Inference- Explicit and Implicit information

Another way of thinking about implicit information is to think of it as ______________

• Reading between the lines

• Using context clues

• Inference

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Maggie was 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?

• Maggie lives near the school.

• Maggie put on her coat and grabbed her backpack.

• Maggie is a Grade 10 student.

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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 on his truck and drove off. The sign of his truck said, "Pipe Masters".

Identify the explicit information.

• Hudson works as a plumber.

• Hudson enjoys his job.

• Hudson hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work.

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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 on his truck and drove off. The sign of his truck said, "Pipe Masters".

Identify the implicit information.

• Hudson is a truck salesman.

• Hudson is a plumber.

• Hudson is an auto mechanic.

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Nicole came out of the elevator in her apartment building. She ran to the curb and held up her arm to hail a taxi. When she hopped in, she said, "Please take me to 345 45th Street."

Nicole's car is broken is an example of ________________ information.

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Everett held his father's hand as he crossed the busy parking lot. They walked into a grocery store. Everett's dad lifted him into the seat of a shopping cart. "Here", said dad, "You can hold my shopping list."

They walked into a grocery store is an example of _____________ information.

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Explicit is:

• When the answer is obvious in the text

• When the answer isn't in the text at all

• When the answer is implied in the text

• When the narrator is in first person

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Implicit is:

• When the narrator is in first person

• When the answer isn't in the text at all

• When the answer is hidden in the text

• When the answer is obvious in the text

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The Greedy Dog

 A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
According to the text, what happened right after the Dog jumped into the river?

• The dog managed to get out
• The dog realized he was foolish
• The dog had to swim to the shore
• The dog looked into the water

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Why would an author put implicit information into one of their stories?

• To make the reader think deeper about the story.

• Because the author couldn't squeeze it into the story properly.

• To upset the reader with a lack of information.

• To show their writing superiority over the rest of us.

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