THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBODIA

Class Quiz 2
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A. Identify Topic Sentences

Circle the topic and underline the controlling idea of the following topic sentences:

1. The painting Starry Night, by Vincent Gosh is fascinating in many ways.

2. My first driving lesson was a disaster.
3. The process of getting a driver’s license has several steps.
4. My ability to speaking English has changed my life in several important ways.
5. Some computer games involve the player in physical activity.
6. Cloudy weather affects certain people in negative ways.
7. Cell phone should not be allowed in classrooms for several reasons.
8. Cancun Restaurant has the best seafood in town.
9. Training for the marathon is a complicated process.
10. Taking The TOEFL is a hardship for many students.

A. Below are sentences from a scramble paragraph or in the wrong order. Decide if the
sentences are topic sentences (T), supporting sentences(S), or concluding sentences (C).
a. ……. So, I bought a bike last week for $250 in a second hand bike sale.
b. .……. The colors are bright red, white, and dark blue.
c. ……. It’s a great bike, and I’m going to have a lot of fun on it.
d. ……. Mountain bikes are really popular where I live. Everybody has one.
e. ……. The bike is one year old but looks new.
f. ……. It looks like a bike you can ride on every rough mountain and over rocks.

C. Read the paragraph and find five sentences that are irrelevant or off-topic.
A Dangerous Cook
(1) When my friend Tom sets to work in the kitchen, disaster often results. (2) Once he
tried to make toasted cheese sandwiches for us by putting slices of cheese in the toaster
along with the bread; he ruined the toaster. (3) Unfortunately, the toaster was a fairly new
one that I had just bought for him three weeks before, on his birthday. (4) On another
occasion, he had cut up some fresh beans and put them in a pot to steam. (5) I was really
looking forward to the beans, for I eat nothing but canned vegetables in my dormitory. (6)
I, frankly, am not much of a cook either. (7) The water in the Teflon pan steamed away
while Tom was on the telephone, and both the beans and the Teflon coating in the pan
were ruined. (8) Finally, another time Tom made spaghetti for us, and the noodles stuck so
tightly together that we had to cut off slices with a knife and fork. (9) In addition, the
meatballs were burned on the outside but almost raw on the inside. (10) The tomato
sauce, on the other hand, turned out well. (11) For some reason, Tom is very good at
making meat and vegetables sauces. (12) Because of Tom's kitchen mishaps, I never eat at
his place without an Alka-Seltzer in my pocket or without money in case we have to go out
to eat.
The numbers of the irrelevant sentences are ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

D. Write full topic sentence by adding controlling ideas to the following topics:
Example: Topic : Football
Topic Sentence : Football is a very popular sport in the world.
1. Topic : Facebook
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________________

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2. Topic : Television
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________________
3. A. Topic : My laptop
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________________
4. Topic : My English Class
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________________
5. Topic : Scholarship
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________________
6. Topic : My best friend
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________________
7. A. Topic : Goal in life
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________________
8. Topic : My home
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________________
9. Topic : My Bicycle
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________________
10. Topic : My first day of class
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________________
E. Write a full paragraph by choosing one of above topics and follow the steps of writing:
Brainstorming, Outlining and writing and the space is provided below:
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1) Brainstorming
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3) Paragraph Writing:

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Good luck !!

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