Name __________________________________________________________ Date __________________ Section:

______________

Identifying Explicit and Implicit Information Score: _________

Directions: Read the text.

Tough it up man. It’s just a little bruise. We gonna get you home now,” Andre said, his voice alternating between terror
and toughness. He and Leslie pulled Sampson up from the ground. “Can you walk, man?”
Sampson put one foot down, then tried the other. He cringed, cried out, them slumped back against his brother. “I cant,”
he said, shaking his head. Sampson took several deep breaths. Sweat poured off his face.
Andre looked at Leslie. The rest of the boys had somehow disappeared. “We gotta carry him, man.” Lesli nodded, and the
two of them hoisted the smaller boy between them and carried him home, down the same street, which now seemed even hotter.

Tell whether the piece of information is explicit or implicit.

1. Andre told Sampson to “tough it up”. _Explicit____________
2. Leslie and Andre picked Sampson up. ___________________
3. Sampson was sad and depressed that his foot was hurt. ___________________
4. Sampson could not walk on his foot. ___________________
5. Andre, Leslie and Sampson are all best friends. ___________________
6. Leslie and Andre carried Sampson home. ___________________
7. Sampson was sweating. ___________________
8. Sampson hurt his foot playing football. ___________________
9. Andre was annoyed that Sampson got hurt. ___________________

Name __________________________________________________________ Date __________________ Section:

______________

Identifying Explicit and Implicit Information Score: _________

Directions: Read the text.

Tough it up man. It’s just a little bruise. We gonna get you home now,” Andre said, his voice alternating between terror
and toughness. He and Leslie pulled Sampson up from the ground. “Can you walk, man?”
Sampson put one foot down, then tried the other. He cringed, cried out, them slumped back against his brother. “I cant,”
he said, shaking his head. Sampson took several deep breaths. Sweat poured off his face.
Andre looked at Leslie. The rest of the boys had somehow disappeared. “We gotta carry him, man.” Lesli nodded, and the
two of them hoisted the smaller boy between them and carried him home, down the same street, which now seemed even hotter.

Tell whether the piece of information is explicit or implicit.

1. Andre told Sampson to “tough it up”. _Explicit____________
2. Leslie and Andre picked Sampson up. ___________________
3. Sampson was sad and depressed that his foot was hurt. ___________________
4. Sampson could not walk on his foot. ___________________
5. Andre, Leslie and Sampson are all best friends. ___________________
6. Leslie and Andre carried Sampson home. ___________________
7. Sampson was sweating. ___________________
8. Sampson hurt his foot playing football. ___________________
9. Andre was annoyed that Sampson got hurt. ___________________
 Generating explicit and implicit pieces of information.

Text Explicit Information Implicit Information

1. My father has gone to fight. I am afraid My father is a fighter. My father is troublesome

almost all of the time.

2. At night from my window, I can see the

white trails of [bombs] in the sky. I pretend
I am watching shooting stars.

3. The streets of our city are littered with

bricks, dust, and broken glass.

4. We have no heat. Last winter, we slept in

our clothes in the kitchen next to a sheet
metal stove

5. Food is scarce, of course. And water. We

collect rainwater in bowls and buckets.

6. My friends and I stay close to home,

usually inside our large apartment building,
sitting under the stairs.

7. Sometimes we can’t sit still a minute

longer, and we run through the halls,
laughing and making noise.
8. Carefully and quietly, I slipped the
picture under the door. And then I ran.

Generating explicit and implicit pieces of information.

Text Explicit Information Implicit Information

1. My father has gone to fight. I am afraid My father is a fighter. My father is troublesome

almost all of the time.

2. At night from my window, I can see the

white trails of [bombs] in the sky. I pretend
I am watching shooting stars.

3. The streets of our city are littered with

bricks, dust, and broken glass.

4. We have no heat. Last winter, we slept in

our clothes in the kitchen next to a sheet
metal stove

5. Food is scarce, of course. And water. We

collect rainwater in bowls and buckets.

6. My friends and I stay close to home,

usually inside our large apartment building,
sitting under the stairs.

7. Sometimes we can’t sit still a minute

longer, and we run through the halls,
laughing and making noise.
8. Carefully and quietly, I slipped the
picture under the door. And then I ran.