Reading & Writing 1-10

Read the text. Tell whether the piece of information is explicit or implicit by encircling your answer. "Tough it up, man. It's just a little bruise. We're going to get you home now. Allan said, his voice alternating between terror and toughness. He and Ryan pulled Michael up from the ground. "Can you walk, man?" Michael put one foot down then tried the other. He cringed, cried out, and slumped back against his friend. "I can't," he said, shaking his head. He took several deep breaths. Sweat poured off his face. Ryan looked at Allan. The rest of the boys left already. "We got to carry him." Allan nodded, and the two of them hoisted Michael between them, and carried him home. Explicit Implicit Allan told Michael to "tough it up". Explicit Implicit Allan and Ryan picked Michael up. Explicit Implicit Michael was sad that his foot was hurt. Explicit Implicit Michael could not walk on his foot. Explicit Implicit Allan, Michael, and Ryan are all best friends. Explicit Implicit Allan and Ryan carried Michael home. Explicit Implicit Michael was sweating. Explicit Implicit Michael hurt his foot playing basketball. Explicit Implicit Allan was annoyed that Michael hurt his foot. Explicit Implicit Michael tried to calm himself down. Activity 5 Read the statements. Choose the best answer by writing the letter on the blank before the number. 1. Jayson 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 Jayson? A. He could care less that he's late. B. He is hungry. C. He is nervous about being tardy. D. He is in a huge rush to make it to school. _2. Amanda needed to finish her 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? A. Amanda already has a high enough grade. B. Amanda didn't do the typed report. C. Amanda is lazy. D. Amanda ran out of time. 3. Since it was getting late, the students decided to go home and get some rest after doing their project. One of them decided to stay little longer and finish it. What can be a piece of implicit information in this story? A. It was getting late. B. One of the members has great dedication. C. The students needed rest. D. The students will submit the project on time. 4. Why would an author put implicit information into one of their stories? A. To make the reader think deeper about the story. B. To not allow author squeeze it into the story properly. C. To show their writing superiority over the rest of us. D. To upset the reader with a lack of information. 5. Joshua looked at his alarm clock. It was 6:30 A.M. He quickly got dressed. He jumped on his bike and away he went. What implicit information can you get out of this? A. Joshua cares about school. B. Joshua could care less about school. C. Joshua has a bike. D. Joshua is almost late for school