Extreme or Absolute Language

What does the author mean if they write, " that was the funniest movie ever," ?

• The movie was proven to be the funniest movie ever made.

• The movie was boring.

• The movie was really funny in their opinion.

• The movie was funny to everyone in the world.

What does the author most likely mean in the following sentence? "I can't wait for lunch, I'm starving?"

• The person is really hungry.

• The person has not eaten for days.

• The person needs to eat more.

• The person likes lunch a lot.

Why might an author use extreme or absolute language?

• The author wants to trick you.

• The author wants you to have better understanding of the passage.

• The author doesn't understand language.

• both a and b

In the sentence below, which word shows extreme language?

"None of the flowers smell good."

• smell

• good

• none

• the

In the sentence below, which word shows extreme language?

" I'm so hungry, I could eat all the pizza in the world."

• so

• all

• world

• the

In the sentence below, which word shows extreme language?

"We never get to do fun stuff."

• fun

• to

• stuff

• never

What does the sentence below most likely mean?

"You always chew gum."

• The person is not able to stop chewing gum.

• The person chews gum every minute of the day.

• The person chews gum often.

• Both a and b

What does the sentence below most likely mean?

"Everyone wants to watch the new Star Wars movie!"

• All people in the world want to watch the movie.

• The movie was not popular. (Popular means liked by many people)

• The movie was popular. (Popular means liked by many people)

• The movie was voted the best movie in the world.