Question

Read the passage and then answer the question: Cecil came home to find the couch cushions gnawed on, a vase lying in pieces on the floor, and a hole dug a foot deep in what used to be his flower bed. In the middle of it all , Leo sat on his haunches with an innocent look on his face, his pink tongue hanging out as he panted without a care in the world. Cecil shook his head and sighed. Not again. Which detail from the passage is most clearly implicit? A. Leo is responsible for the destruction, (0) (0) B. Cecil doesn't know who Leo is exactly C. Leo sat with an innocent look or his face D. Cecil found Leo in the hiddle of the mess .​

Answer 1

So, implicit means it's not stated directly in the text and you must infer.

So let's look through the options.

b. Well, nothing gives the idea that Cecil doesnt know who leo is. He actually says "not again" so that tells us that this has happened before. So he definitely knows who leo is.

c. This is stated directly in the text so this would be explicit not implicit.

d. This was also stated directly. So explicit.

A. We are able to infer from the details in the text that leo is responsible for the mess. So this would be the implicit detail.