A school paper reports: "Our canteen throws out 40 kilos of food each week. Three nearby schools now send their extra food to a shelter." Which claim does the report imply but never state?

A column says: "Jeepney fares rose twice this year. Many students in our barangay now walk two kilometers to school." Which claim does the writer state outright?

A flyer says: "Our tutorial center's students filled the top ten slots in the district exam last March." What claim does the flyer leave the reader to draw?

A report says the barangay clinic has one nurse, keeps its records in a paper notebook, opens at 8 a.m., and stands beside a new basketball court. It never says the clinic is understaffed. Which stated detail supports that implied claim?

A post says: "Since the new streetlights went up, fewer crimes were reported on our street." A reader concludes the lights stopped the crimes. Why is that implied claim not yet supported?

An essay describes a mayor who cut the town's tree cover to widen a road. It never judges him, yet the reader is left with the claim that the mayor acted wrongly. What kind of claim is that?

A column notes that three of the town's five bakeries closed this year and that flour prices doubled. The reader is left with the claim that the price rise closed them. What kind of claim is that?

A letter lists the potholes on Rizal Street and ends by naming the office in charge of repairs. The claim the reader draws is that the office should repair the street. What kind of claim is that?

A review says: "The play ran for two hours without an intermission. By the last scene, several people in my row were checking their phones." Which claim does the reviewer state outright?

A notice says: "The library's air conditioning is broken. Study hours have been moved to the covered court until further notice." Which claim is implied rather than stated?

A blog states that the school's new reading program began in June and that scores rose in October. It implies the program raised the scores. What would best test that implied claim?

A complaint letter says: "My order came nine days late, and your hotline played music for 40 minutes each time I called." The letter asks for nothing outright. Which claim does it imply?

An article reports that 8 of 10 students in one class skipped breakfast and that the same class scored lowest in the morning test. Which implied claim does the article actually support?

An editorial says outright: "Cutting the arts budget is a mistake." It then lists three school programs that closed. Which claim is stated explicitly?

A tarpaulin shows a family eating together and reads only: "Malunggay Noodles. Now with iron." Which claim does it leave the buyer to draw?

A text can make a claim even when no sentence in it states that claim.

A flyer says a bike lane cut road accidents by half in one city. It implies the same lane would work here. Which missing information most weakens that implied claim?

A news item states: "Only 12 of the 60 seats at the barangay meeting were filled." Which claim does the reader draw beyond what is stated?

A report proves the town's only bridge floods twice a year. A reader claims the town should build a second bridge. Why does the report not settle that claim?

A writer implies that saving the old town hall matters more than the parking lot it would give way to. Why can accurate figures not settle that claim?