Entry Exam Category: Graduate & Professional Program Admission Exams
Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis 5002 Reading Practice Questions
Practice Question
Extract
A teacher puts the following sentence on the board. April showers turned into such heavy downpours that I saw fish wearing raincoats!
What is the primary reason for using figurative language in the preceding sentence?
Answer Choices
- A: To make a reference to a different point in time
- B: To describe a comparison between two unlike things
- C: To exaggerate a point and reveal a sense of humor
- D: To name an action by imitating a sound associated with it
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hyperbole exaggerates rain humorously. Not allusion. Not simile. Not onomatopoeia. Exaggeration emphasizes with wit.