GED 2014 PracticeWhat’s a paragraph?

Paragraph Skills Welcome to your GED 2014 Paragraph

Practice Lesson. Tap the screen to go forward.

Paragraph Skills In this lesson you will learn the

definition of a paragraph. First, you will learn about paragraphs

using guided practice.

Paragraph Skills Situation

You are in class working to earn your GED. You are learning about what a paragraph

is. Your goal is to be able to tell if a group of

sentences is a paragraph or not. Understanding paragraphs is a basic and

important skill for the GED 2014 Test.

Paragraph Skills A paragraph is a group of sentences

about one idea. Example:

Ford is proud to introduce its new Focus. The Focus has the highest MPG of any

Ford. It comes in two and four door models The Focus has a wide variety of options.

Paragraph Skills Ford is proud to introduce its new Focus. The Focus has the highest MPG of any

Ford. It comes in two and four door models The Focus has a wide variety of options.

This is a paragraph. All of the sentences are about one idea: the Ford Focus.

Paragraph Skills It is your turn for guided practice! Using your finger, follow the highlighted

text. You will determine if a group of

sentences is a paragraph or not.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells?

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells? Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells? Yes.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells?

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells? Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells? Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells? Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells? Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells? Yes.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. They are very intelligent animals.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. They are very intelligent animals. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells? Yes.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. They are very intelligent animals. Is this a sentence about Jack Russells? Yes.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. They are very intelligent animals.

Are all four sentences about Jack Russell Terriers?

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. They are very intelligent animals.

Are all four sentences about Jack Russell Terriers?

Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. They are very intelligent animals.

Are all four sentences about Jack Russell Terriers?

Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. They are very intelligent animals.

Is this a paragraph? Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Jack Russell Terriers are a favorite pet. These dogs weight about 20 pounds. Jack Russells are energetic dogs. They are very intelligent animals.

Is this a paragraph? Yes. Great!

Paragraph Skills It’s your turn! You will tell if sentences are about one

idea. As you do this, you will build a

paragraph. Remember to tap your answer on the

screen.

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles.

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. Is this sentence about BMWs?

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. Is this sentence about BMWs? Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. Is this sentence about BMWs? Yes.

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. Is this sentence about BMWs? Yes. Good work! The sentence is about

BMW.

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. They are made in 3, 5, and 7 Series. Is this sentence about BMWs?

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. They are made in 3, 5, and 7 Series. Is this sentence about BMWs? Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. They are made in 3, 5, and 7 Series. Is this sentence about BMWs? Yes.

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. They are made in 3, 5, and 7 Series. Is this sentence about BMWs? Yes. Right! It is about BMWs.

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. They are made in 3, 5, and 7 Series. BMW also makes SUVs.

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. They are made in 3, 5, and 7 Series. BMW also makes SUVs. Is this sentence about BMWs?

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. They are made in 3, 5, and 7 Series. BMW also makes SUVs. Is this sentence about BMWs? Yes. No.

Paragraph Skills Read the sentence and tap yes or no if

the group of words is about one idea.

BMWs are German automobiles. They are made in 3, 5, and 7 Series. BMW also makes SUVs. Is this sentence about BMWs? Yes.