Explicit vs Implicit Information

Details are not stated directly. The reader must infer the meaning.
This is the definition for which term?

• Explicit

• Implicit

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

When reading a book, the information that is not said directly in the story, but the author wants you to know must be _______.

• argued

• inferred

• summarized

• explicit

Explicit information...

• is easily found within the text.

• is hinted at, but not obvious.

• is only in films.

• is written in third person.

Explicit information is written in the text.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Implicit information is something I think is happening.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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.

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

As soon as I was out of the Ballroom, I took off like a flash. I streaked down the corridor. Up the stairs I went, jumping quite easily from one to the other, keeping well against the wall. What is EXPLICITLY stated?

• He was running away from an enemy.

• He was excited to get somewhere.

• He jumped up the stairs.

• He was trying to hide by hugging the wall and moving quickly.

Details are not stated directly. The reader must infer the meaning. This is the definition for which term?

• Explicit

• Implicit