Exercises

Determining Explicit and Implicit Information in a Text

To get a better idea of what it means to identify implicit and explicit information in a
text, let us go back to the speech of President Quezon. The following statements contain ideas
taken from the speech. Write "I' if the statement contains an implicit idea from the speech.
Write "E" if the statement mentions something explicitly from the text. Go back to the text to
locate exactly where the explicit information is found, and then highlight it.

________1. The strength of nation is founded on the character of its people.

________2. If a country's citizens have high social ideals and a strong moral fiber,,they
can survive any trial that they experience.
________3. Today's Filipinos, compared to their ancestors, have lost the growth
because they live in easier circumstances power for
________4. Filipinos nowadays are
________5. A social code is more selfish than they were in the past. Reconstruction.
necessary in order to build national spiritual
Inferring from the Text

What are some other inferences or conclusions that you can justify based on the given
text? Write them below.
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