d. What key point is the author making about the topic? 10. When you look for the topic sentence of a paragraph, you should remember that a. all paragraphs have a topic sentence b. The topic sentence is always the first. c. The topic sentence is always the last d. The topic sentence can be located anywhere in the paragraph. 11. To find the main idea of a paragraph, you should a. Figure out the general subject of the paragraph. b. Locate the paragraph's topic sentence. c. Study each detail and decide what general ideas each detail explains d. Do all of the above 12. The primary purpose of supporting details in a paragraph is to a. Restate the topic sentence. b. Prove or explain the paragraph's main idea c. Express the author's opinion about the subject d. Provide a transition to the next paragraph. 13. The words that link ideas and lead the reader from one concept to another are called a. Transitions b. Details. c. Thesis statement d. Main idea 14. Phrases such as for example, for instance, to illustrate typically indicate a. Time transitions b. Example transitions c. Enumeration transitions d. Contrast transitions 15. Words such as thus, therefore, since and consequently are examples of a. Comparison transitions b. Contrast transitions c. Cause and effect transitions d. Enumeration transitions 16. Retrospective a. Listening from a distance b. Looking ahead c. Looking backward d. Turning away 17. Contravene a. Come forward b. Send away c. Cross over d. Act against