INSTRUCTIONS: Study each group of related sentences. Choose the most general statement that could be a topic sentence for each group. (Remember that all the other sentences will support that one topic idea.) Topic sentence:
A) A mole is usually not more than five to seven inches long.
B) The animal seldom comes to the surface and is very awkward above ground.
C) It has a stout body without a visible neck, a small tapering head, strong claws, no external ears, short limbs set far apart, and soft fur.
D) Moles are unusual animals.
E) The tail of the mole is three-fourths as long as its body.
D
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