Exploring Word Relationships and Figurative Language
Question 3 • 2026 Summer 305 ELA/ESOL CR_Grade 6
Read the paragraph.As I approached the podium to give my speech, I was shaking and sweating. How would I ever be able to start talking, let alone make my ideas come alive for the audience? I took a deep breath and introduced my topic.
Answer
A
Hyperbole is used to show that the speaker wants to reach his audience.
B
Personification is used to show that the speaker wants to reach his audience.
C
Hyperbole is used to show that the speaker is shaking and sweating.
D
Personification is used to show that the speaker is shaking and sweating.
Explanation
The phrase “make my ideas come alive” gives ideas a quality associated with living things. This is personification, and it shows the speaker hopes to make the topic engaging for the audience. The shaking and sweating are described literally, not through hyperbole or personification.
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