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Worksheet on Hyperbole & Understatement: Exaggeration

English
Year 9
8 questions
~16 mins
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An exam-style worksheet focused on understanding and analysing hyperbole and understatement as forms of exaggeration in literature.

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#English
#Language Techniques
#Hyperbole & Understatement
#Exaggeration

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Worksheet on Hyperbole & Understatement: Exaggeration

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Grade Year 9
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Introduction to Hyperbole and Understatement

In a small village, the weather was so hot that everyone believed the sun was trying to burn the sky. The villagers declared they had never experienced such a heatwave, claiming it was 'the hottest day in the history of the world'. Meanwhile, in the midst of this intense heat, a farmer modestly said, 'It’s a little warm today,' downplaying the extraordinary temperatures.

B

Understanding Exaggeration and Understatement

Answer the questions below to demonstrate your understanding of hyperbole and understatement.
1.
Define hyperbole and provide an example from the passage.
[2 marks]
2.
Identify an example of understatement in the passage.
[2 marks]
3.
Explain how hyperbole is used to emphasise the heat in the first part of the passage.
4.
What effect does the understatement have on the reader's perception of the weather?
[2 marks]
C

Analysis of Techniques

The mountain of homework was as high as a skyscraper, and Sarah felt as if she had a thousand pages to read. At the same time, her brother shrugged and said, 'It’s just a bit of homework.'

Read the following excerpt and answer the questions below.
D

Technique Identification

Identify the literary devices used in the following sentences.
1.
Identify the hyperbole in the sentence: 'The mountain of homework was as high as a skyscraper.'
[2 marks]
2.
What is the effect of using hyperbole here?
[2 marks]
E

Creative Writing Exercise

Write a short paragraph describing a daily event using hyperbole or understatement. Ensure your paragraph clearly employs at least one of each technique.
1.
Create a paragraph that includes both hyperbole and understatement.
F

Comparison and Contrast

The crowd was a sea of humanity, drowning in excitement. Meanwhile, the quiet librarian said, 'It’s been a rather busy day.'

Compare the use of hyperbole and understatement in the following two sentences.
G

Analysis Question

Explain how the contrasting techniques of hyperbole and understatement affect the tone of the passage.
1.
Analyse the contrasting effects of hyperbole and understatement in creating tone and mood.

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12/31/2025
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