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He created the first practical light bulb in 1879, which changed the way people lived after dark. Edison also invented the phonograph, which was the first machine that could record and play back sound. His workshop in Menlo Park, New Jersey, was sometimes called an invention factory because so many ideas came from it. Over his lifetime, Edison earned more than one thousand patents for his inventions and improvements.\u003Cbr>1) Edison was a very productive inventor.\u003Cbr>2) Edison created the first practical light bulb in 1879.\u003Cbr>3) The phonograph could record and play back sound.\u003Cbr>4) Edison earned more than one thousand patents.\u003Cbr>5) Edison did not work alone. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 3 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-18 | 94 | 89 | 83 | 78 |  | 72 | 67 | 61 | 56 | 50 | 44 |\n|  |  |  |  | 39 | 33 | 28 | 22 |  | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 |  |  |\n\nExplicit vs Inference  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine if the statement about the paragraph is explicit or implicit.\u003Cbr>Thomas Edison is remembered as one of the greatest inventors in American history. He created the first practical light bulb in 1879, which changed the way people lived after dark. Edison also invented the phonograph, which was the first machine that could record and play back sound. His workshop in Menlo Park, New Jersey, was sometimes called an invention factory because so many ideas came from it. Over his lifetime, Edison earned more than one thousand patents for his inventions and improvements.\u003Cbr>1) Edison was a very productive inventor.\u003Cbr>2) Edison created the first practical light bulb in 1879.\u003Cbr>3) The phonograph could record and play back sound. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers 1.  implicit  2.  explicit  3.  explicit  4.  explicit  5.  implicit  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 4) Edison earned more than one thousand patents. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) Edison did not work alone. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 3 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-18 | 94 | 89 | 83 | 78 |  | 72 | 67 | 61 | 56 | 50 | 44 |\n|  |  |  |  | 39 | 33 | 28 | 22 |  | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 |  |  |\n\nExplicit vs Inference  \nName:  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Determine if the statement about the paragraph is explicit or implicit.\u003Cbr>Thomas Edison is remembered as one of the greatest inventors in American history. He created the first practical light bulb in 1879, which changed the way people lived after dark. Edison also invented the phonograph, which was the first machine that could record and play back sound. His workshop in Menlo Park, New Jersey, was sometimes called an invention factory because so many ideas came from it. Over his lifetime, Edison earned more than one thousand patents for his inventions and improvements.\u003Cbr>1) Edison was a very productive inventor.\u003Cbr>2) Edison created the first practical light bulb in 1879.\u003Cbr>3) The phonograph could record and play back sound.\u003Cbr>4) Edison earned more than one thousand patents.\u003Cbr>5) Edison did not work alone. | 1.\u003Cbr>2.\u003Cbr>3.\u003Cbr>4.\u003Cbr>5. |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-5 |  | 80 |  | 60 | 40 | 20 | 0 |\n\nLanguage Arts  \nModified  \n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)  \n3","cbCaigAoKQr2kn9H","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigAoKQr2kn9H","pdf",42143,"English","# Explicit vs Inference\n## Reading passage about Thomas Edison\n## Statements to classify (1–5)\n## Answer key: explicit or implicit","[{\"question\":\"What does “explicit” mean in this activity?\",\"answer\":\"An explicit statement directly matches information stated in the paragraph.\"},{\"question\":\"How should a student decide “implicit” versus “explicit”?\",\"answer\":\"Mark “explicit” when the paragraph clearly states the idea; mark “implicit” when the idea must be inferred rather than directly stated.\"},{\"question\":\"Which Edison-related statements are classified as explicit or implicit?\",\"answer\":\"In the answer key, statement 2 is explicit, statement 3 is explicit, statement 4 is explicit, while statements 1 and 5 are implicit.\"}]","Explicit vs Inference - Worksheet Answers | PDF",1790802302]