English I - Semester 1 Final

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 onboard the ambulance is killed.

What type of irony is this?

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

You work all afternoon cooking a fancy dinner for your significant other. When they take their first bite, they spit it out into their napkin and say to you, "Oh Sweetie, this is wonderful!"

What type of irony is this?

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal 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 this?

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal 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 this?

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth or attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog. What type of conflict is this?

• Man vs Man conflict

• Man vs Self Conflict

• Man vs Nature Conflict

• Man vs Fate Conflict

The sun was bright and the sky was clear. Joan jogged down the path with Rex at her side and smiled about last night's victory. What is the tone?

• cheerful

• mundane

• wistful

• gloomy

Once upon a midnight dreary, while

I pondered, weak and weary, 

Over many a quaint and curious

Volume of forgotten lore, 

While I nodded, nearly napping,

Suddenly there came a tapping,

As of someone gently rapping,

Rapping at my chamber door. 

How could you best describe the tone of this poem?

• Encouraging

• Dread

• Exciting

• Informative

Finally, one of the girls pointed to the grass and giggled. "Meow!" A cat sat on the edge of the field and licked its paw. They did indeed have company. The girls ran over to the cat and pet his belly. They laughed and the cat sauntered back to the field. 

How can you best describe the tone?

• Motivating

• Humorous

• Happy

• Dread

After New Year's the time came to put all the decorations away and settle in for the long, cold winter. The house seemed to sigh as we boxed up its finery. The tree was dry and brittle and now waited forlornly by the side of the road to be picked up. 

How can you best describe the mood?

• Cheerful

• Romantic

• Humorous

• Sorrow

During the holidays, my mother's house glittered with decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate cookies and drank cider while we helped her wrap bright packages and trim the tree. We felt warm and excited, listening to Christmas carols and even singing along sometimes. We would tease each other about our terrible voices and then sing even louder.

How can you describe the mood?

• Content

• Gloomy

• Fearful

• Angry