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EXERCISE
1 H ere’s a paragraph with a mystery. Choose the best conclusion.
One day a strange old man appeared at our door. He spent hours telling
stories about my great-grandfather. When he was finished, he said goodbye
and left.
a. It happened onTuesday.
b. None of us ever saw him again.
c. My brother wasn’t home that day.
d. We offered him a cup of tea.
2 A paragraph can also end with a personal comment. Choose the best
conclusion to this paragraph.
Riding the roller coaster sounded like a good idea. Everyone told me it would
be fun. But it was much faster than I thought. After the ride, I thought my
head was going to explode!
a. No one would ride with me.
b. It started to rain.
c. Next time I won’t listen to my friends.
d. It was the biggest roller coaster in the park.
3 R ead the following paragraph.Then write a question for a conclusion.
If I could be an animal, I’d like to be a cat. My cat spends her
whole day lying around in the sun. She never has to clean her room
or do her homework. And there is plenty of food in her bowl every day.
44 ✷ Part I
1 H ere’s a paragraph with a mystery. Choose the best conclusion.
One day a strange old man appeared at our door. He spent hours telling
stories about my great-grandfather. When he was finished, he said goodbye
and left.
a. It happened onTuesday.
b. None of us ever saw him again.
c. My brother wasn’t home that day.
d. We offered him a cup of tea.
2 A paragraph can also end with a personal comment. Choose the best
conclusion to this paragraph.
Riding the roller coaster sounded like a good idea. Everyone told me it would
be fun. But it was much faster than I thought. After the ride, I thought my
head was going to explode!
a. No one would ride with me.
b. It started to rain.
c. Next time I won’t listen to my friends.
d. It was the biggest roller coaster in the park.
3 R ead the following paragraph.Then write a question for a conclusion.
If I could be an animal, I’d like to be a cat. My cat spends her
whole day lying around in the sun. She never has to clean her room
or do her homework. And there is plenty of food in her bowl every day.
44 ✷ Part I
