Hyperbole and Oxymoron Practice

An oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses self contradictory terms back to back.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.5.5

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Which of the following is not an oxymoron?

• bittersweet
• civil war
• still moving
• pretty ugly

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Whats is the oxymoron?: Sam was surrounded by a small crowd of people who listened to her sing a song that had just become an instant classic.

• instant classic
• small crowd
• neither
• small crowd & instant classic

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Is this an oxymoron?

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

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Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things
• exaggerate
• give person-like qualities to animals and things
• have a different meaning than the words.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

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Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.
• She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
• She is a beautiful flower.
• She is very pretty.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language did they use?
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• I had an ocean of water to drink.
• I drank a lot of water.
• Chad drinks more water than anyone.
• I love water!

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Is this a hyperbole?
Harold ate a large sandwich for lunch.

• yes
• no

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Pick the hyperbole below:

• Can't you get this question correct?
• Mr. Smith is older than the hills.
• I went skating last Tuesday.
• Marcella was very, very cold. 

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A