What does the hyperbole "his brain is the size of a pea" mean?

• He is not very smart

• He likes vegetables

• He is very smart

• He is not very big

What does the hyperbole "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" mean?

• I like to eat horse meat!

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

• I don't like horse meat!

• I can eat more than a horse!

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the hyperbole "you're walking slower than a snail" mean?

• Snails don't walk they slide.

• The snails walk faster than you.

• Snails walk very slowly.

• You are walking very slowly.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the hyperbole "the garden had a million flowers" mean?

• It's not a garden it's a park.

• The flowers were all different colours.

• There were lots of flowers in the garden.

• It was a big garden.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the hyperbole "I would move mountains for her" mean?

• I would do anything for her.

• I work as a structural engineer.

• She can't get over the mountain.

• She wants to live on the other side of the mountain.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Is this statement hyperbole?

"The man is huge".

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Is this statement hyperbole?

"The race took forever to finish"

• Yes

• No

Is this statement hyperbole?

"He was as quick as a leopard."

• Yes

• No

Is this statement hyperbole?

"My Dad knows everything there is to know about cars!"

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does this hyperbole mean?

"It was raining cats and dogs!"