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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.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.
2.A survey found that 18 of 30 children walk to school. Which statement exaggerates this?
  • A.Almost every child walks to school.
  • B.Eighteen children walk to school.
  • C.More than half the children walk to school.
3.A volcano last erupted 300 years ago, and scientists check it each week. Which statement exaggerates the danger?
  • A.The volcano could destroy the whole world at any second.
  • B.Scientists check the volcano every week.
  • C.The volcano last erupted 300 years ago.
4.Which sentence from a shoe advertisement is an exaggeration?
  • A.Our shoes come in five sizes.
  • B.Our shoes make you run a hundred times faster!
  • C.Our shoes have padded soles.
5.In a test, 3 of 20 plants grew taller with music playing. Which claim overstates the result?
  • A.Most of the plants did not grow taller with music.
  • B.Three of the plants grew taller with music.
  • C.Music makes all plants grow taller.
6.Forty children used the new playground on its first day. Which statement exaggerates this?
  • A.The whole town came to the new playground.
  • B.Forty children used the playground on its first day.
  • C.The playground was used on its first day.
7.The town's river flooded twice in ten years. Which claim exaggerates this?
  • A.The river floods all the time.
  • B.The river has flooded more than once.
  • C.The river flooded twice in ten years.
8.A store sold 25 umbrellas on one rainy Monday. Which statement exaggerates this?
  • A.The store sold 25 umbrellas on Monday.
  • B.Everyone in the country bought an umbrella on Monday.
  • C.The store sold umbrellas on a rainy day.

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Answer key — Spot the Exaggeration

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The bake sale raised millions.
  2. 2.Almost every child walks to school.
  3. 3.The volcano could destroy the whole world at any second.
  4. 4.Our shoes make you run a hundred times faster!
  5. 5.Music makes all plants grow taller.
  6. 6.The whole town came to the new playground.
  7. 7.The river floods all the time.
  8. 8.Everyone in the country bought an umbrella on Monday.

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