DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

Reading 6 ​

​ACTIVITY 1

​Directions:

Choose the correct conclusion that can be drawn from each paragraph. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

​What’s the secret of a winning cyclist? Skill, daring, and good preparation do make a difference, of course, but another answer is technology. Since bicycle races are often very close, riders need every advantage they can get. For instance, a racer might wear a suit designed so that it has no creases or wrinkles to affect the airflow. Special racing shoes are covered with a seamless silver fabric for the same reason. Aerodynamic brakes and a bike frame made to cut through the air effectively are also part of a racer’s equipment.

Multiple Choice

What’s the secret of a winning cyclist? Skill, daring, and good preparation do make a difference, of course, but another answer is technology. Since bicycle races are often very close, riders need every advantage they can get. For instance, a racer might wear a suit designed so that it has no creases or wrinkles to affect the airflow. Special racing shoes are covered with a seamless silver fabric for the same reason. Aerodynamic brakes and a bike frame made to cut through the air effectively are also part of a racer’s equipment.

• A. Cyclist like to look good when racing.

• B. Many riders wear the wrong kind of clothing.

• C. Air resistance affects a rider’s speed.

• D. Some riders don’t spend enough time training.

​What’s the secret of a winning cyclist? Skill, daring, and good preparation do make a difference, of course, but another answer is technology. Since bicycle races are often very close, riders need every advantage they can get. For instance, a racer might wear a suit designed so that it has no creases or wrinkles to affect the airflow. Special racing shoes are covered with a seamless silver fabric for the same reason. Aerodynamic brakes and a bike frame made to cut through the air effectively are also part of a racer’s equipment.

C. Air resistance affects a rider’s speed.

The phone at a zoo in Scotland kept ringing, but no one spoke when the employees answered. The only sound was a kind of snuffling noise. This went on for two nights. Everyone was mystified. Then, an employee found the prankster. It was Chippy, an 11-year-old chimp who had snatched a cell phone from one of his keepers. To make his calls, Chippy had been hitting the “redial” button. Thanks to Chippy’s cellular monkey business, the zookeeper’s phone bill was rather high that month! Since then, the keeper stores his cellphone in a deep pocket.

Multiple Choice

The phone at a zoo in Scotland kept ringing, but no one spoke when the employees answered. The only sound was a kind of snuffling noise. This went on for two nights. Everyone was mystified. Then, an employee found the prankster. It was Chippy, an 11-year-old chimp who had snatched a cell phone from one of his keepers. To make his calls, Chippy had been hitting the “redial” button. Thanks to Chippy’s cellular monkey business, the zookeeper’s phone bill was rather high that month! Since then, the keeper stores his cellphone in a deep pocket.

• A. Chippy was playing with the cellphone.

• B. Chippy wanted to scare the zoo employees.

• C.   Chippy had to pay for all the calls he made.

• D. Chippy knew the telephone number of the zoo.

The phone at a zoo in Scotland kept ringing, but no one spoke when the employees answered. The only sound was a kind of snuffling noise. This went on for two nights. Everyone was mystified. Then, an employee found the prankster. It was Chippy, an 11-year-old chimp who had snatched a cell phone from one of his keepers. To make his calls, Chippy had been hitting the “redial” button. Thanks to Chippy’s cellular monkey business, the zookeeper’s phone bill was rather high that month! Since then, the keeper stores his cellphone in a deep pocket.

A. Chippy was playing with the cellphone.

​Passing motorists often think that they have stumbled onto a huge art installation. Instead, they are going by a testing ground for a paint company. About 20,000 wood panels covered with paint and stain stand on a farm in New Jersey. The result is acres and acres of every shade of color. By leaving these panels out in each season and all kinds of weather, the company learns how well and how long the paint holds up. Still, as one house painter points out, “No matter how good the paint is, you have to prepare the surface well first.”

Multiple Choice

Passing motorists often think that they have stumbled onto a huge art installation. Instead, they are going by a testing ground for a paint company. About 20,000 wood panels covered with paint and stain stand on a farm in New Jersey. The result is acres and acres of every shade of color. By leaving these panels out in each season and all kinds of weather, the company learns how well and how long the paint holds up. Still, as one house painter points out, “No matter how good the paint is, you have to prepare the surface well first.”

