Puns and Verbal Irony

Puns and Verbal Irony

5th Grade

12 Qs

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Puns and Verbal Irony

Puns and Verbal Irony

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.8.5A

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car.

Pun

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call seagulls that fly over the bay? Baygulls!

Pun

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is irony?

When a joke is told.

When what happens is the opposite of what is expected.

When you compare two opposite things.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A pun ...

is a form of poetry.

is when words with the same sounding beginning are used.

is a word that mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to.

is the creation of humour by using litteral meanings.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

My mother is so shy and boring. Last night at the magician show, he called her up on stage for her act. It was hilarious!

Pun

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A tall man is nicknamed “Shorty.”

Pun

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the Easter bunny stay fit?

EGG-XERCISE!

Pun

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

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