Which of the following statements best illustrates hyperbole?A.Without a doubt, this is the best zoo in the entire universe.B.We came to look at animals, but we're the ones being watched.C.The slippery snake slithered and hissed in the smooth sand.D.Wow, the way these tigers lie there sleeping is so exciting.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 16 of 16Which sentence contains the best example of hyperbole?A.Juices flowed from the veggie burger as I bit into it.B.To all the law-biding criminals out there, thanks!C.The chair spun in gleeful abandon when he got up.D.Yesterday, I met the most amazing person ever.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 6 of 24Which statement contains the best example of understatement?A.The pack of dogs chasing me made my morning more unpleasant than usual.B.After 10 minutes of running, sweat began to drip from my brow into my eyes.C.Pink cherry trees crowded the lane that ran down the center of the big campus.D.Dogs the size of elephants trampled the flowers on their way to the glass door.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which sentence most clearly uses concrete description to make the reader feel excitement?A.At Woodlawn Zoo, we try to recreate each animal's natural habitat. Come for a fun experience!B.Slap. Without warning, the gorilla hit the glass of his enclosure. Tourists dropped their cameras.C.The apes lounged and scratched in the hay after their midday meal, their eyes strikingly human.D.The zookeeper walked back and forth on the walkway, tossing vegetables down to the gorillas.

Which sentence most clearly uses concrete description to make the reader feel excitement?A.Slap. Without warning, the gorilla hit the glass of his enclosure. Tourists dropped their cameras.B.The apes lounged and scratched in the hay after their midday meal, their eyes strikingly human.C.The zookeeper walked back and forth on the walkway, tossing vegetables down to the gorillas.D.At Woodlawn Zoo, we try to recreate each animal's natural habitat. Come for a fun experience!

Directions for questions 11 and 12: Each of the following question presents 4 statements of which 3, when placed in appropriate order would form a contextually complete paragraph. Pick the statement that is not part of that context and indicate the letter corresponding with it in the box provided below each question.Circuses are manifestations of our insatiable desire to be entertained.In reality, what they see is a caricature of wilderness.Though the argument that circuses give children the opportunity to see animals that are exotic and special may be true, this arena encourages children to view animals in a decontextualised and subordinate way.How can children value an animal as wild and supreme when it performs, no matter how impressively, simply for giggles?