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Instructor: Mrs. Kawther Aldosari Section :LG

Date: – 4 – 1435 H Score:

Worksheet 2( Answer Key)

Q1- Analyze the following paragraph fully into its basic elements ( Identify the basic
characteristics of the following paragraph).
My hometown is famous for several amazing natural features. First, it is noted for the Wheaton
River, which is very wide and beautiful. On either side of this river, which is 175 feet wide, are many
willow trees which have long branches that can move gracefully in the wind. In autumn the leaves of
these trees fall and cover the riverbanks like golden snow. Also, on the other side of the town is
Wheaton Hill, which is unusual because it is very steep. Even though it is steep, climbing this hill is not
dangerous, because there are some firm rocks along the sides that can be used as stairs. There are no
trees around this hill, so it stands clearly against the sky and can be seen from many miles away. The
third amazing feature is the Big Old Tree. This tree stands two hundred feet tall and is probably about
six hundred years old. These three landmarks are truly amazing and make my hometown a famous
place.
The basic elements of this paragraph are as follows:
1- Topic Sentence:
My hometown is famous for several amazing natural features.
2- Main Points:
Main Point 1:
the Wheaton River
Main Point 2:
Wheaton Hill
Main Point 3:
the Big Old Tree
3- Supporting Details:

Supporting Details for Main Point 1:

Supporting Details for Main Point 2:

4- Concluding Sentence

These three landmarks are truly amazing and make my hometown a famous place.
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Q2-Make an outline of the following paragraph.
Each of the U.S. manned space exploration projects had specific major goals. For example, the
Mercury project was designed to test whether or not human beings could survive and function in outer
space. In addition, the Mercury project tested rockets with the new Mercury space capsule, which could
hold one person. As another example, the Gemini project was intended to find out whether two people
could work in the weightless environment of space. One way of doing this was by having Gemini
astronauts take "spacewalks." That is, they floated outside their spacecraft in a spacesuit, connected to
it by a tether. Gemini astronauts also tried out new flying skills. For example, some astronauts flew two
spacecraft extremely close together; this procedure was called "rendezvous." On some Gemini flights,
astronauts physically linked two spacecraft together. This linking, or "space docking," was a major goal
of the Gemini program. Finally, the Apollo project, with three astronauts, had the goal of testing
spacecraft and skills so that people could actually fly to the Moon and land on it. Other goals included
performing scientific experiments on the lunar surface and collecting rocks for study on Earth.

The Outline
Topic Sentence:
Each of the U.S. manned space exploration projects had specific major goals.
Main Point 1:
The Mercury Project
Supporting Details:
1 - test whether or not human beings could survive and function in outer space
2- test rockets with the new Mercury space capsule, which could hold one person

Main Point 2:
The Gemini Project
Supporting Details:
1 - to find out whether two people could work in the weightless environment of space
(spacewalks)
2- to try out new flying skills ( rendezvous)
3- to physically link two spacecraft together ( space docking )

Main Point 3:
The Apollo Project Page 2
 Supporting Details:
1- to test spacecraft and skills so that people could actually fly to the Moon and land on it
2- to perform scientific experiments on the lunar surface
3- to collect rocks for study on Earth

Concluding Sentence

No Concluding Sentence
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Good Luck!

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