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Reading – Drawing Conclusions

Reading · Level 3 · CCSS: RL.3.1, RI.3.1, RI.3.8 · Worksheet 5 of 5 · Practice Set 8

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Practice SetsSet 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10

1 What Can You Figure Out?

Sometimes authors do not say everything directly. Use the clues to draw a conclusion.

Clue Set A: The principal adjusted the microphone while families filled rows of folding chairs in the gym.

What is probably about to happen?

What clue best supports that?

Clue Set B: Milo put a bandage on his finger, swept up the broken ceramic pieces, and reached for the glue.

What can you conclude just happened?

Which detail helped you know?

2 Read the Story & Draw Conclusions

Read the story. Answer each question by drawing a conclusion from the clues.

Keisha opened the weather app again, then moved the soccer cones from the field to the equipment shed. Dark clouds rolled in, and a gust of wind knocked over the empty water cups beside her. She blew her whistle and called the team toward the school doors.

Question	Your Conclusion
What decision did Keisha make?
Why did she make it?
How urgent does the situation seem?
Which detail supports your answer best?

3 Choose the Best Conclusion

Read the clues. Circle the conclusion that makes the MOST sense.

1. The chef tasted the soup, added a pinch of salt, and nodded before calling for bowls.

A The soup is almost ready to serve.
B The chef is planting seeds.
C The chef is repairing the stove.

2. Parker practiced saying the lines under his breath while peeking through a small opening in the curtain.

A Parker is waiting to perform.
B Parker is playing hide-and-seek outside.
C Parker is about to fall asleep.

3. The hikers refilled their bottles and unfolded the map near the fork in the trail.

A The hikers are deciding where to go next.
B The hikers are baking a cake.
C The hikers are building a fence.

4 Write Clues for Others

Now be the author. Write 3 clues about a situation. Do not say what is happening directly — let the reader figure it out.

The conclusion should be:

Clue 1:

Clue 2:

Clue 3:

5 Evidence-Based Questions (SBA Practice)

These two-part questions are like the ones on the state test. First answer the question, then find the evidence that supports your answer.

Part A: Based on the details in the passage, what conclusion can you draw?

Part B: Which detail from the text BEST supports your answer to Part A?

Explain in your own words: How does this detail support your answer?

+ Bonus Reading Practice

Use this short practice to extend Set 8.

Topic words: trail, sign, tree, path

1. Write one sentence using two of the words above.

2. What detail would you expect to find in a passage about this topic?

3. Write one inference a reader could make from a text about this topic.