6. Learning to draw or give conclusions is a skill
that develops over time. It is an important skill for
readers to learn because it encourages them to
pay attention to what they are reading, use what
they know from life experiences, and look at the
details and facts in the text as clues that will help
them draw conclusions about what is meant but
not explicitly stated.
7. In this lesson, you will learn to develop
your skills in giving conclusions to realistic
fictions.
8. •A conclusion is a statement a reader makes after
reading a passage in the story.
•To draw a conclusion, one can use the story clues
(what you read in the text) and your own
experience (what you already know) to figure out
things that were not fully explained in a story. The
selection or story does not really say the answers to
the questions, but you can conclude the answers
from what you read.
9. For us to remember, we can use the
addition sentence:
Story clues
+ What I know
Conclusion
10. •What do you think will happen if:
•A. it wouldn’t rain for several days
•B. you will not study diligently
11. •Were you able to answer the questions? If yes, then, you just gave a conclusion.
Let us analyze using the examples below.
•If it wouldn’t rain for several days, plants will die.
•(Based on the given clue, on the first part of the sentence, one can conclude that
if it didn’t rain for several days, plants will die.)
•If you will not study diligently, you will get low grades.
•(Based on the given clue, on the first part of the sentence, one can conclude that
if you will not study diligently, you will get low grades.)
12. •A. If you see an empty plate of cookies and then you
see a toddler with crumbs on his face,
• you can give a conclusion that he ate the cookies
even though you did not see him do it.
13. •In the text, first you have to read the passage
because that’s where the clues are.
•Next, you have to search for clues like the
crumbs on the toddler’s face or what you can
directly see or in the case of a text, what the
author directly tells you.
• Lastly, using logic, reasoning and prior
knowledge, you can already give or draw a
conclusion.
14. •Lyle was excited as she looked outside
her window. Dark clouds had blocked
out the sun. A strong wind was blowing
through the trees. She heard thunder off
in the distance.
15. •Lyle was excited as she looked outside
her window. Dark clouds had blocked
out the sun. A strong wind was blowing
through the trees. She heard thunder
off in the distance.
21. I did not bring my wallet to the store
______.
22. I did not bring my wallet to the store,
so I could not buy anything.
23. Learning Task 1:
Directions: Read the paragraph
carefully. Then choose the letter that
best gives the conclusion for the
story. Do this in your notebook.
24. Miss Ranin politely excused herself and left
the breakfast table. She was not feeling well. She
had been resting in her cabin for some time when
she smelled smoke. She thought it was from the
machine room. Then, she heard an alarm. “Maybe
it’s just the fog horn,” she said to herself. But when
she opened her cabin door, she saw people
running and going up to the upper deck. Smoke
was everywhere.
25. She grabbed a life jacket from under
her bed and put on her overcoat. In a few
minutes, she was outside her cabin. “This
way!” a man said. “I must find my brother,”
she said as she followed the man. “There
is no time!” the man said as he pushed
her towards the lifeboat.
26. 1. Which phrase describes the setting of the story?
A. cabin, deck, foghorn
B. life jacket, overcoat, the man
C. dining room, not feeling well, machine room
2. The smoke, people running and going up the upper deck, and the sound of
the alarm are meant to give you _______.
A. a happy feeling
B. a funny feeling
C. a frightened feeling
3. You can conclude that the action took place in the morning because _______.
A. Miss Ranin was resting.
B. Miss Ranin was reading.
C. Miss Ranin left the breakfast table.
27. 4. “This way!” From this expression, you can conclude that the man was telling _______.
A. Miss Ranin where to go.
B. Miss Ranin not to be afraid.
C. Miss Ranin to go back to her room.
5. You can conclude that the story took place _______.
A. on a ship.
B. on a train.
C. in an airplane.
6. From this paragraph, you can conclude that the story is about _______.
A. a ship on fire.
B. a boat on fire.
C. a house on fire.
7. If you are going to describe Miss Ranin’s feeling, you can say that she was_______.
A. happy B. worried C. frightened
28. 8. “I must find my brother!” From this sentence, you can conclude that Miss Ranin was_______.
A. calm and daring.
B. bold and forceful
C. worried and anxious
9. She grabbed a life jacket and put on her overcoat. From this behavior, you can conclude that
Miss Ranin was_______.
A. angry.
B. quiet and calm.
C. nervous and afraid.
10. “There is no time!” the man said as he pushed her towards the lifeboat. From this sentence,
you can conclude that the man wanted to _______.
A. help Miss Ranin.
B. talk to Miss Ranin.
C. know where Miss Ranin was going