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Adding Information to Paragraphs

Directions: Read the selections below and decide which sentence would be the best to add to each of them.

1. Native Americans had three ways of making popcorn. The first was to slide the kernels that popped out of the fire. The second way was to scrape the kernels from an ear and throw them into a low fire. The third way was to use a shallow clay pot. Coarse sand was heated in the pot. The corn kernels were stirred in.

Which sentence could best be added to the end of the paragraph?

  1. That’s how Native Americans made popcorn.
  2. They popped up to the top of the sand.
  3. The popcorn was probably sandy.
  4. Then they ate it.

2. In the story, I liked the character of Crow and Coyote (1). Crow is very smart and usually beats Coyote at his games(2). In one story there is a jar with juice at the bottom(3). He tells Crow, “I will give you half of the juice if you can get it out of the jar.” (4) But Crow knows his tricks and says that he has to taste the juice first to see if it’s good (5). Crow’s beak fits into the jar and he drinks all the juice (6). Crow says the juice was delicious and thanks a very angry coyote!(7)

Where should the following sentence be added in the paragraph:

Coyote tries and tries, but he cannot reach the juice.

  1. Between sentences 1 and 2
  2. Between sentences 3 and 4
  3. Between sentences 4 and 5
  4. Between sentences 5 and 6

(1)The date was July 20, 1969. (2) The country watched as Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon. (3) He and Buzz Aldrin explored the surface of the moon. (4) Mike Collins orbited the moon in the spaceship. (5)The astronauts brought back moon rocks and soil. (6) This helped scientists understand how the moon and Earth were formed. (7) The last moon landing was in December 1972. (8) The program cost a lot of money. (9) After 1972, the country decided to put its money into other space programs.

Which sentence could best be added between sentences 6 and 7?

  1. No other country has sent astronauts to the moon.
  2. There were six more landings on the moon.
  3. The astronauts had a good time on the moon.
  4. Apollo 13 did not land on the moon.