Verbal Irony Pun Hyperbole
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
'I am so hungry that I can eat a horse'
This sentence is an example of:
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using the term 'passed away' is an example of:
hyperbole
euphemism
irony
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CCSS.L.9-10.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
We use (figure of speech) to emphasize the importance or overstate something.
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
irony
sarcasm
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define the figure of speech "Hyperbole".
Is an understatement.
A comparison between like and as.
Two contrasting statements.
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It is an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
Euphemism
Simile
Metaphor
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence.
"The facility of mentally - challenged people has been renovated."
apostrophe
euphemism
hyperbole
oxymoron
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CCSS.L.9-10.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence.
"She never has anything interesting to say."
metaphor
hyperbole
euphemism
irony
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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