Grade 8 Language quiz Term 4 2023

I’m on a heavy diet until my wedding day.

• PARADOX

• OXYMORON

if you don’t risk anything, you risk everything

• PARADOX

• OXYMORON

I’m on a heavy diet until my wedding day.

• PARADOX

• OXYMORON

if you don’t risk anything, you risk everything

• PARADOX

• OXYMORON

Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• It's a happy medium
• It's a sunny morning
• It's a calculated risk
• It's a great choice

Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• I feel as though I've been buried alive in paperwork.
• I feel as though I have a bee in my hat.
• I feel as though I'm as hungry as a horse
• I feel as though I've met my match.

Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie

• PARADOX

• OXYMORON

He was forced to stand down from his position as president.

• PARADOX

• OXYMORON

He is the only honest thief.

• PARADOX

• OXYMORON

Identify the paradox

• The clouds swam lazily in the sky

• The person who wrote that book can't write

• I was confused by the lesson