Irony/ Author's Purpose
Authored by Samisha Short
English
9th - 10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the audience or reader knows something the characters don't
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Answer explanation
Halloween, like many other horror movies, used dramatic irony to increase the suspense for the audience. Viewers always knew where Michael Myers was waiting for the next victim.
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CCSS.L.8.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
You stay up all night studying for a test. When you go to class, you discover the test is not until the next day.
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What actually happens is not what was expected to happen or the event defies logic
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Answer explanation
In Monster's Inc. we expected Boo (the little girl) to be scared of the monsters, but instead the monsters were scared of her.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was said is the opposite of what was meant.
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Answer explanation
In the Big Bang Theory, Sheldon has a hard time understanding verbal irony because he doesn't pick up on changes in people's tone of voice.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The influencer hangs off the side of a cliff to get the perfect sunset shot for their Instagram post. A person standing nearby says, "Yeah, that looks super safe!"
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Inference
Answer explanation
Obviously hanging off the side of a cliff is dangerous, so the person means the opposite of what they're saying to try and warn the influencer they are being reckless.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The author instructs or tells how to do something
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The author wants to give the reader factual information
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
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