Hyperbole Quiz

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so thirsty I could drink an ocean.

• I'm so tired I could run a marathon.

• I'm so bored I could watch paint dry.

• The answer is: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is hyperbole?

• A type of vegetable

• Exaggeration for emphasis or effect

• A form of poetry

• A scientific theory

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: I've told you a million times to clean your room!

• I've told you a trillion times to clean your room!

• I've told you a gazillion times to clean your room!

• I've told you a million times to clean your room!

• I've told you a billion times to clean your room!

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following sentences contains hyperbole?

• The cake is as big as a house.

• The sun is a million miles away.

• The cat is sleeping peacefully.

• The car is moving at the speed of light.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What effect does hyperbole have on a sentence?

• It confuses the meaning of the sentence

• It emphasizes or exaggerates the meaning of the sentence.

• It has no effect on the sentence

• It makes the sentence more concise

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: I'm so tired, I could sleep for a year!

• I'm so tired, I could sleep for a century!

• I'm so tired, I could sleep forever!

• I'm so tired, I could sleep for a year!

• I'm so tired, I could sleep for a decade!

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The answer is: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

• I'm so bored I could watch paint dry for hours.

• I'm so thirsty I could drink an ocean.

• I'm so tired I could run a marathon right now.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the purpose of using hyperbole in writing?

• To provide accurate and precise information

• To confuse the reader with contradictory statements

• To downplay the importance of a point or emotion

• To exaggerate and emphasize a point or emotion

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

• I could eat a cow

• I'm so hungry

• I could eat a whole buffet

• I could eat a horse

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Which of the following sentences contains hyperbole?

• The book is as light as a rock.

• The cat is as small as an elephant.

• The cake is as big as a house.

• The car is as fast as a snail.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A