Question

Implicit information requires the reader to combine details from the text with background knowledge to make a(n) .

Answer 1

Implicit information is information that is indirectly stated or implied. It is not specifically stated, so the reader has to infer what it means. Therefore, implicit information requires the reader to combine details from the text with background knowledge to make an inference. An inference is a conclusion that was reached based on facts. Other words that could be used are deduction, conjecture, speculation, guess, presumption, assumption, etc... These are all synonyms.

Answer 2

to make an inference.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reader will pick up hints from the text and will put them together. Then , he/ she will link this information with previous information he / she has about the socio-cultural context of the story. In this way, the reader will make inferences to comprehend the thread of the information in the text. In detective stories, for example, the murderer is revealed at the end of the story, generally. The reader will get to understand why that character is the murderer after putting all the hints from the text together along with the necessary information from the context of the story.