Implicit Explicit

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

• Explicit

• Implicit

Read the following passage and answer the question.
Maggie was getting 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 close to the school.

• Maggie put on her coat and grabbed her backpack.

• Maggie is in Kindergarten.

• Maggie is never late to school.

Jenna yelled, "OUCH!" after drinking from a mug.
This is an example of-

• Explicit

• Implicit

Maria was so mad at her mom for grounding her.

• Explicit

• Implicit

Fahara wants to buy a new smart phone but she doesn't have the money. Which question from the list below would be considered explicit?

• Why does she need a new phone?

• How is Fahara going to raise the money?

• Why can't Fahara buy the smart phone?

• Where does she plan to buy the phone?

Details that are stated directly in the text.

This is the definition of which term?

• Explicit

• Implicit

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

Read the passage below. Identify the explicit information.
Hudson hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work. He wore overalls and carried a toolbox with wrenches in it. He hopped in his truck and drove off. The sign on his truck said, “Pipe Masters.”

• Hudson hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work.

• Hudson is an auto mechanic.

• Hudson enjoys his job.

• Hudson works as a plumber.

Another way of thinking about implicit information is to think of it as......?

• Guessing

• Reading between the lines

• What the narrator doesn't want you to know

• Something that is not suggested at all

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

• Explicit

• Implicit

• Inferred

• Stated