Drawing Conclusions

  In the seventeenth century, the Incan people of South America had an empire that stretched more than 2,500 miles. They built highways throughout their empire. One of their tunnels extended 750 feet through a mountain cliff. One of their rope suspension bridges is still used today. 
 From this article you cannot tell...... 

• why the roads were important to the Inca.
• the size of the Inca Empire.
• if the Inca were skilled in engineering.
• in what period the Inca lived.

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When the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built in 1940, it was the world's third-largest suspension bridge. Large suspension bridges had been built before, but the builders didn't count on the winds near Tacoma, Washington. Four months after its opening, the bridge was blown down.  From this article you can conclude that... 

• the two larger bridges had similar problems.
• earlier bridges weren't in high-wind areas.
• high winds have little effect on suspension ridges.
• the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was too large.

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 The special material in our body that makes us who we are is called DNA. Except for identical twins, everybody has different DNA. Since DNA is everywhere in the body, DNA patterns are generally better than fingerprints for identifying people. Police sometimes use DNA patterns to identify suspects. 
 From this article you can tell that..... 

• some people have no DNA.
• fingerprints are the only way to identify people.
• DNA patterns can help solve crimes.
• DNA is not found in hair.

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  Ana carefully filled the bird feeders in her backyard. The many trees that grew on her property were home to various kinds of birds. Ana enjoyed watching the birds and listening to them as they came to eat the seeds she provided for them. 
This story does NOT tell..... 

• where the bird feeders are located. 
• what kind of food Ana give the birds. 
• what kinds of birds come to the bird feeders. 
• where the birds lived.

Jane knew she had to make this shot. The whole game depended on her. She dribbled the ball and threw it. She closed her eyes and hoped she made it! 
Draw conclusions about the story.

• Jane plays football
• Jane plays basketball.
• Jane isn't very good. 
• Jane is raising her hand in class.

Sophia threw on mismatched socks and forgot to brush her teeth. She ran out the door just in time to see the bus drive by. 
Draw conclusions about the story.

• Sophie woke up late for school.
• Sophie made it to the bus.
• Sophia is playing hooky. 
• Sophie isn't fashionable.

How is drawing a conclusion different from making an inference?

• When you draw a conclusion you are making judgements or decisions based on information learned - rely on facts stated to figure something out that isn't obviously stated or seen.

• When you draw a conclusion you need to relate it to the characters, plot, setting, and even the vocabulary of what you read.

• When you draw a conclusion you only use your own experiences to help figure out what the problem was.

• When you draw a conclusion you always read the text and don't look at the pictures.

The boys were walking across a field when they heard a strange sound. They looked and then began yelling and running. A huge bull was rushing toward them! Juan was the first to leap over the fence to safety. It was a minute or two later before Bobby and Carl jumped the fence.

• The bull couldn't jump the fence.
• The boys were not frightened by the bull.
• The boys mother rescued them.
• Juan can run faster than the other boys.

Once there was an ant and a grasshopper who lived in a field. Every day, Ant got up early and walked far to gather seeds. She balanced one seed on her head at a time, walked it back to her home, and then went again to the field to gather more. She was very small, so the walk was very long. She worked the whole day, without ever stopping to rest. As Ant worked, Grasshopper spent his days playing music, lazing in the sun. “Why do you work so hard, Ant?” he laughed. “Summer is here! Why waste the sunshine gathering seeds.
Draw a conclusion about grasshopper's future.

• He is very smart.
• He is lazy.
• He loved music.
• He will be hungry in the winter.