Inferencing
I begin the day with small metal tools to clean my patient's teeth. I place a paper bib on them and shine a bright light so I can see clearly. After I found a cavity, I gave the patient a new toothbrush.
What is a dentist?
"The hiker checked his compass for the fifth time. He looked at the map, then at the three identical trails in front of him, and let out a frustrated groan as he ran his fingers through his hair."
Text evidence shows that the hiker is lost.
What are "checked his compass for the fifth time" and "three identical trails"?
Definition of explicit
What is something directly stated
Chara looked outside and knew it was the perfect day to snuggle up with her favorite book and a cup of hot cocoa. She heard the steady pitter-patter against the window and decided she would have warm soup for lunch instead of going to the park.
what is a rainy or cold day?
"The abandoned house had shattered windows that looked like jagged teeth. Tall weeds choked the front porch, and a rusted 'Keep Out' sign dangled by a single nail, creaking every time the wind blew."
Evidence that shows that the house was being neglected.
What are "shattered windows," "tall weeds choked the porch," and "rusted sign"?
Definition Implicit
What is something not directly stated or implied
Marcus sat at the kitchen table staring at the same math problem for twenty minutes. He let out a long sigh, dropped his pencil, and buried his face in his hands. Every time his mom asked if he was okay, he simply grunted and didn't look up.
What is being frustrated?
Definition of Analysis
What is breaking down text to understand how it is structured or how key ideas are developed.
November 9, 1965—it was a pleasant day. The evening exodus from the hearts of the great cities had just begun, when, without warning, lights in office towers flickered out and died at 5:16 p.m. Thousands of feet above, astonished airline pilots saw Manhattan fade, then disappear. In eight minutes, a near total electrical eclipse had swept over an area slightly smaller than Great Britain but crowded with thirty million people. A massive power failure had torn the intricate electrical grid that served parts of eight states and sections of Ontario, Canada. The Great Blackout, as it came to be called, was the first dramatic warning that the relationship between energy supply and demand had reached a precarious balance.
From the fact that all electrical power was lost in the affected area, you can conclude…
What is there were outages in other states as well
(1)Everywhere around us there are millions of tiny living things called germs. They are so tiny that they can be seen only under the most powerful microscope. Some of these germs are no wider than twenty-five thousandth’s of an inch! Louis Pasteur, the great French scientist, was the first to prove that germs exist. The germs in the air can be counted. The number of germs around us, especially in crowded rooms is tremendous. Certain scientists counted 42,000 germs in approximately one cubic meter of air in a picture gallery when it was empty. But when the gallery was crowded with people, they found nearly 5,000,000 germs in the same place. In the open air germs are lest abundant. There are fewer germs in country air than in town air. We see at once how important therefore it is, therefore, to live as much as possible in the open air and for the rooms we live in always will be ventilated by fresh air.
According to the passage, what place would you MOST LIKELY find more germs?
what is in crowed spaces.
Definition of cite
Waht is to mention as evidence or proof.
When the CEO walked into the boardroom, the room went silent. She didn't sit down; instead, she placed a stack of folders on the table and checked her watch. "I'll keep this brief," she said, without making eye contact with anyone. "Check the names on the envelopes. If yours is there, please see HR by 4:00 PM."
What is poeple being laid off/losing a thier job?
The hull of the ship was covered in thick barnacles and green Algae. Its wooden masts were snapped like toothpicks, and the name painted on the side had been scrubbed away by years of salt and sand.
Evidence that shows the ship has been underwater for a long time.
What is "covered in thick barnacles," "green algae," and "years of salt and sand"?
Definition of connotation
What is the implied or emotional meaning of a word.