--- title: ★★★ Olympiad: hyperbole and downplaying puzzles — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Language description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 55 «★★★ Olympiad: hyperbole and downplaying puzzles» 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/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/) [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/) / ★★★ Olympiad: hyperbole and downplayin… # ★★★ Olympiad: hyperbole and downplaying puzzles The 16 questions of lesson 55 «★★★ Olympiad: hyperbole and downplaying puzzles» of the language course of Mova's primary school with their options, 103 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/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t1/) — ★★★ «Mum's said a hundred times her sister is 4 years older than her. Mum is 38. How old is her sister?» — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t2/) — ★★★ Gran «has told me a thousand times» she was born in 1950. In which year will she turn 80? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t3/) — ★★★ Jamal: «like a hundred keepy-uppies, well, 23». Next day: «I smashed it, like a million, no, 31». By how many did he beat his record? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t4/) — ★★★ Dad says «a touch of drizzle» about a hurricane, and Gran says «bit of a wait» at a bus stop after twenty minutes. What is different? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t5/) — ★★★ Gran says «It's not that I don't like it, pet…» and stops. Mum says «I'm not unhappy with it». Who liked the dish more? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t6/) — ★★★ «Over 1 million visitors» and «A MILLION reasons to love summer». A friend says «both say a million, so both are hype». What is the flaw? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t7/) — ★★★ In which sentence is «starving» NOT hyperbole? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t8/) — ★★★ «u nesh or what, it's nobbut a bit fresh» says Grandad. It's 12 degrees. Which reply shows you understood? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t9/) — ★★★ Max: «I may have slightly broken the window». Lucy's neighbour: «it's nothing much». Both play things down. Which one should you NOT copy? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t10/) — ★★★ «Could be worse», said after a 6–0 defeat, and «Not bad for a beginner», said after a first length. Which is praise? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t11/) — ★★★ «Wah confirm one hour lah» about a queue of 10 people, each served in 2 minutes. About how long is the real wait? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/t12/) — ★★★ Leo, wrapped in a big coat on a mild day, hears «you're nesh». Ruby, in a T-shirt in the snow, hears «bit nippy out, innit». Who is dressed wrongly for the weather? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/e1/) — It is given that a grandmother «has told me a thousand times» that she was born in 1950. Determine her age in the year 2000. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/e2/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the remark «a touch of drizzle», delivered without expression by a parent viewing a hurricane? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/e3/) — Identify the principal reason for which the word «starving» constitutes hyperbole in one context and a literal statement in another. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/55-olympiad-hyperbole-and-downplaying-puzzles/e4/) — A swimming instructor remarks «Not bad for a beginner». Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the remark. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [54. Off with her head and the finest house on the ri…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad/) - ↑ back to [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/)