Hyperbole’s

Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: I've told you a million times to clean your room!

• a thousand times

• a million times

• a billion times

• a hundred times

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Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: My backpack weighs a ton!

• My backpack weighs a kilogram!

• My backpack weighs nothing at all!

• My backpack weighs a ton!

• My backpack weighs a feather!

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

• I'm so hungry I could eat a cow!

• I'm so hungry I could eat a whole farm!

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

• I'm so hungry I could eat a mountain!

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: She's as tall as a skyscraper!

• She's as fast as a snail!

• She's as tall as a skyscraper!

• She's as short as a mouse!

• She's as quiet as a lion!

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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CCSS.RI.6.4

Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: I'm so tired I could sleep for a year!

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a decade!

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a year!

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a millennium!

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a century!

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Explain the purpose of using hyperboles in writing.

• To confuse the reader with contradictory information

• To provide accurate and realistic descriptions

• To downplay the importance of a statement

• To create emphasis or exaggeration for dramatic effect

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Explain the purpose of using hyperboles in poetry.

• Hyperboles are used to create emphasis, exaggeration, and to make a point more dramatic or impactful.

• Hyperboles are used to make the point less impactful

• Hyperboles are used to downplay the importance of a point

• Hyperboles are used to provide accurate and literal descriptions

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Explain the purpose of using hyperboles in everyday language.

• To downplay the importance of a point in everyday language.

• To confuse the listener in everyday language.

• To exaggerate or emphasize a point in everyday language.

• To provide accurate and precise information in everyday language.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.6

Explain the difference between a hyperbole and a simile.

• A hyperbole is a type of rock, while a simile is a type of tree.

• A hyperbole is a type of cloud, while a simile is a type of weather.

• A hyperbole is an exaggeration for emphasis, while a simile is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

• A hyperbole is a type of insect, while a simile is a type of flower.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

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Explain how hyperboles can add humor to a story or conversation.

• Hyperboles exaggerate and overstate things, making them sound ridiculous or unbelievable, which can add humor to a story or conversation.

• Hyperboles downplay and minimize things, making them sound serious or believable, which can add humor to a story or conversation.

• Hyperboles understate and underemphasize things, making them sound ordinary or mundane, which can add humor to a story or conversation.

• Hyperboles understate and underemphasize things, making them sound serious or believable, which can add humor to a story or conversation.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4