Question

exaggerate · exaggeration minimize · minimum · minimal fill in the bubble next to the correct answer. 1. which statement is correct? a an exaggeration is a made - up character. b to exaggerate means to tell a secret. c you cannot exaggerate when you talk. d an exaggeration can make something seem bigger than it is. 2. which word is the opposite of minimize? f increase g improve h decrease j big 3. if you do the minimum on an assignment, which of these describes your behavior? a you do more than you need to do. b you do less than you need to do. c you do only what you are required to do. d you do only what you want to do. 4. which adjective means the same as minimal? f slow g smallest h massive j small writing write an exaggeration about a time you were hungry.

Explanation:

1. Exaggeration means over - stating or making something seem more than it is. Option D correctly defines it.
2. "Minimize" means to reduce to the least amount or degree. "Increase" is the opposite.
3. The minimum is the least amount required. Doing the minimum means only doing what is required.
4. "Minimal" means the least or the smallest amount or degree. "Smallest" is a similar adjective.

For the writing part, an example of an exaggeration about being hungry could be: "I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse."

Answer:

1. D. An exaggeration can make something seem bigger than it is.
2. F. increase
3. C. You do only what you are required to do.
4. G. smallest

Writing: I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse.