WorksheetsHyperbole - Pre-test and Post-test for SMP & SMA
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is hyperbole?
A figure of speech which uses litotes or understatement
A figure of speech which uses exaggeration
A figure of speech which is a type of simile
A, B, C are correct
Please pick all sentences which use hyperbole!
If I cannot see the concert, I'm going to die.
Going to Disneyland is a wonderful idea.
Lita knows everything about Math.
Do I need to say it for a million times?
Where can hyperbole NOT be used?
In essays
In a speech
In pop songs
In academic writings
"My bag is a ton of rock" is a sentence which uses ....
imagery
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
Which one is NOT true about hyperbole?
It can be found in a election debate.
It should be taken literally.
It is used to emphasize something.
It is used by adults and children alike.
"I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse" means that the person ....
wants to eat full-body meat of a horse.
likes to eat a horse.
is so hungry that he/she can eat in a big size.
only needs to eat a horse to stop his/her hungriness.
These are the examples of hyperbole sentences, except ....
He did million punches and kicks in a day for his practice.
Your computer is so bright like a shining sun.
I have been waiting you for an eternity.
This must be the best song ever.
"This homework assignment is going to take longer than it took to build The Great Wall of China." What does it mean?
This assignment is to build another The Great Wall of China.
This assignment will take over 2,300 years to finish.
This assignment feels so heavy to finish and takes much time.
This assignment is also heavy as what the person experienced in building The Great Wall.
"World's Best Pizza!" is a hyperbolic sentence.
True
False
"My mom is going to kill me!" What does it mean?
This person’s mom intends to hurt him or her badly.
This person’s mom is planning to kill him or her.
This person has angered his or her mom and is afraid of her response.
This person is afraid for his or her life.
