Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following sentence and pick the correct option after guessing the meaning of the underlined word.

Are you realistic when you exaggerate?

  1. Yes

  2. No

  3. Don't know

  4. Partially true
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To exaggerate means to overstate or represent something as greater or worse than it actually is. Being realistic means seeing things as they truly are. Therefore, when you exaggerate, you are deliberately NOT being realistic because you're distorting the facts. Exaggeration and realism are opposites in this context.

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