WorksheetsReview for the 3rd Monthly Test in English 8
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
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.
What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?
There are a million things to do today.
There is nothing to do today.
There is a lot to do tomorrow.
There is a lot to do today.
Select the statement that features a hyperbole.
Kaliyah went to Six Flags recently.
Grandmother is older than the hills.
Outside was extremely cold.
Chips and guacamole are so delicious.
“This place is like a Garden of Eden.”
this is an example of litotes
this is not an example of litotes
"Are you also aware, Mrs. Bueller, that Ferris does not have what we consider to be an exemplary attendance record?"
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
this is not an example of litotes
this is an example of litotes
Having grown up in poverty, Brooks wasn't unfamiliar with the hardships of life.
this is an example of litotes
this is not example of litotes
It isn’t very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain
this is an example of litotes
this is not an example of litotes
Determine if the following phrase is figurative or literal?
a broken heart
literal
figurative
Determine if the following statement is figurative or literal?
An average heart is the size of your fist.
literal
figurative
Determine if the following statement is figurative or literal?
from the bottom of my heart
literal
figurative
Determine if the following statement is figurative or literal?
Eat your heart out.
literal
figurative
Determine if the following statement is figurative or literal?
Exercise can make your heart stronger.
literal
figurative
Words such as but, however, and on the other hand are know as
Definition words.
Cause and effect words.
Contrast words.
He is quiet and shy,________ his sister is lively and talkative
Whereas
Despite
Although
Select all the contrast signal words.
however
whereas
not only ... but also
even though
likewise
Identify the transition below.
Effective teachers prove dynamic, innovative, and passionate, whereas ineffective teachers seem dull, uninspiring, and apathetic.
dynamic
innovative
apathetic
whereas
Which does not show contrast?
Nevertheless, __.
Even so, __.
Similarly,
On the other hand, __.
