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READING COMPREHENSION
Drawing Conclusions
Great readers draw conclusions based on hints from
the author in a story. When you draw conclusions, you
use the information from the passage to make a guess
about something. Readers use the author's hints, or
evidence, to support their conclusion.
Directions: Read each passage. Then, draw a conclusion
about the story based on the details in the passage.
Underline the hints the author gives in the passage.
Passage
Draw a Conclusion
Where are they?
Preparations were set and the violinist
was ready. Anxious faces stared at the
clock, wondering exactly what was taking
her so long. The groom fiddled his thumbs
and combed his hair back nervously.
Finally, the violinist began a sweet-
sounding melody and everyone rose
in their seats
Where are they going?
My bags were ready and the only thing
left to pack were the food provisions.
Who knew what we'd need, especially
since my parents were coming too. They
always brought enough food to feed an
army. I checked the lantern to make sure
the batteries worked, and I called Tempest
to the car. She wagged her tail happily.
She was ready for her first overnight
adventure in nature.

Answer and Explanation:

In the first paragraph we can see that the characters are at a wedding. This conclusion can be drawn, mainly because the narrator affirms that the groom was, nervously, waiting for someone. In addition, the narrator states that the guests were anxious to wait. Although the text does not present, we can say that everyone is waiting for the bride to arrive, so that the wedding can start.

In the second paragraph we can conclude that the characters are going to camp. This conclusion can be made because the narrator states that the dog, Tempest, will go on an adventure in the forest. In addition, the narrator states that he and his parents are preparing many foods for this camp.

1. international: struggle for hegemony and empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state

2. political conflict: conflict between the monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy.

3. the enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism, one variant of which was laid out in montequieu’s spirit of the laws; introduces new notions of good government, the most radical being popular sovereignty, as in rousseau’s social contract [1762]; the attack on the regime and privileged class by the literary underground of “grub street; ” the broadening influence of public opinion.

4. social antagonisms between two rising groups: the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie

5. ineffective ruler: louis xvi

6. economic hardship, especially the agrarian crisis of 1788-89 generates popular discontent and disorders caused by food shortages.

president franklin roosevelt supported the tva as part of his first new deal measures approved by congress in 1933. this new agency was designed to control floods, produce electric power, and improve the lives of people living in the tennessee valley. the tva accomplished many of these goals despite problems.