Lessons on Irony

Lessons on Irony

7th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Lessons on Irony

Lessons on Irony

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In real life, an ambulance comes to a woman's house to take her to the hospital, hopefully to save her life.  On the way to the hospital the ambulance is hit by a semi truck and everyone on board the ambulance is killed.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods.  The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In your history book, you read about a young man in the Revolutionary War who kills a British soldier.  That soldier who was killed turns out to be his favorite cousin.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
The cat ran away from the dog.
She told everyone what a beautiful day it was.
A vampire has a cross in his house.
Penny is beautiful.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Romeo arrives at the Capulet family tomb to find his love, Juliet supposedly dead. However, we the audience know that Juliet is not really dead, she merely took a potion to make it look like she was dead for her own motives. When the audience of a story knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is employed?
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an example of verbal irony?
A left handed person is called "Lefty"
A tall person is called "Shorty
An arrogant criminal gets caught.
A best selling writer's latest novel is a flop.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?
A mother expecting her children to do well in school, and they make the honor roll.
A man meets his long-lost son but doesn't know it, although the reader does.
A little girl can see the future.
A teacher tells her students they did well on a test, but actually they all failed

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