Practice: Reading: Interpreting Implicit Meaning

Answer every question, then check your score and read the explanations.

1. Question 1 · Multiple choice

   "The food is undeniably photogenic." What is implied?

   A.The food tastes excellentB.The food looks better than it tastesC.The restaurant is expensiveD.The photographs were professional
2. Question 2 · True or false

   Hedging words such as "apparently" distance the writer from a claim.

   TrueFalse
3. Question 3 · Gap fill

   Which grammatical voice can hide who is responsible? The ___ voice.
4. Question 4 · Multiple choice

   "Of course, the plan has merit, but..." What usually follows?

   A.Further praiseB.A rebuttalC.A summaryD.An apology