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Spot the Exaggeration is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on finding the statement that overstates the evidence, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.8. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Spot the Exaggeration

RI.5.8

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1.The school library has about two thousand books. Which statement exaggerates this?
  • A.The library has a lot of books.
  • B.The library has about two thousand books.
  • C.The library has every book ever written.
2.Why do advertisements often exaggerate?
  • A.To make the product seem better than the evidence shows
  • B.To give the reader exact facts
  • C.Because an exaggeration is always true
3.Which sentence from a shoe advertisement is an exaggeration?
  • A.Our shoes have padded soles.
  • B.Our shoes come in five sizes.
  • C.Our shoes make you run a hundred times faster!
4.The town's river flooded twice in ten years. Which claim exaggerates this?
  • A.The river flooded twice in ten years.
  • B.The river has flooded more than once.
  • C.The river floods all the time.
5.A bake sale raised enough money to buy 12 new books. Which claim exaggerates this?
  • A.The bake sale raised some money for books.
  • B.The bake sale raised enough for twelve books.
  • C.The bake sale raised millions.
6.Forty children used the new playground on its first day. Which statement exaggerates this?
  • A.The playground was used on its first day.
  • B.Forty children used the playground on its first day.
  • C.The whole town came to the new playground.
7.A survey found that 18 of 30 children walk to school. Which statement exaggerates this?
  • A.Eighteen children walk to school.
  • B.Almost every child walks to school.
  • C.More than half the children walk to school.
8.A team won 6 of its 10 games. Which statement exaggerates its record?
  • A.The team won more games than it lost.
  • B.The team won six games.
  • C.The team never loses.

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Answer key — Spot the Exaggeration

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The library has every book ever written.
  2. 2.To make the product seem better than the evidence shows
  3. 3.Our shoes make you run a hundred times faster!
  4. 4.The river floods all the time.
  5. 5.The bake sale raised millions.
  6. 6.The whole town came to the new playground.
  7. 7.Almost every child walks to school.
  8. 8.The team never loses.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.5.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.