Read the following paragraph
Which of the following phrases provides a context clue for
the definition of the word exaggeration?
Hector's soccer team did not play well that afternoon. Time
and again, they lost the ball to the other team. They could
only watch helplessly as their opponents scored goal after
goal, while Hector's team failed to score a single point. It
seemed as though every attempt Hector and his teammates
made to succeed was futile. Hector overheard one of the
players telling an onlooker that this was the worst they had
ever played. Hector knew it had been a bad game, but surely
this was an exaggeration
only watch helplessly
worst they had ever played
as though every attempt
telling an onlooker