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WorksheetsPersonification / Hyperbole / Understatement
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 19mins
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 is an understatement?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.
A statement that creter humor by saying something less significant than it is.
an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.
Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?
The wind blew silently through the night
The dog took the empty bowl and threw it over the fence.
The cat ran fast.
Bob jumped over the gate like Bill did before.
Which sentence has an example of personification?
Her brown hair moved with the breeze.
The boy ran like a cheetah across the playground.
My pencil danced across the page as I wrote my personal narrative.
The girl was as beautiful as an angel.
Which of these is a hyperbole?
They lived in a small cabin in the woods.
The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.
Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.
The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.
What is being personified?
What is being personified?
What human characteristic is being given?
What object is being personified in the sentence?
The elderly woman who was thrown from the train was having a rough morning.
hyperbole
understatement
The statement, "Rayne's sports car is faster than Aniyah's truck" is a hyperbole. True or False?
True
False
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 is NOT a hyperbole.
Tina's baby sister is smaller than a mustard seed.
The brick mansion is as grand as the castles in England.
Amari ate a truckload of lo-mein.
Carrie's personality is larger than life.
The statement, "Mary is feeling under the weather today" is a hyperbole. True or False?
True
False
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.
Select the option that makes the following sentence a hyperbole. The chicken noodle soup was really hot with pepper.
The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper that my mouth was on fire.
The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, my eyes watered.
The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, but tasted really good.
The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, I could not eat it.
The statement, "I am so hungry, I could eat a horse" is a hyperbole. True or False?
True
False
The statement, "I am so hungry I can eat a slice of pie" is a hyperbole. True or False?
True
False
Which of these sentences has an example of personification?
My alarm clock screamed and woke me up this morning.
The boy smiled at the turtle in the pond.
The cat licked my face as I tried to read my book.
He quickly climbed the mountain like a bighorn sheep.
Giving cake to a baby can be a little messy.
Hyperbole
Understatement
After using Lina's hair shampoo, my hair is as long as the Nile River.
Not a hyperbole
Hyperbole
I could sleep for an hour.
Hyperbole
Not a hyperbole
When the Internet came, it changed a few things. This is an example of
Exaggeration
Understatement
