Hyperbole and usage

Hyperbole and usage

11th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Hyperbole and usage

Hyperbole and usage

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.11-12.5A

Standards-aligned

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is the sentence an example of a hyperbole?

The water was so cold that I almost froze to death.

Yes

No

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect?

hyperbole

understatement

irony

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a hyperbole?

A comparison using "like" or "as".

A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which figurative language is an exaggeration that cannot be true?

metaphor

simile

hyperbole

personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An extreme exaggeration used for effect
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Paige is the coolest, most awesome person in the entire universe.

Simile

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

an extreme exaggeration 
alliteration 
oxymoron 
hyperbole 
pun

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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