Hyperbole Quiz

What does hyperbole mean?

• A very small exaggeration

• A type of fruit

• An extreme exaggeration used for effect

• A mathematical term

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

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

• I have a million things to do.

• She runs fast.

• The cat is under the table.

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

• Clean your room

• I've told you

• A thousand times

• To clean

Which of these is NOT a hyperbole?

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

• He's as skinny as a toothpick.

• She's as fast as a cheetah.

• It took me 5 minutes to finish my homework.

What is the purpose of using hyperbole?

• To make a story boring

• To express something in a literal way

• To add humor or emphasis

• To confuse the reader

Find the hyperbole: "This backpack weighs a ton!"

• This backpack

• Weighs

• A ton

• Weighs a ton

Which sentence contains a hyperbole?

• I walked the dog this morning.

• It's raining cats and dogs outside!

• The car is blue.

• I have two pencils.

Why do writers use hyperbole?

• To make their writing more precise

• To confuse their readers

• To make their writing more interesting and expressive

• Because they have to

Identify the hyperbole: "He ran faster than the wind."

• He ran

• Faster than the wind

• The wind

• Ran faster

Which of these sentences does NOT use hyperbole?

• My backpack is as heavy as a mountain.

• She can hear a pin drop a mile away.

• He's as strong as an ox.

• The test was really hard.