Explicit/Implicit

Choose the best definition for the word "explicit"

• unclear

• Very clear, leaves no room for doubt

• A guess

• Inappropriate

True or False: Explicit rules or statements make you guess.

• True

• False

Which line from "Mother to Son" explicitly shows the mother talking about a broken staircase?

• Well, son, I'll tell you

• Don't you fall now

• It's had tacks in it... And splinters... And boards torn up

• So boy, don't you turn back

Which line from The Outsiders explicitly states what our narrator and protagonist Ponyboy looks like?

• "I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman..."

• "...I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut."

• "Besides, I look better with long hair."

• "I have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes."

Choose the best definition for explicit.

• Clearly stated leaving no room for doubt.

• Highly inappropriate.

• Clues and information for a reader.

• Understood, but not clearly stated or put into words.

Choose the best definition for implicit.

• Clearly stated leaving no room for doubt.

• Highly inappropriate.

• Clues and information for a reader.

• Understood, but not clearly stated or put into words.

Matt and his cousin walked to the store. Matt bought a bag of Takis while his cousin bought a bottle of water. If I asked the question, "What did Matt buy?" Would the answer be implicit or explicit?

• Explicit

• Implicit

Elijah 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. As he was eating, Johny considered the options of what shoes he should wear that day. What does Johny's behavior imply about his attitude?

• He is nervous about being tardy.

• He is in a huge rush to make it to school.

• He does not care that he's late.

• He really likes cereal.

When something is implied in a piece of writing, it is referred to as what sort of information?

• Implicit

• Explicit.

Abby needed to finish her science project by last week. 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?

• Abby doesn't care about her score.

• Abby didn't do her work because she was on vacation and didn't have internet.

• Abby already has a high enough grade in science.

• Abby didn't do the typed report.