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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.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!
2.Two children said the school lunch was cold. Which headline exaggerates this?
  • A.Two Children Say Lunch Was Cold
  • B.Some Complaints About a Cold Lunch
  • C.Whole School Furious About Lunch
3.Forty children used the new playground on its first day. Which statement exaggerates this?
  • A.Forty children used the playground on its first day.
  • B.The playground was used on its first day.
  • C.The whole town came to the new playground.
4.A store sold 25 umbrellas on one rainy Monday. Which statement exaggerates this?
  • A.The store sold 25 umbrellas on Monday.
  • B.The store sold umbrellas on a rainy day.
  • C.Everyone in the country bought an umbrella on Monday.
5.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.
6.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 never loses.
  • C.The team won six games.
7.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
8.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 millions.
  • C.The bake sale raised enough for twelve books.

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Answer key — Spot the Exaggeration

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Our shoes make you run a hundred times faster!
  2. 2.Whole School Furious About Lunch
  3. 3.The whole town came to the new playground.
  4. 4.Everyone in the country bought an umbrella on Monday.
  5. 5.The library has every book ever written.
  6. 6.The team never loses.
  7. 7.To make the product seem better than the evidence shows
  8. 8.The bake sale raised millions.

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