Practice 2: Effective Topic Sentences Times at home had always been happy, but now Sheila needed a
break. As she climbed the stairs, her nose was filled with the musty
smell of old things. She walked to the door of her old refuge: the attic.
Sheila dusted off an old picture frame and found a picture of her
mother, smiling. The memories of good times had made the present sit-
uation seem unbearable.
1. Which of the following sentences in the paragraph could be most considered the topic
sentence?
A. She walked to the door of her old refuge: the attic.
B. Times at home had always been happy, but now Sheila needed a break.
C. The memories of good times had made the present situation seem unbearable.
D. Sheila dusted off an old picture frame and found a picture of her mother, smiling.