New York State Elementary Test Prep- ELA 4- Kindergarten

Don't leave me hanging!

Have you ever read a story and the author "forgot" to write the end of the story? Have you ever wondered what happened to the characters in the story after you finished the book? This is when you, as the reader, have to draw your own conclusions.

What is a

conclusion?

A conclusion is a definite ending to a story or an event.

Read the following paragraph and try to find the conclusion.

Lori was getting excited because her birthday was coming up. She invited all of her friends from school to her birthday party as well as a few of her friends from summer camp. She really wanted a dog, but she wasn't sure if her parents would allow her to have one. Her party was great, and she received a lot of neat presents. That night, she went to bed. Just as she was starting to fall asleep, she felt something on her check. She looked up, and there was her brand new puppy licking her face! Lori had the dog she had always dreamed of, and she also had the best birthday ever!

Here are some tips to help you draw your own conclusion from a paragraph. You may want to look back in the above paragraph to see how you could have made your own conclusion.

for:

Characters

Problem

Details from the story

Predict what will happen next!

Now it's your turn!
Read the following paragraph and try to write your own conclusion to the story using the above tips. Good luck!
	Neil was working on his homework after school. He had to type a paper for his English class. Neil wasn't sure how he should end his paper. He had a topic sentence in his paragraph, as well as some details describing his sentence, but he didn't know what he should write next! He asked his mom to come and help him.
What Will Happen Next?

above at your hints to help you!

Here are some sample conclusions. Try to figure out which one is correct and then click on the arrow to see if you are correct.