Drawing Conclusions Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RL.4-6.1

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The goal and the purpose of reading for understanding is to come away with new information that you previously did not have. In order to do this we often have to find some that is implied by the text or we can infer from what has been presented to us. We often make inferences based on our own experiences. The inferences we see can have a huge impact on our knowledge level gained. The worksheets found below can used to help your students draw conclusions earlier from what they read. These worksheets will require you to use your own judgment; the answer isn't floated to you.

Drawing Conclusions Worksheets To Print:

What's Next? - See if you can determine the setup of what will happen in each of the reading passages. We cover a wide range of topics that are sure to engage students.

Conclusions from Visual Details - You are given three pictures that will need to read into. You might need to print this one out in color.

In the Articles - You will need to pick just about any article you would like. It is best if you have a very meaty article handy to get going here.

What Is Going On? - There are two sentence entries here that you will need to think about. Your mom is very busy in this one.

Where Is It? Settings - You are all about where each of these takes place.

The Eagle and the Fox - On the back of this page, write a short paragraph that describes the fox's personality.

What's the Neighborhood Like? - These are pictures from a nice neighborhood down the street from me.

Great and Little Bear - Why did the god Jupiter save Callisto and Arcas?

Only Three Words... - On the lines, write three words or phrases that you used as clues to arrive at your answer.

The Study of Botany - Plants can really keep people busy. There is a lot more than just sunlight, water, and soil involved.

About People... - What kind of person is the speaker in each sentence?

What's for Lunch? Using Visual Details - When is each kind of food being served? What can you conclude about the person that is going to eat it?

Size Matters! - Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Three Conclusions - Cite evidence from the text to support your answers.

For the Cause of Freedom - What is Patrick Henry trying to convince his audience to do?

Read Into Passages - Read each passage below. What is about to happen? Write it on the line and explain your answer.

Mr. Potts - What do you think Mr. Potts is going to say? Why?

The Crystal Ball - What do you think Ellie will do?

Outlined - We examine how to include evidence into your process.

Lorenzo the Great - Put your magic to work.

Where You At? - Where is the passage taking place? Write it on the line and explain your answer.

On the Road and Couch - We show you a nice way to proceed with this.

The Season - What time of year is it?

Get After It - Read each paragraph, then answer the questions. On the lines, write three words or phrases that you used as clues to arrive at your answer.

The Obvious - Choose the answer that makes the most sense.

About People - Read each passage. What conclusions can you draw about the character? Write your answer on the line. Briefly explain your answer.

Letting Readers Go For It - This is often done to communicate things about character traits or the setting because it’s more interesting for the reader than just stating some facts.

Single Passage - Take your time to get your thoughts through on the paper.

Working It Well - What thoughts do you see in this work?

About Characters - Choose a character from a book you have recently read.

How Do You Draw Conclusions From What You Read?


It really depends on the type of piece you are reading as to whether the author states the information you are looking for. In most works of nonfiction the facts and events are clearly presented to you. In works of fiction and most forms of literature, the beauty of the work is that conclusions are not clear and the reader is left to come up with their own thoughts. You can often look at small implications made in the work and make solid inference from this with some basic evidence.


There is a simple process you can use to pull conclusions out of what you read. The first step to drawing a conclusion is to identify the overall plot. You should be able to explain to another person in less than a minute. Who is doing what? What is their motivation for doing this? Once you understand where the characters are going with the story, you can start to pinpoint where evidence lies within the reading to gauge this. The evidence is usually uncovered looking through context clues.


Writers often imply information about what they write just like when we communicate verbally our body language gives off more information than we are saying. Commonly facial expressions or hand movements give us plenty more information to digest. When we are drawing a conclusion from a written piece, you should be able to spot hints or clues that can help you have a good understanding of where it is going. Once you compile all of the information the author has given you, use your personal experience to see if you can put together a logical concept of what will happen. The more practice you get with this skill, the easier it will be for you.


Why This Skill Is Important


Being able to take action upon the information that you have dived into is the key to making solid and well thought out decisions. Making a conclusion is an opinionated choice but is often rooted in truth because it is covered in well known facts that are abundantly clear in the data or information that is available. The process that you take to reach this level of certainty is not vague or unclear. A level of clarity exists to make this level of decision and drives the person involved in the process to make a good choice. Make sure that you do not confuse a conclusion with an inference. They both involve you making a determination about what is not presented or stated, but a conclusion is more focus on understanding what the next rung in the ladder should be. This is the same basic process that an attorney takes to build case, but just on a smaller scale. Being able to substantiate an argument to others is a skill that takes years to get right. The process of doing this well requires a good level of experience to learn to piece sets of information together and present it a logical and easy to understand manner. The ultimate goal is to help sway the opinion of an audience in a convincing fashion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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