Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences

What are conclusions?

• Stated facts from a situation.

• Opinions, judgments, or decisions formed based on a situation's facts.

• Information collected by an observer.

• The next logical step in an information series.

What role does evidence play in forming conclusions?

• Evidence is irrelevant if opinions are strong.

• Evidence proves what is going to happen or the next logical step.

• Evidence is only used to confirm stated facts.

• Evidence is used to confuse the reader.

When an author mixes clues throughout a text in a haphazard manner, what must a reader do?

• Ignore the clues and focus on the main idea.

• Interpret, evaluate, make inferences, and then draw conclusions.

• Only focus on the stated facts.

• Ask the author for clarification.

What is the correct sequence of steps a reader takes to draw conclusions?

• Collect information, make inferences, evaluate, interpret, weigh evidence.

• Interpret, evaluate, make inferences, collect information, then draw conclusions.

• Collect information, weigh evidence, interpret, evaluate, make inferences, then draw conclusions.

• Make inferences, interpret, evaluate, collect information, weigh evidence.

What kind of information should conclusions be based on?

• Personal feelings.

• Stated facts.

• Logically-derived information.

• Haphazardly mixed clues.

What contextual elements should a reader be aware of when drawing conclusions?

• Only the time of day.

• Only the season.

• Only the decade.

• Time and place, including time of day, season, and decade.

What should readers avoid when forming conclusions?

• Making inferences.

• Evaluating information.

• Basing conclusions on stated facts.

• Interpreting text.

When sifting out facts from opinions, what should readers avoid?

• Making conclusions based on opinions.

• Collecting information.

• Weighing the evidence.

• Determining the next logical step.

Why is it important for readers to sift out facts from opinions when drawing conclusions?

• To ensure conclusions are based on personal beliefs.

• To avoid making conclusions based on opinions.

• To make the text more interesting.

• To challenge the author's perspective.

Bill walks into a store wearing a wet bathing suit and carrying an iPhone with a cloudy screen from condensation. What is a direct observation from this scenario?

• Bill dropped his iPhone in the water.

• Bill is going to get his iPhone repaired.

• Bill is wearing a wet bathing suit and his iPhone screen is cloudy.

• Bill will buy a new waterproof phone.