Why do we use Hyberbole?
Authored by Joel Mitchell
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why do we use hyperbole? (2 answers are correct)
In order to exaggerate for effect.
In order to exaggerate feelings.
In order too be funny.
Because Mr. Mitchell tells me to pack my writing full of figurative speech!
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tall tales are considered hyperbolic stories. Which of these choices are considered Tall Tales
Paul Bunyon, John Henry, and Johnny Appleseed
Paul Bunyon, Tony Stark, and Thor
John Henry, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson
Johnny Appleseed, Jack Black, and Captain Marvel
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3.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • Ungraded
Hyperbole is used often in advertising, in supermarket tabloids, and by the current U.S. President. Think about an example of hyperbole that you've seen. What is the purpose of hyperbole in these cases?
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyperbole is used to help with what?
To give the message color and life
To build a person's reputation
To express the intensity and urgency of the message
Make your salad bowls "hyper".
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Authors use hyperbole in storytelling for a specific purpose. What is the purpose?
Make the reader interact better with the story.
Create confusion or anger during the story.
Emphasize character traits to make a story come to life.
Lie to the reader and make them believe in crazy conspiracy theories
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
2 mins • Ungraded
Toni is telling friends about her soccer game last Saturday. "I kicked the ball so hard it could break through a brick wall and scored the winning goal!" What point is Toni trying to make about her goal?
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True of False.
The following is an example of hyperbole:
Mr. Mitchell's beard as dense as tropical rainforest.
True. But what a weird hyperbole...
False. That is a literal statement.
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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