Read: "Barangay Malaya's reading hub opened in 2022. Daily records show 40 students use it. It has never had a full-time librarian." Which claim does the text state outright?

Read: "The canteen replaced fried snacks with fruit last June. Since then, clinic visits for stomach pain have dropped by half. Students still line up every recess." Which claim does the text imply?

Read: "Our town's bus fleet is 15 years old. Two buses broke down last month. The mayor has asked the council for a repair budget." Which reading does the passage fail to support?

Read this parent's letter: "Typhoon drills waste class time. Our school has run four of them this year. Grade 8 lost two hours of science." Which claim does the parent state explicitly?

Read: "The new footbridge cost PHP 4 million. Vendors say foot traffic has doubled since it opened. The old crossing had three accidents in 2023." Which claim does the text leave the reader to draw?

Read the coach: "Ramon is the finest debater in our division. He has won three regional finals and has never lost a rebuttal round." Which value claim does the coach state explicitly?

Read: "Half of Grade 8 chose the science club this year. The art club kept its usual twenty members. Both clubs meet on Friday afternoons." Which claim goes beyond what the passage supports?

Read: "The library closes at 4 p.m. Most students finish their classes at 4:15. Only teachers borrow books during the afternoon." Which claim does the passage imply?

Read this letter: "The council must fund one more ferry trip each morning. The 6 a.m. boat is already full by 5:40." Which claim does the letter state explicitly?

Read: "Rice prices rose twice this year. A sack at the public market now sells for PHP 2,600. Two vendors closed their stalls in March." Which reading does the text fail to support?

Read: "The coach lists the same eleven players every game. Three reserves have not played since June. The team has lost its last four matches." Which claim does the text imply without saying it?

Read this fisher: "Our river is dying. I hauled 20 kilograms a day back in 2015. Last week I brought home four kilograms in total." Which claim does the fisher state outright?

An essay reports, "Free lunches raised our attendance by 12 percent," and closes by praising the result. It never says the program should go on. How does the essay treat that idea?

Read: "The new streetlights run on solar panels. The barangay paid nothing for their electricity in May. Two of the lamps failed during the storm." Which claim does the passage not support?

Read: "Every winning poster came from one school. That school runs an art class daily. The other schools offer art only once a week." Which claim does the text lead the reader to draw?

Read the class captain: "Reading period is the best hour of our week. Attendance during that hour has never dropped below 95 percent." Which claim does the captain state explicitly?

Read: "The clinic opened a Saturday shift in January. Waiting times fell from two hours to 40 minutes. The nurses now work six days each week." Which claim goes further than the passage allows?

Read: "Our textbooks were printed in 2009. The population chapter still lists the country at under 90 million. Our teacher told us last week that we have passed 110 million." Which claim does the passage imply?

A claim is implied when the writer never puts it into words but arranges details so the reader works it out.

Read: "The canteen queue takes 25 minutes," the report says, "and the lunch break lasts 30." The report never mentions lengthening the break. Which claim is explicit in the report?