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  A. Yellow is the company’s biggest seller.

• B. The pain panels are changed every month.

• C. The company also tests competitors’ paint.

• D. The company is testing exterior paint.

​Passing motorists often think that they have stumbled onto a huge art installation. Instead, they are going by a testing ground for a paint company. About 20,000 wood panels covered with paint and stain stand on a farm in New Jersey. The result is acres and acres of every shade of color. By leaving these panels out in each season and all kinds of weather, the company learns how well and how long the paint holds up. Still, as one house painter points out, “No matter how good the paint is, you have to prepare the surface well first.”

D. The company is testing exterior paint.

​When she was young, Madame C.J. Walkers hair began falling out. She tried a lot of remedies, but none helped. So she invented her own mixture—and it worked. Soon after, she decided to start her own hair-care business. At first, she sold her products door-to-door. Then, she began selling products by mail. Madame Walker set up factories and opened beauty parlors in many cities. She also started training schools for her workers. By the time of her death in 1919, 25,000 women worked for Madame Walker. She was the first female millionaire. Much of her health went to help others.

Multiple Choice

When she was young, Madame C.J. Walkers hair began falling out. She tried a lot of remedies, but none helped. So she invented her own mixture—and it worked. Soon after, she decided to start her own hair-care business. At first, she sold her products door-to-door. Then, she began selling products by mail. Madame Walker set up factories and opened beauty parlors in many cities. She also started training schools for her workers. By the time of her death in 1919, 25,000 women worked for Madame Walker. She was the first female millionaire. Much of her health went to help others.

• A. Madame C.J. Walker was a good businesswoman.

• B. Madame Walker’s products were very expensive.

• C. No one used hair products before Madame Walker.

• D. Most hair products today are sold door-to-door.

​When she was young, Madame C.J. Walkers hair began falling out. She tried a lot of remedies, but none helped. So she invented her own mixture—and it worked. Soon after, she decided to start her own hair-care business. At first, she sold her products door-to-door. Then, she began selling products by mail. Madame Walker set up factories and opened beauty parlors in many cities. She also started training schools for her workers. By the time of her death in 1919, 25,000 women worked for Madame Walker. She was the first female millionaire. Much of her health went to help others.

A. Madame C.J. Walker was a good businesswoman.

​Many families wash their clothes at public laundromats. Often, parents must take their children along with the dirty clothes and pickets of coins when they do the laundry. To give the children something worthwhile to do while their parents fold clean clothes, one laundry chain started a Wash and Learn program. The program operates during after-school hours and inn the evenings. At special tables set up in the laundry, students can listen to stories, read books by themselves, and get help with their homework. Several teachers are on hand to help.

Multiple Choice

Many families wash their clothes at public laundromats. Often, parents must take their children along with the dirty clothes and pickets of coins when they do the laundry. To give the children something worthwhile to do while their parents fold clean clothes, one laundry chain started a Wash and Learn program. The program operates during after-school hours and inn the evenings. At special tables set up in the laundry, students can listen to stories, read books by themselves, and get help with their homework. Several teachers are on hand to help.

• A. Some students do their homework at school.

• B. Students get grades at the Wash and Learn program.

• C. The program is helpful for both parents and children.

• D. The program shows children how to wash clothes.

​Many families wash their clothes at public laundromats. Often, parents must take their children along with the dirty clothes and pickets of coins when they do the laundry. To give the children something worthwhile to do while their parents fold clean clothes, one laundry chain started a Wash and Learn program. The program operates during after-school hours and inn the evenings. At special tables set up in the laundry, students can listen to stories, read books by themselves, and get help with their homework. Several teachers are on hand to help.

C. The program is helpful for both parents and children.

In real life, do we jump directly to conclusions without knowing the whole story?

What happens when we do so?

​3rd Quarter Pointers

1. Getting the Main Idea and Supporting De​tails

2. ​ Author's Tone, Mood, and Purpose

3. Drawing C​onclusions