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Hyperbole
Test Description: Hyperbole Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following sentences doesn't have hyperbole?
A
My dog barked angrily at the mailman!
B
Molly works her fingers to the bone!
C
That car is as fast as the speed of lightning!
D
Her smile was a mile wide!
2) What is the definition of hyperbole?
A
The comparison of one thing with another thing using the words like or as.
B
Words that have the same letter or sound at the beginning.
C
An exaggerated statement that you hope isn't taken seriously.
D
Giving human traits to animals.
3) What is the meaning of the hyperbole in the following sentence: My mom is going to kill me!
A
This person’s mom is planning to kill him or her.
B
This person is afraid for his or her life.
C
This person has angered his or her mom and is afraid of her response.
D
This person’s mom intends to hurt him or her badly.
4) What is the meaning of the hyperbole in the following sentence: it's so fluffy I'm going to die!
A
Agnes is going to die because she swallowed a piece of her stuffed unicorn.
B
The little girl, Agnes, is being suffocated by the stuffed unicorn.
C
Agnes is really excited about receiving a really fluffy stuffed unicorn.
D
The stuffed animal is going to kill the little girl named Agnes.
5) What is the meaning of the hyperbole in the following sentence about a diner in New York: World's best coffee!
A
New York decided that the diner has the world's best coffee.
B
The diner is trying to make a point that they have really good coffee.
C
The world has decided that the diner has the world's absolute best coffee.
D
America decided that the diner has the world's best coffee.
6) Which sentence has hyperbole?
A
I am so disappointed because I forgot my homework at home.
B
As I watched a movie, my homework screamed at me from my backpack.
C
My homework is going to take forever.
D
I have homework tonight.
7) Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
A
The wind knocked over that house.
B
The wind carefully whispered in my ear.
C
The wind is so cold that I'm going to die.
D
The wind grabbed my arm.
8) Which of the following is NOT an example of hyperbole?
A
That truck is going the speed of lightening!
B
That truck is going as slow as a snail!
C
That truck cost me a billion dollars!
D
That truck sank in the gooey mud!
9) Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
A
I could sleep right now.
B
I haven't gotten any sleep all night.
C
I could sleep for an hour.
D
I could sleep for a week.
10) What figure(s) of speech does the following sentence have: The sloth blew me a kiss from the tree; I thought I was going to die!
A
Just hyperbole
B
Personification and hyperbole
C
Simile and metaphors
D
Just personification
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