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Before every answer, ask: Could this really happen? What does it really mean? Why did the author say it this way?
Use the arrow keys: Right or Down for the next question, Left or Up for the previous question.
Students practice telling hyperbole from literal statements, explaining what an exaggeration really means, and explaining why the author used it. Every wrong answer is built from a real reading trap.
Pick a grade and a way to play. Every item has two parts: Part A asks Hyperbole or Literal, and Part B asks what it means or why the author used it. Work through three levels of harder text.
Before every answer, ask: Could this really happen? What does it really mean? Why did the author say it this way?
Before every answer, ask: Could this really happen? What does it really mean? Why did the author say it this way?
Use the arrow keys: Right or Down for the next question, Left or Up for the previous question.