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GCSE English Practice Test: Writing A Conclusion - How To Finish A Good Essay
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Writing a conclusion is about finishing an essay. There is no substitute for practice when it comes to writing a good conclusion to an essay. Many people are so relieved to have finished making careful points which are fully supported by evidence and explanation, that they tail off, or, even worse, fail to write a conclusion at all. Yet an excellent conclusion is as important as an excellent introduction - it is the last impression your essay will make on the reader.

GCSE English Practice Test: Writing A Conclusion - How To Finish A Good Essay
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10 Questions

1. What is the purpose of a conclusion?
2. What could happen if a conclusion goes entirely off-topic?
3. 'For those who study the great art of lying in bed there is one emphatic caution to be added.' -- This statement is the first sentence of the concluding paragraph in G.K. Chesterton's essay, 'On Lying in Bed'. Which of the following might be the opening sentence of the introduction?
4. Pupils are often advised to move from the specific to the general in a concluding paragraph. What is meant by this advice?
5. Pupils are often advised to move from the specific to the general in a concluding paragraph. What is meant by this advice?
6. A concluding paragraph may include...
7. In essay writing, what is a conclusion?
8. How many new points may be introduced in a conclusion?
9. An unsuccessful conclusion...
10. How does Austen present Mr. Bennet? -- Which one of the following sentences from a concluding paragraph does not answer this question?