Implicit and Explicit Ideas

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?

• Implicit
• Explicit

Another way of thinking about implicit information would be to compare it to what?

• Predicting
• Drawing conclusions
• Inferencing
• Guessing

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?

• He is nervous about being tardy.
• He is in a huge rush to make it to school.
• He could care less that he's late.
• He is hungry.

When something is implied (not clearly stated) in a piece of writing, it is often referred to as what sort of information?

• Implicit
• Explicit

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?

• Amanda is lazy.
• Amanda ran out of time.
• Amanda already has a high enough grade in science.
• Amanda didn't do the typed report.

Since it was getting late, the band decided to go home and get some rest. The lead singer decided he wanted to stay a little longer and practice some of the new songs. What can be a piece of implicit information in this story?

• The band needed rest.
• The lead singer has great dedication.
• It was getting late.
• The band has some new songs.

Every winter, North Dakota gets an average of twelve feet of snow. Road and school closures are sure to follow. Many people state that the snow causes many dollars of damage to their property. What is a piece of explicit information taken from the paragraph?

• Snow is devastating.
• The people of North Dakota should move.
• South Dakota is a lot nicer state to live in.
• Schools and roads will be closed in winter time.

When something is implicit then the reader can go back and find the information directly in the story. 

• True
• False

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

• To make the reader think deeper about the story.
• To upset the reader with a lack of information.
• Because the author couldn't squeeze it into the story properly.
• To show their writing superiority over the rest of us.

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?

• Jada is a messy eater.
• Jada could care less about school.
• Jade has a bike.
• Jade cares about school.