Read the passages from the article "Kids Save the Day-'Heroes' Deemed by Coast Guard!" Then answer the question about implicit and explicit ideas.
"Wow. What is that?" Simon Brimm remembers calling out to his long-time friend, Hillary Green.
He and Hillary had been friends since preschool, but they lived in different parts of the state now.
They hadn't seen each other all summer. Simon, Hillary, and their families were taking a vacation
together before middle school started next week. Zavier Gonzales and his cousins were also
vacationing at the seaside that weekend. The wind had picked up and the seas were quite rough as
swimmers, water boarders, and surfers struggled to stay afloat. Separated from his family, and
adrift on a small raft, it was Xavier that Simon saw bobbing along on the horizon.
Separated from his family, and adrift on a small raft, it was Xavier that Simon saw bobbing along on the
horizon.
What implicit idea is suggested by the author's use of "adrift"? (5 points)
Xavier was not on a water board, so he could not stay afloat.
Xavier did not have control of the raft.
The rest of Xavier's family were also bobbing on the waves.
The calm seas made drifting pleasurable.