Question

Instructions:Select the correct answer.

Which topic sentence best applies to this passage?

Ballet is a difficult art to learn.  This dance form requires great flexibility and body strength.

 In addition, the dancer must memorize each and every movement of the performance.  A choreographer creates the ballet steps and helps a dancer learn them.  Ballet includes several types, such as French, Italian, and Russian ballet.  An example of traditional ballet is the Stabat Mater, where the dancers move in a way that shows sadness.

A.) Ballet goes against traditional notions of dance and focuses more on expressing emotions. B.) Ballet is a form of dance performed in France, Italy, and Russia.
C.) Ballet is a performance dance that requires great skill and dedication.
D.) Ballet is a contemporary form of dance that narrates a scene or a story.

Answer 1

The answer is C. It does say in the passage that it can focus on emotion, and it does. But C would be the answer because most of the passage is trying to tell us how much skill and dedication that someone needs to have to be able to master the art of ballet.

Answer 2

A topic sentence is the sentence that summarizes the main idea of the paragraph and organizes it, so it is usually the first sentence of the paragraph -although it does not have to be.

In this case, since it provides a brief introduction to what the author develops in the paragraph, the topic sentence that best applies to this passage is:

C.) Ballet is a performance dance that requires great skill and dedication.