EXERCISE ON EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT INFORMATION

1. Identify what part of the sentence makes the statement erroneous. If there are no errors, choose the option “no error”.
Implicit information requires the readers to pick out specific information stated by the writer in the given text. No
error.
a. No error b. stated c. requires the readers d. specific information
2. Identify what part of the sentence makes the statement erroneous. If there are no errors, choose the option “no error”.
Critical reading demands that readers evaluate the number of information provided in the text. No error.
a. Evaluate the number of information b. critical reading c. No error d. provided
3. Identify what part of the sentence makes the statement erroneous. If there are no errors, choose the option “no error”.
Explicit information requires the readers to pick out specific information detailed by the writer in the given text.
No error.
a. No error b. requires the readers c. detailed d. specific information

Label the following as either the explicit information or implicit information. Use the given passage to aid you in your
responses.

The Ant and the Dove

An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point
of drowning. A dove resting on a tree overhanging the water plucked a leaf and let it fall into the stream close to her. The
ant climbed onto it and floated in safety to the bank. Shortly afterward, a bird-catcher came and stood under the tree, and
laid his lime-twigs for the dove, which sat in the branches. The ant, perceiving his designs, stung him in the foot. In pain,
the bird-catcher threw down the twigs, and the noise made the dove take wing.

Aesop's Fables. Aesop's Fables. n.d. www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?sel&TheAntandtheDove&&antdove.ram

(accessed February 20, 2016).

4. The ant and the dove are aware of the needs of other creatures.
a. Implicit information b. explicit information
5. The bird-catcher planned to capture the dove.
a. Implicit information b. explicit information

Read the paragraph. Determine if the sentences given are used as either claim of fact, value or policy.
Fashion magazines, diet books, and TV exercise shows all tell us that thin is beautiful and fat is ugly. As a result of this
constant pressure from the media, many young women become obsessed with weight loss and actually make themselves
ill. Some women literally starve themselves so they must be hospitalized for malnutrition. In 2013 alone, a 17% increase in
eating disorder victims has been recorded. Fortunately, this problem of obsession with weight is becoming more
recognized, and doctors are finding new ways of dealing with the problem. However, health issues that affect the general
public must be addressed by the government as well. Stronger health campaigns must be put in place so that women of
all shapes and sizes will realize that life-threatening effects of health problems caused by starvation.

Adapted from GED Preparation for the Highschool Equivalency Examination: Test 1 The Writing Skills Test
Varness, Nancy. GED Preparation for the Highschool Equivalency Examination: Test 1 The Writing Skills Test. Chicago:
Contemporary Books, Inc., 1985.

6. Fashion magazines, diet books, and TV exercise shows all tell us that thin is beautiful and fat is ugly.
a. claim of fact b. claim of value c. claim of policy
7. In 2013 alone, a 17% increase in eating disorder victims has been recorded.
a. claim of fact b. claim of value c. claim of policy
8. Stronger health campaigns must be put in place so that women of all shapes and sizes will realize that life-threatening
effects of health problems caused by starvation.
a. claim of fact b. claim of value c. claim of policy

Read the paragraph. Determine if the sentences given are explicit information or implicit information and decide
on how these pieces of information are used as either claim of fact, value or policy.
Bob heard his name whispered urgently and opened his eyes to see Brett sitting up in the bed across the darkened room,
one hand held up in warning, his head cocked tensely to one side as he listened. In the silence, they heard the creak of a
stair, followed by a rhythmic, shuffling sound. The sound stopped suddenly, and the boys waited, hardly breathing. The
wind rustled the tree outside their window. The curtain flapped gently. Heavy footsteps echoed through the carpet less
downstairs hall, and the listening boys jumped at the explosive sound of breaking glass. “What do we do now?” Bob said

From Chapter 2: Drawing Conclusions and Predicting Outcomes (Thammasat University Library)
Thammasat University. "Thammasat University Library." n.d. http://library.tru.ac.th/images/academic (accessed February
25, 2016).

9. Home burglaries are increasing all over the metropolis, this is proven by the experience of Brett and Bo as they listened
while someone is walking across the staircase in the middle of the night.
a. implicit information, claim of policy c. explicit information, claim of policy
b. implicit information, claim of fact d. explicit information, claim of value

10. Stricter penalties on home burglaries must be put into place so that a child like Brett would not have to experience fear
and anxiety in his very own house.
a. explicit information, claim of policy c. explicit information, claim of value
b. implicit information, claim of policy d. implicit information, claim of value
Using the picture below, make/GIVE one (1) example STATEMENT for EACH TYPE claim: (2 points each)
WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN YOUR PAPER.

1. CLAIM OF FACT: _______________________________

2. CLAIM OF VALUE: ______________________________
3. CLAIM OF POLICY:______________________________