Irony
Identify Different Types of Irony
- 1.
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.
- A.
Situational irony
- B.
Verbal irony
- C.
Dramatic irony
Correct Answer
A. Situational ironyExplanation
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- 2.
You work all afternoon cooking a fancy dinner for your boyfriend. When he takes his first bite, he spits it out into his napkin and says to you, "Oh Sweetie, this is wonderful!"
- A.
Situational irony
- B.
Verbal irony
- C.
Dramatic irony
Correct Answer
B. Verbal ironyExplanation
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- 3.
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.
- A.
Situational irony
- B.
Verbal irony
- C.
Dramatic irony
Correct Answer
C. Dramatic ironyExplanation
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- 4.
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.
- A.
Verbal irony
- B.
Dramatic irony
- C.
Situational irony
Correct Answer
C. Situational ironyExplanation
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- 5.
Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
- A.
The cat ran away from the dog.
- B.
She told everyone what a beautiful day it was but it was raining!
- C.
A vampire has a cross in his house.
- D.
Keegan doesn't know that we are going to play a joke on him today
Correct Answer
C. A vampire has a cross in his house.Explanation
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- 6.
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?
- A.
Situational irony
- B.
Dramatic irony
- C.
Verbal irony
Correct Answer
B. Dramatic irony -
- 7.
Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?
- A.
A left handed person is called "Lefty"
- B.
A tall person is called "Shorty"
- C.
An arrogant criminal gets caught.
- D.
A best selling writer's latest novel is a flop.
Correct Answer
B. A tall person is called "Shorty"Explanation
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- 8.
Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?
- A.
A mother expecting her children to do well in school, and they make the honor roll.
- B.
A man meets his long-lost son but doesn't know it, although the reader does.
- C.
A little girl can see the future.
- D.
A teacher tells her students they did well on a test, but actually they all failed.
Correct Answer
B. A man meets his long-lost son but doesn't know it, although the reader does.Explanation
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- 9.
The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.
- A.
Verbal irony
- B.
Situational irony
- C.
Dramatic irony
Correct Answer
B. Situational ironyExplanation
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- 10.
The student in class who had the highest grades in middle school drops out of high school. This is an example of which type of irony?
- A.
Dramatic irony
- B.
Verbal irony
- C.
Situational irony
Correct Answer
C. Situational ironyExplanation
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- 11.
Any instance in which the narrator or a character says one thing but means something else is
- A.
Verbal irony
- B.
Dramatic irony
- C.
Situational irony
Correct Answer
A. Verbal irony -
- 12.
The discrepancy between the expected results in a situation and the actual results that occur is
- A.
Verbal irony
- B.
Dramatic irony
- C.
Situational irony
Correct Answer
C. Situational irony -
- 13.
When the audience understands something that a character does not know, this is
- A.
Dramatic irony
- B.
Situational irony
- C.
Verbal irony
Correct Answer
A. Dramatic irony -
- 14.
Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony. Which statement below demonstrates sarcasm?
- A.
A basketball fan remarks, "Watching Michael Jordan play ball knocks my socks off!"
- B.
A soccer fan remarks, "That goalie is in way over his head."
- C.
A football fan remarks, "That receiver's face was as white as a ghost, as the ball whizzed past his hands."
- D.
A baseball fan remarks, "I just love lots of homework on opening night of the World Series!"
Correct Answer
D. A baseball fan remarks, "I just love lots of homework on opening night of the World Series!"Explanation
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- 15.
SItuational Irony occurs when what happens in the story is what is expected to happen.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 16.
Verbal Irony is when the character says exactly what they mean.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 17.
If you call someone who has failed a math test "Einstein" you are using a form of what type of irony?
- A.
Verbal irony
- B.
Situational irony
- C.
Dramatic irony
Correct Answer
A. Verbal ironyExplanation
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- 18.
Dramatic Irony occurs when the reader has information that one or more of the characters does not have.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 19.
In "The Highwayman," when King George's men have Bess tied up, the highwayman doesn't know it, but we, the readers, know that a trap is set for him. This is an example of ________ irony?
- A.
Dramatic irony
- B.
Situational irony
- C.
Verbal irony
Correct Answer
A. Dramatic irony -
- 20.
"He waited his whole darn life to take that flight, and as the plane crashed down he said, "Now isn't this nice?" - from the song "Ironic" by Alannis Morisette
- A.
Verbal irony
- B.
Verbal and situational irony
- C.
Verbal and dramatic irony
- D.
Situational and dramatic irony
Correct Answer
B. Verbal and situational ironyExplanation
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- 21.
She met the man of her dreams and then met his gorgeous wife. --from song "Ironic" by Alannis Morisette.
- A.
Verbal irony
- B.
Situational irony
- C.
Dramatic irony
Correct Answer
B. Situational ironyExplanation
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- 22.
In the children's story "Little Red Riding Hood" we know that the wolf has eaten the grandmother, but Little Red Riding Hood does not know that.
- A.
Situational irony
- B.
Verbal irony
- C.
Dramatic irony
Correct Answer
C. Dramatic irony -
- 23.
10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.
- A.
Dramatic irony
- B.
Verbal irony
- C.
Situational irony
Correct Answer
C. Situational irony -
- 24.
An old man won 100 million dollars in the lottery and then died the following day.
- A.
Situational irony
- B.
Dramatic irony
- C.
Verbal irony
Correct Answer
A. Situational irony -
- 25.
Noah waited all class period to use the restroom. He did not want to miss Ms. Behrens' exciting test. So,when he finally got to the bathroom during class change, he saw that it was out of order.
- A.
Verbal irony
- B.
Situational irony
- C.
Dramatic irony
Correct Answer
B. Situational ironyExplanation
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- 26.
Choose THREE irony examples from the above scenario questions and change the scenario to fit another type of irony. For example, if the original scenario was an example of situational irony change or ammend the scenario so that either verbal or dramatic irony is represented. List the # of the scenario that you are changing. Create or ammend that scenario then list the new type of Irony that you created.
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