How to Conclude a Paper

What is the purpose of a conclusion paragraph?

• Bring up new information to change the readers mind.

• Confuse the reader in order to get him or her to think like you

• Explain to the reader what you showed about the topic and what was learned from your research

• Stretch the paper out so you can reach the page limit your teacher assigned

What is the first thing you need to do when you are writing your conclusion?

• Restate your thesis in slightly different terms to remind the reader of what you were trying to show

• Write the conclusion you came to about your topic

• present new information that helps clarify your topic

• Write a full summary of everything that was in your paper

When you are supporting your conclusion it is important to do which of the following?

• Bring up new information

• summarize briefly what your body paragraphs were about

• Use a hook to finalize your point

• Cite all your sources

When you are writing what your findings showed, it is important to:

• make an outlandish claim to confuse the reader

• use a quote that allows someone famous to make your argument for you

• explain to the readers what was the main points you touched on about your topic

• bring up something new as a final thought

What is the final conclusion of your research?

• A way to tie the thesis of what you were trying to prove, with all of the evidence you used for a final thought of what was learned

• A way to stretch the paper to reach your page requirement

• A place for a final quote

• The place for your thesis

The conclusion refers to the final chapter, where you wrap up your dissertation with a final reflection on what you did and how you did it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

'Overall, the findings of the study suggest that …' is a phrase to be used in Conclusion Chapter.

• TRUE.

• FALSE

In the Conclusion Chapter, you should state whether or not the objectives of your research have been achieved and

whether they are as you have expected.

• TRUE

• FALSE

To move on to make recommendations, below are some useful Modal Verbs EXCEPT

• may

• could

• might

• never

You may use the following phrases to restate the objectives EXCEPT

• As mentioned earlier in the introduction, the purpose of this study was to investigate/find out/determine/evaluate..

• To reiterate, this study set to investigate/ find out/ determine/ evaluate

• In general, it seems …