Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2017 English Question 24

Practice objective / multiple choice question 24 from the 2017 Post Utme Pan Atlantic University English examination.

Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2017 English Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 24 POST_UTME_PAN-ATLANTIC_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • ENGLISH • objective
SHARED STIMULUS
The passage below has been modified to test your comprehension skills. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

The passage below contains a hyperbole. What is the hyperbole and what does it exaggerate?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. The hyperbole is 'I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant' and it exaggerates the speaker's hunger.
B. The hyperbole is 'I'm so tired I could sleep for a thousand years' and it exaggerates the speaker's tiredness.
C. The hyperbole is 'I'm so happy I could jump over the moon' and it exaggerates the speaker's happiness.
D. The hyperbole is 'I'm so sad I could cry for a million years' and it exaggerates the speaker's sadness.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The hyperbole is 'I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant' and it exaggerates the speaker's hunger.

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This is Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2017 English Question 24. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Pan Atlantic University English examination.

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