Hyperbole, Idiom, and Allusion Review

What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison using "like" or "as".

• A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

• An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

• an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?

• There are a million things to do today.

• There is nothing to do today.

• There is a lot to do tomorrow.

• There is a lot to do today.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

• The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

• Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

• The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Select the statement that is NOT a hyperbole.

• Tina's baby sister is smaller than a mustard seed.

• The brick mansion is as grand as the castles in England.

• Amari ate a truckload of lo-mein.

• Carrie's personality is larger than life.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Select the statement that features a hyperbole.

• Kaliyah went to Six Flags recently.

• Grandmother is older than the hills.

• Outside was extremely cold.

• Chips and guacamole are so delicious.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Select the option that makes the following sentence a hyperbole. The chicken noodle soup was really hot with pepper.

• The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper that my mouth was on fire.

• The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, my eyes watered.

• The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, but tasted really good.

• The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, I could not eat it.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The statement, "I am so hungry I can eat a slice of pie" is a hyperbole. True or False?

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

• a. Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces.

• b. Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces.

• c. Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.

• d. Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Bobby would have been playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn’t been for Suzie dragging him home for dinner

• a. Bobby was just about to stop playing ball.

• b. Bobby didn’t even want to play ball to begin with.

• c. Bobby prefers nature to athletics.

• d. Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Mrs. Robinson expects Cassie and my presentation to be good, but we have been working on it every night for the last week, so we are really going to knock her socks off.

• a. Cassie and the speaker are not prepared to give a good presentation.

• b. Cassie and the speaker intend on hitting Mrs. Robinson rather than presenting.

• c. Cassie and the speaker’s presentation will far exceed Mrs. Robinson’s expectations.

• d. Cassie and the speaker’s presentation will meet Mrs. Robinson’s expectations.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B