This document discusses how to draw conclusions from clues and context when reading. It provides several short scenarios and asks questions to encourage drawing conclusions. Some key conclusions are that the pizza was bad so people threw it out, the boy got sunburned, someone is feeling sick with fever, it is someone's birthday based on the celebrations, and Mia doesn't like loud singing. Making conclusions involves using evidence from the text and one's own background knowledge and experiences.

3. Drawing Conclusions
You can use clues found when reading words
and looking at pictures. You use these clues
with what you already know in real life to
help you figure out something that is not
written in a story.

5. You are in line in the canteen. You ordered pizza.
You look around and notice that the people who
got pizza are throwing it away after taking a bite.
Why are they throwing the pizza away?

7. The boy screams in pain as his mother
touches his red back. “You should’ve worn
sunscreen like I told you to,” she told him.
He puts his t-shirt and sunglasses and goes
back outside, but the heat of the sun hurts
too bad.
What happened to the boy?

8. You feel sick today. You are shivering and feel
very cold inside. When you touch your skin,
however, it feels hot.
What is happening to you?

9. You wake up just as the sun is coming up. You
can’t wait, it’s going to be a great day! Your
classmates sang a song for you. When you get
home, your mom has made your favorite
dinner. Afterwards, your family sings to you
again. You blow out the candles and eat
chocolate cake.
What is so special about this day?

10. When Mia’s sister sang very loudly, Mia
covered her ears and walked away. Mia asked
her sisters to sing quietly, but she wouldn’t
listen to Mia.
What can you conclude from this?

11. I can make a conclusionwhen I reada text.
I use clues and evidenceto make a smart guess.
Witha big cluehere and a little cluethere.
Herea clue, there a clue. I can use my schematoo!
I can make a conclusionwhenI read a text!