1) Sam and his cousin walked to the store. Sam bought a bag of chips while his cousin bought a bottle of water. If I asked the question, "What did Sam buy?" Would that question be implicit or explicit? a) Implicit b) Explicit 2) Another way of thinking about implicit information would be to compare it to what? a) Predicting b) Infer c) Drawing conclusions d) Guessing 3) Tyler overslept and missed his bus. He looked at his alarm clock and it read 8:45 A.M. He was more than 30 minutes late for school. He casually walked to the kitchen and poured himself some cereal. What can be inferred about Tyler? a) He is nervous about being late. b) He couldn't care less that he's late. c) He is in a huge rush to make it to school. d) He is hungry. 4) When something is implied (not clearly stated) in a piece of writing, it is often referred to as what sort of information? a) Implicit b) Explicit 5) Amanda needed to finish her science project by the 5th of March. She had everything she needed except her typed report. She knew that her typed report was worth 50% of her grade. She was going to fail. What explicit information can you pull from this story? a) Amanda is lazy. b) Amanda already has a high enough grade in science. c) Amanda ran out of time. d) Amanda didn't do the typed report. 6) When something is implicit then the reader can go back and find the information directly in the story. a) True b) False 7) Why would an author put implicit information into one of their stories? a) To make the reader think deeper about the story. b) Because the author couldn't squeeze it into the story properly. c) To upset the reader with a lack of information. d) To show their writing superiority over the rest of us. 8) Jada looked at her alarm clock. It was 8:45 A.M. She quickly got dressed and grabbed a granola bar from the cupboard. She jumped on her bike and away she went. She was late for school but she wasn't going to be super late! What implicit information can you get out of this story? a) Jada is a messy eater. b) Jade has a bike. c) Jada could care less about school. d) Jade cares about school. 9) Hudson hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work. He wore overalls and carried a toolbox with wrenches in it. He hopped in his truck and drove off. The sign on his truck said, “Pipe Masters.”  (Read the passage and Identify the explicit information) a) Hudson hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work. b) Hudson enjoys his job. c) Hudson is an auto mechanic. d) Hudson works as a plumber. 10) Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack. As she was leaving, her mother said, “I love you. Be careful.” Which of the following is explicitly stated in the paragraph? a) Maggie lives close to the school. b) Maggie is in primary school. c) Maggie put on her coat and grabbed her backpack. d) Maggie is never late to school.

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