Write a Conclusion
Grade 4 Writing Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best ending for each paragraph.
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.
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.
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.
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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