Nonfiction terms review

What is the process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning?

• Implying

• Inferring

• Citing

• Summarizing

Information that is clearly stated and leaves no room for uncertainty is:

• Implicit

• Inferred

• Explicit

• Subjective

When information is suggested but not directly expressed, it is:

• Explicit

• Implicit

• Objective

• Cited

To suggest or hint at something without stating it directly is to:

• Infer

• Imply

• Cite

• Summarize

The act of drawing a conclusion from available information is to:

• Imply

• Infer

• Cite

• Summarize

To reference or quote a source of information is to:

• Infer

• Imply

• Cite

• Summarize

The central message or insight about life expressed in a literary work is the:

• Plot

• Theme

• Tone

• Mood

An idea that applies to people regardless of culture or time period is a:

• Central idea

• Universal idea

• Connotation

• Denotation

The main topic or underlying meaning of a text is the:

• Theme

• Plot

• Central idea

• Context clue

Information or opinions based on facts and not influenced by personal feelings is:

• Subjective

• Implicit

• Explicit

• Objective