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Question:

Multiple choice question

Conclusion comes from the word conclude which means to come to an understanding after examining the facts.

For example:

After thinking about my life until now, I've come to the conclusion that I still have a lot to learn.

After seeing the wet streets and trees, we came to the conclusion that it had rained at night.

Clever people reach conclusions only after they think about all the facts.

understanding after examining evidence

questioning the facts

judgment based on an investigation

decision after a lot of thinking

Which answers are closest in meaning to conclusion? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

decision after a lot of thinking

understanding after examining evidence

questioning the facts

Feedback:

A conclusion is the final judgment that you make after looking at all of the facts. If you are still questioning the facts, then you have not yet reached a conclusion.

judgment based on an investigation

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Question:

Multiple choice question

The examples below illustrate the meaning of conclusion.

The driver was driving very fast.

The rain caused the accident.

The car had been checked recently in a garage.

The road conditions contributed to the accident.

Choose 3 conclusions the police may reach at a scene of a road accident.

Response:

The road conditions contributed to the accident.

The driver was driving very fast.

The car had been checked recently in a garage.

Feedback:

Conclusions should be based on sufficient proof or evidence. The scene of an accident usually does not give the police enough evidence to reach a conclusion about when the car was last checked in a garage.

The rain caused the accident.

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Question:

Multiple choice question

understood all the relevant information.

examined all available evidence.

thought about all the facts.

told people what you think.

Which answers below best complete this sentence? Choose the 3 correct answers.

 

You should come to a conclusion only after you have...

Response:

thought about all the facts.

examined all available evidence.

told people what you think.

understood all the relevant information.