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Irony

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

“I’m sorry, sir, but this flight has been delayed by three hours,” the airline clerk explained to my uncle. “Awesome,” he replied.

Situational Irony

Dramatic Irony

Verbal Irony

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

As the teacher handed back our graded exams, the kid next to me muttered, “Great.”

Situational Irony

Verbal Irony

Dramatic Irony

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

When the audience or reader knows something important that a character in the story does not know, this is called

situational irony
intelligent craft
dramatic irony
rising action

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In Star Wars, the audience knows that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father, but Luke doesn’t learn this until Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

Situational Irony

Verbal Irony

Dramatic Irony

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A prisoner spends months digging an underground tunnel leading out of his cell. His plan is flawed, though, and he ends up emerging in the warden’s backyard, where he is promptly caught and returned to prison with additional time added to his sentence.

Situational Irony

Verbal Irony

Dramatic Irony

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the book Holes, the reader is told by a disappointed Stanley Yelnats that “there is no lake at Camp Green Lake.”

Situational Irony

Verbal Irony

Dramatic Irony

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Before their televised debate began, one politician sneered, “Good luck,” as her opponent crossed in front of her, walking toward the stage.

Dramatic Irony

Verbal Irony

Situational Irony

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