--- title: Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Language description: The 14 test and exam questions of lesson 52 «Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side» of the language course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/) / Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement… # Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side The 14 questions of lesson 52 «Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side» of the language course of Mova's primary school with their options, 83 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/t1/) — «Jack said he loves the rain so I'll ask him to go to the park in it lol» What has gone wrong? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/t2/) — Gran says «bit of a wait» after twenty minutes in the rain. «Gran doesn't mind waiting,» says Ruby's friend. What is right? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/t3/) — Theo yells «the WHOLE HOUSE is burnt!» Should you call the fire brigade? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/t4/) — ★ Mia's «delicious charcoal» and Dad's «slightly well done» are about the same toast. What is different? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/t5/) — ★ «The bus is NEVER coming» (Ruby), «Oh brilliant» (Jack), «bit of a wait» (Gran). Which one makes things smaller? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/t6/) — ★★ Your friend texts «great, that took forever». You're not sure if she's cross. What is the best thing to do? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/t7/) — ★★ «Amir's book says a whale's heart weighs as much as two or three men, that's hyperbole innit» What is right? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/t8/) — ★★ Theo's dad says «not bad at all, kiddo» about 19 out of 20, and Theo sulks: «he wanted 20». What has Theo missed? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/t9/) — ★★★ Mum says flatly «Oh great, you've ONLY left your towel there a million times». Your little brother says «she said great, so she's happy». How many kinds of talk did Mum use, and is she happy? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/t10/) — ★★★ At the bus stop the real wait is 20 minutes. Ruby says «forever», Gran says «a few minutes», the timetable app says «20 min». Who used hyperbole, who used understatement, and who gave the fact? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/e1/) — Identify the figure employed in the utterance «Oh brilliant, I LOVE standing in the rain», made by a pupil detained at a bus stop in heavy rain. — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/e2/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the description «slightly well done», applied to toast which is black and emits smoke? — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning identical words, «Nice one», uttered first after a goal and subsequently after a dropped tray. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/e4/) — It is stated in a work of natural history that the heart of a blue whale may weigh approximately one hundred and eighty kilograms. Ascertain the correct classification of this statement. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [51. Just a scratch and I'm fine: when to worry and t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/51-just-a-scratch-and-i-m-fine-when-to-worry-and-tell-an-adult/) - next →: [53. Told you a hundred times: how other languages ex…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down/) - ↑ back to [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/)