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Unit 4 Lesson 1: Hyperbole or Understatement?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rain pours, pours endlessly.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

2.

She gave birth to me, raised me and provided for me from an infant… Maybe I owe her one.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

3.

It wasn't too neighborly when he poisoned my poodle.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

4.

He was tired of life and too tired to die.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

5.

Jeb figured that wrestling the grizzly bear would be a tad bit risky, so he went back the way he came.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

6.

When I die shatter the sky with trumpets above my grave.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

7.

There came a summer day that was entirely for me.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

8.

My dog is big, so big indeed, when he drinks what he needs, the rivers of the Earth recede.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

9.

The elderly woman who was thrown from the train was having a rough morning.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

10.

A billion balloons congratulating the graduates graduating, "We're glad you made it."

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

11.

My teacher assigned a thick homework packet, two book reports, and a 10-page research project, so I guess that I'm going to be a little busy this weekend.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

12.

The next closest star to the Earth is a mere 4.22 light-years away.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

13.

Cool, quiet, green stars. I will tear them out of the sky and squeeze them over an old silver cup for you.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

14.

Kidnapping the bride at her wedding was a slight of breach of decorum.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

15.

Let's just say that our son was not pleased to find his new Gamebox 4000 at the bottom of the swimming pool.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement