Oxymorons

Oxymorons

5th Grade

6 Qs

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Oxymorons

Oxymorons

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS.L.9-10.5A, DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Standards-aligned

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an oxymoron?

A type of poem that has a strict rhyme scheme.

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms or ideas.

A literary device that uses repetition for emphasis.

A type of animal that is both a mammal and a reptile.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give an example of an oxymoron.

jumbo shrimp

giant ant

tiny elephant

silent scream

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "clearly?"

hot

sweet

lucky

misunderstood

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains an oxymoron?

The sun was shining brightly in the clear sky.

The deafening silence filled the room.

She was as busy as a bee.

He ran like the wind.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences does NOT contain an oxymoron?

The comedian's act was seriously funny.

The room was filled with a deafening silence.

The cake was awfully good.

The sky was clear and blue.

Tags

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?

Beautiful Face
Such a
Joyful Sadness
Beautiful 

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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