Reading for Implied Meaning Flashcards
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Read the passage: 'The children grew quiet as their father slowly folded the letter and placed it back in the envelope.' What does this passage imply?
Answer: The father received important or serious news.
The deliberate, slow action and the children's sudden silence suggest the letter carried weighty or serious content.
Read the sign: 'Shoppers must present a receipt for all returns made after seven days of purchase.' What is implied for a customer returning an item on day ten without a receipt?
Answer: The return will likely be denied.
The sign requires a receipt for returns after seven days, so a receipt-less return on day ten will likely be refused.
Read the passage: 'Every seat in the auditorium was filled, people stood along the walls, and security had to close the doors early.' What does this imply about the event?
Answer: The event was far more popular than expected.
Overflow attendance and early door closure imply demand far exceeded what organizers anticipated.
Read the passage: 'Susan thanked her colleague for the feedback, but later rewrote only two sentences of her report.' What does this imply about Susan?
Answer: She did not fully accept or agree with the feedback.
Thanking someone but making only minimal changes implies polite acknowledgment without genuine agreement.
Read the passage: 'The hiking trail's warning signs had been ignored so often that rangers finally installed a locked gate at the entrance.' What is implied by this action?
Answer: Warnings alone were insufficient to prevent unsafe behavior.
Installing a physical gate after repeated sign-ignoring implies the rangers concluded verbal warnings were ineffective.
Read the passage: 'By the time the fire trucks arrived, neighbors had already formed a bucket brigade and pulled two people to safety.' What does this passage imply about the neighbors?
Answer: They acted quickly and resourcefully before help arrived.
Organizing a bucket brigade and rescuing people before firefighters arrived implies the neighbors responded swiftly and independently.
Read the passage: 'The new policy memo arrived Thursday; by Friday morning, three senior managers had submitted their resignations.' What does this imply about the policy?
Answer: The policy was controversial and unacceptable to key staff.
Multiple senior resignations immediately following a policy announcement strongly imply the policy was deeply objectionable.