Drawing Conclusions Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s go through each passage one by one and figure out what happened.

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Passage 1:

> I’m headed for last contact with the ball. A few seconds later, I’m lying in my hospital bed while a doctor tells me that I will probably need hip surgery. One of the same lines as he changed away from it.

Wait — this seems to have some typos or mixed-up words. Let’s try to make sense of it.

It says:
- “I’m headed for last contact with the ball.” → Maybe meant “last contact” as in final moment before getting hurt? Or maybe “last chance”? But then it says “A few seconds later, I’m lying in my hospital bed...”
→ So something bad happened right after trying to hit or catch the ball.
→ Then the doctor says they’ll probably need hip surgery.
→ And someone (maybe the coach?) is changing their role or position (“changed away from it”).

So what happened?
The person got seriously injured playing sports — likely during a game or practice — and now needs surgery. The team might be adjusting because of it.

✔ What happened?
The player got badly hurt (probably broke or damaged their hip) while playing, and now needs surgery. The team may be replacing them or changing plans because of the injury.

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Passage 2:

> Haley noticed that she had never studied before. She read over all her work first. It was three hours until the test started. She looked at the actual test. She asked her teacher to call her mom every evening. When the day of the test came, she couldn’t remember anything! What did she do wrong? Her teacher said, “You should’ve been studying all week!” She didn’t know any important multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. Her teacher had written down some questions on the board: “What’s the most important thing you learned this semester?” Haley just blanked at it. How well can you expect to answer a question like that?

Let’s break it down:

- Haley realized she hadn’t studied before.
- She tried to cram — read everything 3 hours before the test.
- On test day, she couldn’t remember anything.
- Teacher says: “You should’ve studied all week!”
- She didn’t know key info — even basic review questions.
- She froze when asked about what she learned.

✔ What happened?
Haley waited until the last minute to study, didn’t prepare properly, and failed the test because she didn’t retain anything. She panicked and couldn’t answer even simple review questions.

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Passage 3:

> Margaret walked up to her mother’s bookcase, turned, and searched for chocolate chip cookies. She wasn’t sure if her mom had made any. After working about 40 minutes straight, actually, there were so many cupcakes, no one would take a bite of more than one...

This one is tricky — let’s read carefully.

- Margaret goes to look for cookies in her mom’s bookcase? That doesn’t make sense — bookcases hold books, not food.
- She searches for chocolate chip cookies… but finds cupcakes instead?
- She worked 40 minutes straight? Doing what? Baking? Cleaning?
- There are SO MANY cupcakes that no one wants more than one.

Wait — maybe “worked 40 minutes straight” means she baked them? And now there are too many?

But why is she looking in a bookcase for cookies? That’s odd.

Maybe it’s a joke or mistake — perhaps she meant kitchen cabinet?

Or maybe she’s being silly — looking in the wrong place.

And the result: too many cupcakes, nobody wants extras.

✔ What happened?
Margaret either baked way too many cupcakes (after working hard), or found tons already made — so many that people don’t want second helpings. Also, she looked in the wrong place (bookcase) for cookies, which is funny or confusing.

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Now let’s write clear answers for each:

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Final Answer:

1. The player got seriously injured (likely broke their hip) while playing sports and now needs surgery. The team may be adjusting because of the injury.

2. Haley waited until the last minute to study, didn’t prepare well, and failed the test because she couldn’t remember anything — even basic review questions.

3. Margaret looked in the wrong place (a bookcase!) for cookies, and ended up with too many cupcakes — so many that no one wanted more than one.