English Language GCSE
Explicit Information
What Explicit Information means in English Language GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Explicit Information
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Information that is directly and clearly stated in the text.
Information that is stated clearly and directly in the text.
Information that is directly stated in the text.
Topics that use Explicit Information
- Presenting information and ideas (OCR GCSE)
- Reading information and ideas (OCR GCSE)
- Reading: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Implicit Information
- Synthesis
- Juxtaposition
- Semantic Field
- Connotation
- Discourse Markers
- Imperative Verb
- Pathos
Using Explicit Information in the exam
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