#7: Irony Quiz

Cinderella, a penniless house slave to her step-mother and two step-sisters, goes to a ball held for the prince.  The prince believes that Cinderella is a royal lady since she is at the ball and is so beautiful.  He falls in love with her not knowing that she is a maid in her step-mother’s house. What type of irony is used here?

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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. What type of irony is used here?

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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. What type of irony is used here?

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

A son reluctantly walked outside to meet his father in the yard at 6:00 on a Saturday morning.  “Are you ready to do some yard work?” his father asked.  “Yeah, I can’t wait,” the boy replied. What type of irony is used here?

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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. What type of irony is used here?

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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!" What type of irony is used here?

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Which of the following is an example of DRAMATIC IRONY?

• A mother expecting her child to do well in school, and they make the honor roll.

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

• A little girl can see the future

• A teacher tells her students they did well on the quiz, when in reality, they all failed.

Which of the following is an example of SITUATIONAL IRONY?

• The police chief's son is arrested for attempted burglary.

• A cat ran away from a dog.

• She told everyone what a beautiful day it was.

• The students were late to class.

Which of the following is an example of VERBAL IRONY?

• 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!"

What type of irony is being used in this picture?

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony