Mrs. Medlock Irony Practice

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Identify different types of irony

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  • 2. 

    When the audience understands something that a character does not know, this is

    • Dramatic irony

    • Situational irony

    • Verbal irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Dramatic irony
  • 3. 

    The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.

    • Verbal irony

    • Situational irony

    • Dramatic irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Situational irony
  • 4. 

    Verbal Irony is when the character says exactly what they mean.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 5. 

    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

    • Dramatic irony

    • Verbal irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Dramatic irony
  • 6. 

    An old man won 100 million dollars in the lottery and then died the following day.

    • Situational irony

    • Dramatic irony

    • Verbal irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Situational irony
  • 7. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. Situational irony
  • 8. 

    You work all afternoon cooking a fancy dinner for your boyfriend.  When he takes his first bite, he spits it out into his napkin without you seeing and says to you, "Oh Sweetie, this is wonderful!"

    • Situational irony

    • Verbal irony

    • Dramatic irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Verbal irony
  • 9. 

    Any instance in which the narrator or a character says one thing but means something else is

    • Verbal irony

    • Dramatic irony

    • Situational irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Verbal irony
  • 10. 

    Dramatic Irony occurs when the reader has information that one or more of the characters does not have.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 11. 

    She met the man of her dreams and then met his gorgeous wife.

    • Verbal irony

    • Situational irony

    • Dramatic irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Situational irony
  • 12. 

    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.

    • Situational irony

    • Verbal irony

    • Dramatic irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Dramatic irony
  • 13. 

    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.

    Correct Answer
    A. A man meets his long-lost son but doesn't know it, although the reader does.
  • 14. 

    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?

    • Dramatic irony

    • Verbal irony

    • Situational irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Situational irony
  • 15. 

    Bob has waited all day long to take a cigarette break.  As he walks outside, he sees that a NO SMOKING sign has just been posted.

    • Verbal irony

    • Situational irony

    • Dramatic irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Situational irony
  • 16. 

    If you call someone who has failed a math test "Einstein" you are using a form of what type of irony?

    • Verbal irony

    • Situational irony

    • Dramatic irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Verbal irony
  • 17. 

    The discrepancy between the expected results in a situation and the actual results that occur is

    • Verbal irony

    • Dramatic irony

    • Situational irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Situational irony
  • 18. 

    SItuational Irony occurs when what happens in the story is what is expected to happen.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 19. 

    Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony. Which statement below demonstrates sarcasm?

    • A basketball fan remarks, "Watching Michael Jordan play ball knocks my socks off!"

    • A soccer fan remarks, "That goalie is in way over his head."

    • A football fan remarks, "That receiver's face was as white as a ghost, as the ball whizzed past his hands."

    • A baseball fan remarks, "I just love lots of homework on opening night of the World Series!"

    Correct Answer
    A. A baseball fan remarks, "I just love lots of homework on opening night of the World Series!"
  • 20. 

    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.

    Correct Answer
    A. A vampire has a cross in his house.
  • 21. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. Dramatic irony
  • 22. 

    10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.

    • Dramatic irony

    • Verbal irony

    • Situational irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Situational irony
  • 23. 

    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.

    • Verbal irony

    • Dramatic irony

    • Situational irony

    Correct Answer
    A. Situational irony
  • 24. 

    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.

    Correct Answer
    A. A left handed person is called "Lefty"

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