Implicit Explicit

What can be IMPLIED from this sentence?

• Mr. Bernaldi is smiling.

• Mr. Bernaldi is happy with Delia.

• Mr. Bernaldi told Delia that she did a good job.

• Mr. Bernaldi spoke.

As I walked in the door, I was amazed at the beautiful colors and smells. I knew it would be hard to decide what I would buy with my $3 - the chocolate truffles, or the jelly beans? Which of the following is implicit in the passage?

• I walked in the door

• There were beautiful colors and smells

• I am in a candy shop

• I like jelly beans better than chocolate truffles

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 implicitly stated in the paragraph?

• Maggie lives close to school.

• Maggie was late to school.

• Maggie is excited about going to school.

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

Understood or implied without being directly stated; something understood without being said directly.

• Implicit

• Explicit

• Rhetoric

• Validate

True of False - Implicit and Explicit are defined correctly.

Implicit is something that is implied, not expressed directly but understood.

Explicit is something that is stated directly and fully, with no room left for implications.

• True

• False

Not plainly or directly expressed or stated.

• implicit

• explicit

• inference

• mood

Something hinted or suggested, but not stated directly

• citation

• implicit

• evidence

• explicit

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

The coach blew his whistle and told the team to pack it up. Practice was over. Little Michael asked his coach to please leave the lights in the gym on so he could stay a little longer. He stayed for another two hours practicing his shooting and dribbling. What information below is a good example of implicit information?

• Michael is afraid of the dark

• Michael was a dedicated athlete

• Michael was scared to go home

• Michael wanted to be a doctor