Hyperbole Quiz

1. The bag weighed a ton!

• It's not meant to be taken literally, the bag was just very heavy.

• The bag was actually weightless

• The bag was filled with feathers

• The bag was made of helium

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• I'm so hungry I could eat a mountain.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a car.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a building.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

3. She's as tall as a house.

• She's as tall as a tree

• She's as tall as a mountain

• She's as tall as a skyscraper

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

4. I've told you a million times to clean your room.

• Understatement

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5. My backpack weighs a million pounds.

• My backpack is invisible

• My backpack is floating in the air

• Not meant to be taken literally

• My backpack is made of feathers

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

6. I'm so tired, I could sleep for a year.

• Hyperbole

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

• I'm so tired, I could sleep for a lifetime

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7. This book is as big as a whale.

• Irony

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

9. I have a million things to do.

• Exaggeration

• Literal

• Metaphor

• Understatement

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

10. I'm so excited, I could jump to the moon.

• Irony

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A