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Unit 8: Paragraph Writing

4. Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph? Notes

a. Stanley finds a gold tube engraved with the initials “KB”.
b. He gives the tube to X-Ray, who decides to wait until the next day to give it to the
Warden.

c. Although he is small and cannot see well, X-Ray manages to take charge and have the
other boys follow his orders.
d. Once the Warden sees the tube she takes control of the diggers and organizes a new
digging routine.
Stanley was walking home from school when a pair of
shoes fell on his head. Stanley takes the shoes because he
feels it is a sign. His father is working on a way to recycle
old sneakers. Old sneakers can be turned into the spongy
sport-court surface for playgrounds. Stanley is arrested
for stealing the shoes which had been donated by baseball
player Clyde Livingston for a charitable auction. Stanley
is sentenced to 18 months at Camp Green Lake, a youth
correctional facility.
5. Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?
a. Stanley was walking home from school when a pair of shoes fell on his head.
b. Stanley takes the shoes because he feels it is a sign.

c. His father is working on a way to recycle old sneakers.
d. Old sneakers can be turned into the spongy sport-court surface for playgrounds.
When Stanley learns Zero is unable to read, he and Zero
come to an agreement. The inability to read is a major
problem for many Americans. Zero will help dig Stanley’s
hole. In return Stanley will give Zero reading lessons. During
these lessons they become friends.
6. Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?

a. When Stanley learns Zero is unable to read, he and
Zero come to an agreement.
b. The inability to read is a major problem for many Americans.

c. In return Stanley will give Zero reading lessons.
d. During these lessons they become friends.
Sam, the onion peddler, repairs the school’s leaky
roof in exchange for Katherine’s spiced peaches. There
are other problems with the schoolhouse which are
also repaired by Sam in exchange for peaches. Peaches
contain Vitamin C and Beta Carotene. Eventually Sam
runs out of things that need to be fixed and is heartbroken.
7. Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?
a. Sam, the onion peddler, repairs the school’s leaky
roof in exchange for Katherine’s spiced peaches.

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