence: ____________________________________________

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