Oxymorons and Puns
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Oxymorons and Puns
Quiz
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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: A short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictory
pun
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: Confusing similar sounding words or phrases in order to be funny, a play on words
pun
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of a...
oxymoron
pun
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
"Jumbo shrimp" is an example of...
pun
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Suddenly the room filled with a deafening silence. The underlined sentence has an example of...
pun
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An ELEPHANT’S opinion carries a lot of WEIGHT. The underlined sentence is an example of a...
pun
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The tallest building in town is the library — it has thousands of stories! The underlined sentence is an example of...
pun
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
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