Kayla and Emma are best friends, and they're at Emma's house studying for a chemistry exam. Kayla is flunking

chemistry, and Emma is a straight-A student. Kayla asks

Emma if she can copy her answers during the test. Emma

hates the idea of cheating, even for Kayla, and she sleeps

terribly that night. She thinks about pretending to be sick to

avoid the situation, but she goes to school and tells Kayla

that she doesn't feel comfortable cheating and refuses to

give Kayla the answers, Kayla fails the test and is mad at

Emma for a long time. Eventually Kayla realizes that

cheating is wrong and she and Emma make up.

Which part of the passage is most clearly the conclusion?

The last sentence, Eventually Kayla realizes that cheating is wrong and she and Emma make up.

Explanation:

The conclusion is usually in the last sentence or so, and the use of "eventually" shows that the passage has come to a conclusion.

Eventually Kayla realizes that cheating is wrong and she and Emma make up.

Explanation:

The passage describes a series of events in which first Kayla and Emma are introduced as best friends, and then they interact under certain circumstances which leads to the story's conflict and then to its conclusion or outcome: The girls are studying for a Chemistry exam, when Kayla asks Emma, a straight-A student, if she can copy from her exam. This request, however, makes Emma feel distressed because she does not feel comfortable cheating: she does not sleep well, and she even considers the idea of pretending to be sick to avoid the situation. However, in the end, Emma decides to go to school and let Kayla know that she will not give her the answer. Consequently, Kayla fails the test and gets mad at Emma for a long time. Nevertheless, "Eventually Kayla realizes that cheating is wrong and she and Emma make up." This last sentence is the conclusion of the passage because it is the one that expresses the outcome or the consequences of the series of events.