Implicit and Explicit Evidence

Identify the explicit information.
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.

• Nicole is going on vacation.

• Nicole is going shopping.

• Nicole ran to the curb and held up her arm to hail a taxi.

Evidence not directly stated withing the text. Having to read between the lines and make an inference.

• Implicit Evidence

• Explicit Evidence

• Infer

• Ominous

Evidence that is "In Your Head"

• Implicit 

• Explicit

• Inference

Evidence stated directly from the text.

• Implicit Evidence

• Explicit Evidence

• Ominous

• Infer

This type of evidence is usually a direct quote.

• Implicit

• Explicit

• Infer

The________________________ that supports that Blockhead felt he wasn’t as smart as his brothers was when he said “I am only a soft-hearted blockhead. If my clever brothers could not complete the task, how could I succeed?”

• implicit evidence

• explicit evidence

• infer

• imply

From the quote, “the boy looked for his mother, didn’t see her, and started crying,” the _________________________ is that the boy is lost in a store and is upset because he can’t find his mom.

• implicit evidence

• explicit evidence

• imply

• infer

precisely and clearly expressed, stated directly

• implicit

• mood

• tone

• explicit

What type of evidence requires the reader to make inferences based on context clues?

• Implicit Evidence

• Explicit Evidence

• Direct Evidence

• Statistical Evidence

Which type of evidence is directly stated and leaves no room for interpretation?

• Implicit Evidence

• Explicit Evidence

• Suggestive Evidence

• Indirect Evidence