Language and Style Unit Test

How would you define verbal irony?

• When something happens, and you expected the complete opposite
• Exaggerating how you feel
• Making statements that represents sounds
• Saying one thing and meaning the complete opposite (Contrast)

Which sentence is a pun?

• I said to the fish, catch you later!
• The weather isn't not good today.
• Boom, crash, pow!
• Can we circle back on this?

Is this a pun? : I know the drill.

• True
• False

An antonym is a word that has similar meaning to the term.

• True
• False

Which word is an antonym for happy?

• Delighted
• Excited
• Sad/somber
• Scared

I bit into my burnt pizza -- what a great dinner! - Is this verbal irony?

• True
• False

What is a homophonic pun?

• Saying one thing, and meaning the opposite
• Using words that are spelled the same, but have multiple meanings
• When a word has a bunch of the same letters
• Using alliteration for figurative language

After waiting to start the socer game, we finally got the ball rolling - is this a homographic pun?

• True
• False

What is a homophonic pun?

• Words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings
• A punchline
• A Shakespeare word
• Using words that are spelled the same, but have multiple meanings

Which example is a homophonic pun?

• Your eyes are the color of the sky.
• Cheetahs are always spotted.
• Reading while sunbathing makes you well-red.
• She shouted as loud as a lion.