Provide Sense of Closure Practice Test

Look at how Carlos ends his story. Beginning: Carlos was nervous about joining the soccer game at recess. Middle: He practiced passing with Keisha and finally asked to play. The other kids cheered when he tried. Which sentence provides closure by showing how Carlos feels at the end?

Carlos wrote a story about a missing soccer ball. Beginning: Carlos brought a new soccer ball to the park, but it rolled away and disappeared. Middle: He and his cousin searched behind the trees and near the fence. They found it stuck in a bush. Which ending provides the best sense of closure for Carlos’s story?