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Worksheetshyperbole
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An extreme exaggeration
b)
A little exaggeration
c)
Similar sounds
d)
Compares two things using like or as
2.
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
a)
She is as pretty as a flower.
b)
She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
c)
She is a beautiful flower.
d)
She is very pretty.
3.
Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language is being used?
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
4.
I'm so hungry I could eat a cow.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not hyperbole
5.
I have a ton of things to do!
a)
Not hyperbole
b)
Hyperbole
6.
Which of these is a hyperbole?
a)
The boy was taller then me.
b)
He had a bite-sized candy bar.
c)
They lived in a small house.
d)
The boy was taller than Earth.
7.
Choose the answer that is not a hyperbole.
a)
My house is as big as North America.
b)
My brother is smaller than a seed.
c)
I ate a truck-full of food.
d)
I'm taller then you.
8.
It was so cold, I saw polar bears putting on jackets.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Simile
9.
I’m dying to see that movie!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
10.
Is this a hyperbole?
Mary will be back in just a second.
Mary will be back in just a second.
a)
yes
b)
no
11.
Pick the hyperbole below:
a)
Can't you get this question correct?
b)
Mr. Smith is older than the hills.
c)
I went skating last Tuesday.
d)
Marcella was very, very cold.
12.
Is this a hyperbole?
Harold ate a large sandwich for lunch.
Harold ate a large sandwich for lunch.
a)
yes
b)
no
13.
My apartment cost 500.00 a month for rent.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a hyperbole
14.
I could sleep for an hour.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a hyperbole
15.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
16.
I am so hungry I could eat a slice of pie.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
17.
The automobile is as fast as my pick-up truck.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a hypebole
18.
After using Lina's hair shampoo, my hair is as long as the Nile River.
a)
Not a hyperbole
b)
Hyperbole
19.
After using Lina's hair shampoo, my hair is as long as the Nile River.
a)
Not a hyperbole
b)
Hyperbole
20.
I am so tired, I could sleep for an hour.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a hyperbole
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