Hyperbole and Oxymoron Practice

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

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

• 'a million times'

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

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

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the oxymoron in the phrase: bittersweet

• happy

• sour

• sweetbitter

• bitter

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Explain the purpose of hyperboles in writing.

• Hyperboles are only used in formal writing to maintain a serious tone.

• The purpose of hyperboles in writing is to downplay the importance of a statement.

• Hyperboles are used to convey literal meanings in writing.

• The purpose of hyperboles in writing is to create emphasis, exaggeration, or humor.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Differentiate between a hyperbole and a simile.

• A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement, whereas a simile is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

• A hyperbole is a comparison using 'like' or 'as', whereas a simile is an exaggerated statement.

• A hyperbole is a type of metaphor, whereas a simile is a type of personification.

• A hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses irony, whereas a simile is a figure of speech that uses repetition.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the hyperbole in the sentence: This bag weighs a ton!

• This bag weighs a ton!

• This bag weighs a pound!

• This bag weighs a kilogram!

• This bag weighs a tonne!

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the oxymoron in the phrase: deafening silence

• deafening

• silentening

• deafeningly

• quietening

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Explain why authors use oxymorons in their writing.

• The purpose of oxymorons is to create harmony and agreement in the text.

• Authors use oxymorons to simplify their writing and reduce the impact on the reader.

• Oxymorons are used to confuse readers and make the writing less engaging.

• Oxymorons are used to create contrast, add depth, provoke thought, and engage the reader.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Differentiate between an oxymoron and a paradox.

• Oxymoron combines contradictory terms, paradox expresses a possible lie.

• Oxymoron expresses a possible truth, paradox combines contradictory terms.

• Oxymoron combines contradictory terms, paradox expresses a possible truth.

• Oxymoron combines similar terms, paradox combines contradictory terms.

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

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

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

• I'm so happy I could fly to the moon!

• I could eat a horse

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the oxymoron in the phrase: living dead

• open secret

• silent noise

• jumbo shrimp

• living dead

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A