Drawing Conclusions

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Lectura, pp. 468–469
Drawing Conclusions
To draw a conclusion is to form an opinion based on evidence. Sometimes the evidence
presented to readers is very limited, but they must ensure that their evidence-based
opinions make sense.
Conclusion statements are rarely right or wrong. They are often presented as believable or
not. If you are successful at drawing conclusions from your reading, then you likely are
skilled at finding evidence in your reading that supports your conclusions. Conclusions
are only as strong as the evidence on which they are based. Conclusions based on little
evidence are not as believable as conclusions based on a lot of different kinds of evidence.
You must also be willing to change your conclusions as more evidence becomes available
in the reading passage.
Readers must be flexible in their thinking when drawing conclusions from multiple and
varied pieces of evidence. When the pieces of evidence are similar or the amount of
evidence is limited, drawing conclusions is not difficult.
1. In the Lectura, ¡Bienvenidos al Centro de Carreras! on pages 468 and 469 of your
textbook, review the test “Una prueba de aptitud.” Below you will find excerpts from the
test questions that will serve as pieces of evidence. For each set of evidence, draw a
conclusion about the person’s future career that makes sense.
A A Miguel le gusta trabajar con animales, máquinas y herramientas.
B Miguel prefiere cosas prácticas que se pueden tocar y ver.
Conclusion about Miguel’s future career: ________________________________________
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A Victor es emprendedora.
B A Victor le gusta ser el líder.
C Victor prefiere ayudar a otras personas.
Conclusion about Victor’s future career: _________________________________________
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Sample question:
2. Which conclusion below is LEAST credible about a person who would choose letter A
responses for all the questions on the test “Una prueba de aptitud”?
A Such a person might prefer working as a party planner.
B Such a person might enjoy working as a zoo keeper.
C Such a person would enjoy a hands-on job more than an office job.
D Such a person might not be interested in a job filled with idealism.
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A Laura evita situaciones sociales.
B Laura prefiere la política y los negocios.
Conclusion about Laura’s future career: _________________________________________
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