Created by Celia Strickland ©2012 Drawing Conclusions Created by Celia Strickland ©2012

Drawing Conclusions Drawing a conclusion is making a decision about the information you read in the text. You can use clues from the story to help you better understand what you are reading.

Drawing Conclusions Clues from the text along with what you already know can help you to make a decision about the character, the setting, or even the problem in the story.

Clues from the Text What I know Conclusion

Let’s Practice!

Patty practiced her spelling words every night Patty practiced her spelling words every night. She did her spelling homework each night also. a. She will eat a pizza. b. She will cry. c. She will get a good grade. d. She will get a bad grade

Susan played jokes on people all the time. The jokes made people mad. a. Susan was a nice person who cared about others. b. Susan was in the band. c. Susan was not a very nice person and didn’t care for other’s feelings.

At the zoo, I saw fencing around a group of trees in the giraffe enclosure. a. The trees were part of the monkey exhibit. b. The zookeeper didn’t want the giraffes to eat the leaves from those trees. They may have been poisonous. c. The zookeeper didn’t want the giraffes to climb the trees and get stuck.

Drawing Conclusions By using the skill of drawing conclusions while reading, you can better understand the characters or setting. You can even draw conclusions about the problem in the story to make a prediction as to how the problem will be solved!