CBSE Class 7 English Paragraph Ordering Worksheet

Just as you needed to choose an order for your sentences, you need to choose an order for the paragraphs in your writing. When you are revising, check that each sentence tells something about the topic of that paragraph. Cross out any sentences that do not. Be sure your paragraphs follow one another in a way that makes sense. Finally, check that you have transition words between the last sentence of one paragraph and the first sentence of the following paragraph.

FIRST DRAFT:
The second day we went to the beach. The sun came out, the water was cool, and we had a great time. The sky was blue. We made huge sand castles.
We went swimming and waterskiing.
The first day of our vacation was a big disappointment.We had to stay indoors. It rained all day long. There were thunder and lightning, too.
The weather was perfect the rest of the week. I’m glad I didn’t go home after the first day!

REVISED DRAFT:
The first day of our vacation was a big disappointment. It rained all day long. There were thunder and lightning, too, so we had to stay indoors.
The second day we went to the beach. The sky was blue, and the sun came out. First we made huge sand castles; then we went swimming and waterskiing. We had a great time.
The weather was perfect the rest of the week. I’m glad I didn’t go home after the first day!

Exercise 1 Write 1, 2, or 3 in the blank in front of each paragraph to show how the three paragraphs should be ordered.

 3 Finally, Aunt Susan offered to bake some of her famous cherry pies. With all that food to sell, we were certain to raise enough money to go to Toronto.

 1 My soccer team was invited to play in a tournament in Toronto, Canada. Unfortunately, we did not have enough money to rent a bus to take us there. We really wanted to go, so we decided to have a bake sale to raise some of the money.

 2 The morning of the bake sale, we realized we did not have enough food. Kelly, who was in charge of donations, was especially upset. Since she was scheduled to work at the sale all morning, she didn’t know how she was going to get more food. I called my friend Lois, who was not scheduled to work until afternoon. She said she and her grandfather could make another four dozen cookies. Then I called my sister Kate. She asked the owner of the bakery where she works if he would donate some pastries. Meanwhile, I went home to bake two more cakes.

Exercise 2 Revise the following paragraphs. Rewrite them in the space provided.

Admission is free, but seating is limited—so come early and enjoy! Polk Middle School is announcing its spring production, Images. It includes songs, dances, and sketches of life as a sixth grader. This is a new play written by the students themselves.
There will also be an afternoon performance at 2:00 P.M. on June 2. Everyone in the community is invited to attend. The play will be performed at 8:00 P.M. June 1 and 7:30 P.M. June 2.

Polk Middle School is announcing its spring production, Images. This is a new play written by the students themselves. It includes songs, dances, and sketches of life as a sixth grader.
Everyone in the community is invited to attend. The play will be performed at 8:00 P.M. June 1 and 7:30 P.M. June 2. There will also be an afternoon performance at 2:00 P.M. on June 2. Admission is free, but seating is limited—so come early and enjoy!