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Write a Conclusion

Grade 4 Writing Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Circle the best ending for each paragraph.

  1. Paragraph: "Long ago, riders carried messages on horseback. Later, the telegraph sent messages over wires. Today, a text crosses the world in seconds." Best ending?

    • Sending messages got faster with each new invention.
    • Today, people send billions of text messages every day.
    • The telegraph was one of the most important inventions.
    • Horse riders carried mail across the country long ago.
  2. Paragraph: "Bats find their way in the dark by making sounds. The sounds bounce off walls and trees and come back as echoes. Each echo tells the bat what is ahead." Best ending?

    • Some bats sleep upside down in caves.
    • Echoes are sounds that bounce back from a surface.
    • Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
    • Echoes let bats find their way without seeing.
  3. Paragraph: "Every spring, Mr. Ortiz's class plants a garden behind the school. Students dig the beds and water the seeds. In summer, volunteers pick the vegetables and share them with families." Best ending?

    • Mr. Ortiz teaches fourth grade at Pine Street School.
    • The garden turns students' work into food for neighbors.
    • Planting in spring gives seeds time to grow.
    • The garden is the best part of the school.
  4. Paragraph: "Glaciers are huge sheets of slow-moving ice. As they move, they scrape the land. Over time, they carve out valleys and lakes." Best ending?

    • Glaciers are made of ice that formed from snow.
    • Some lakes were carved by glaciers long ago.
    • Glaciers move only a few feet each day.
    • Though they move slowly, glaciers can reshape the land.
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About this worksheet

A conclusion should make a piece feel finished without simply copying the first sentence or adding a brand-new topic. Fourth graders often end with The end, a vague sentence, or an unrelated fact that sends the reader in a new direction. This worksheet focuses on the final sentence as a craft choice. Students choose conclusions for opinion, informative, and narrative pieces, identify why a conclusion works, and reject endings that are copied, weak, or off topic.

A copied opener is often a sign that the writer has not truly closed the idea. Parents should check whether the ending points back to the main idea. A strong conclusion does not need to be long. It needs to remind the reader what mattered and leave the paragraph or story settled.

What your child will learn

  • Choose a conclusion that fits the writing purpose
  • Restate the main idea without copying it exactly
  • Avoid weak or unrelated endings
  • Explain why a conclusion makes writing feel finished

Common Core standard: W.4.4

Worked example

A paragraph about animal tracks can conclude that tracks are valuable evidence because they show signs of wildlife after the animal is gone.

Common mistake

Adding a new detail at the end instead of closing the idea already developed.

Helpful hint

A conclusion should look back at the main idea, not start a new paragraph.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with write a conclusion?

Adding a new detail at the end instead of closing the idea already developed.

How can I help my child with write a conclusion?

A conclusion should look back at the main idea, not start a new paragraph.

Are these 4th grade writing worksheets free to print?

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