Activity Sheet

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ENGLISH 6
QUARTER 1
Week 5-Day 2
Reading Comprehension
EN6RC-Ie-6.10
EN6RC-Ie-6.11
Analyze figures of speech
(Hyperbole, Irony)

Fluency
EN6F-Ie-1.8.1
Read with automaticity grade level frequently occurring
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Lets Learn This

In this activity sheet, you will be learning about hyperbole and irony.

Hyperbole and irony are also figures of speech that add color to any literary text.

Hyperbole is an exaggeration.

Irony is about expectation and the opposite of what is expected.

Lets get started!

Lets Practice

Task 1:

Before we talk about hyperbole and irony, let us read some words that are related to
food.

1. almond 6. bacon 11. cake 16. dairy 21. fillet 26. garlic

2. anchovy 7. bake 12. candy 17. dessert 22. flour 27. ginger

3. appetizer 8. barbecue 13. cauliflower 18. diner 23. fork 28. grain

4. appetite 9. boil 14. celery 19. dish 24. freezer 29. gravy

5. avocado 10. bowl 15. cereal 20. doughnut 25. frosting 30. guava

Were you able to read all the words correctly?

30 correct words
23-29 correct words
16-22 correct words
8-15 correct words
0-7 correct words

Be sure to practice reading the words if you got four smileys and below.

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Lets Recall

Do you remember what simile and metaphor are?

Task 2: Simile or Metaphor?

Pair Up

With your seatmate or partner, choose from the list the meaning of the simile or
metaphor. Then, identify whether the sentence has a simile or a metaphor.

A. Very flat
B. Very warm
C. Eats too much
D. Doesnt seem to get full
E. Always sitting down to watch TV

1. Max is a pig when he eats.

2. His stomach is a black hole.
3. My brother is a couch potato.
4. Your tune is as flat as a pancake.
5. The reception is as warm as toast.

Did you get all the meanings correctly?

Good job!

Lets get started with learning the next figures of speech.

The story Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs which you heard yesterday is an
example of a tall tale.

A tall tale is an exaggerated story.

Exaggerated means enlarged or magnified.

Why is the story a tall tale?

What are the things that are exaggerated in the story?

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Lets Try This

Study the following pictures.

The first picture depicts a hyperbole when pigs fly.

When pigs fly is a phrase that expresses impossibility because pigs do not fly.

The second picture depicts an irony because the car hit a signage that says
REDUCE SPEED NOW.

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Lets Study This

Hyperbole is present when you exaggerate what you mean or emphasize a point.

Its often used to make something look or sound much bigger and better than it
actually is.

Source:
"Hyperbole Examples For Kids - What Is a Hyperbole?" KidsKonnect. March 27, 2016. Accessed
May 12, 2017. https://kidskonnect.com/language/hyperbole-examples/.

Examples:
1. I ate a ton of food for dinner.
2. Theres enough food in the cupboard to feed an entire army!

Irony is present when you convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal
meaning.

Source:
"Irony." Dictionary.com. Accessed May 12, 2017. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/irony.

There are three kinds of irony: verbal, dramatic, and situational.

Verbal irony is when a character says one thing but means the opposite. It is also
called sarcasm or being sarcastic.

Source:
YourDictionary. "Examples of Verbal Irony." YourDictionary. July 27, 2016. Accessed May 12, 2017.
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-verbal-irony.html.

Examples:
1. The locker room smells really good.
2. Awesome! Another long test!

Dramatic irony is when the reader understands more about the events of a story
than a character. You know something that a character doesnt.

Source:
YourDictionary. "Dramatic Irony Examples." YourDictionary. June 13, 2016. Accessed May 12, 2017.
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/dramatic-irony-examples.html.

Examples:
1. Barts parents are proud of the A he got on the test, but we know
he cheated.
2. Jay writes a love poem to Fe but we know that Fe loves Joel.

Situational irony is when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected.
Something about the situation is completely unexpected.

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Source:
YourDictionary. "Examples of Situational Irony." YourDictionary. July 06, 2016. Accessed May 12,
2017. http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-situational-irony.html.

Examples:
1. The generals last words were, They couldnt hit an elephant at this
distance.
2. Bill Gates uses an Apple computer.

Lets Do This

Task 3: Lets Talk About Hyperbole and Irony

Group Activity

A. As a group, discuss the following hyperbole. Be ready for a group reporting

afterwards.

1. Hes running faster than the wind.

2. My dad will kill me when he comes home.
3. She was so happy; her smile was a mile wide.
4. Ive read this book a hundred times.
5. My hand hurts so much its going to drop off.

Source:
"Hyperbole Examples For Kids - What Is a Hyperbole?" KidsKonnect. March 27, 2016.
Accessed May 12, 2017. https://kidskonnect.com/language/hyperbole-examples/.

B. As a group, discuss the following irony. Be ready for a group reporting.

1. A fire station burns down.

2. The police station gets robbed.
3. An airplane pilot has a fear of heights.
4. The teacher fails the test.
5. A lady opens an umbrella while swimming in the pool so she wont get soaked
by the rain.

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Lets Do More

Task 4: More Talk About Hyperbole and Irony.

Pair Up

A. With your seatmate/partner, explain in your own words why the following are
hyperbole.

1. The basketball player is the best player of all time.

2. Im so sad that Im drowning in tears.
3. Your brain is the size of a pea.
4. Ive read this book a hundred times.
5. This is the worst day of my life.

C. With your seatmate/partner, identify the irony in the following images.

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Lets Remember

Hyperbole is an exaggeration.

Irony is something that is unexpected.

If its sarcasm, its verbal.
If unexpected by a character, its dramatic.
If unexpected by everyone, its situational.

Lets Test Ourselves

Task 5: Why Hyperbole? Why Irony?

Pair Up

With your seatmate/partner, choose one hyperbole and one irony. Then, discuss
and write down your reason why you think it is a hyperbole or an irony.

1. This bag weighs a ton.

2. Your skin is softer than silk.
3. That man is as tall as a house.
4. My brother is stronger than steel.

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5. The dress costs me a million pesos.

6. He posts on Facebook how useless Facebook is.
7. The marriage counsellor files for legal separation.
8. A man who needs medical assistance is hit by the ambulance.
9. Two people want a divorce and during the proceedings, they discover that they
still love each other and want to stay married to each other.
10. In the 1920s, the New York Times said solving crossword puzzles was a craze
that would die out. Years later and even today, their crossword puzzle is well-
known.

Source:
"Hyperbole Examples For Kids - What Is a Hyperbole?" KidsKonnect. March 27, 2016.
Accessed May 12, 2017. https://kidskonnect.com/language/hyperbole-examples/.

A. Hyperbole
Sentence Reason

B. Irony
Sentence Reason

Prepared by:

ROSE ANN B. PAMINTUAN

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ANSWER KEY
(For Teachers Use Only)

Task 1

The activity is an oral reading practice.

Task 2

1. Max is a pig when he eats. (C)

2. His stomach is a black hole. (D)
3. My brother is a couch potato. (E)
4. Your tune is as flat as a pancake. (A)
5. The reception is as warm as toast. (B)

Task 3

Answers may vary.

Task 4

Answers may vary.

Task 5

Answers may vary.

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