Oxymoron Quiz

What is an oxymoron?

• A type of poem that has a strict rhyme scheme.

• A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms or ideas.

• A literary device that uses repetition for emphasis.

• A type of animal that is both a mammal and a reptile.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Give an example of an oxymoron.

• jumbo shrimp

• giant ant

• tiny elephant

• silent scream

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron? A) Pretty ugly B) Beautiful sunset C) Tall mountain D) Fast car

• B) Beautiful sunset

• C) Tall mountain

• A) Pretty ugly

• D) Fast car.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

True or False: Oxymorons are used to create a contrast or emphasize a point.

• False

• Oxymorons are used to confuse the reader

• True

• Oxymorons are used to create harmony

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is a famous oxymoron used in literature?

• silent scream

• open secret

• jumbo shrimp

• living dead

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which of the following is a literary oxymoron? A) Jumbo shrimp B) Act naturally C) Alone together D) Bittersweet

• D) Sour sweet

• B) Pretend genuinely

• A) Small elephant

• C) Alone together

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

True or False: Oxymorons are only used in English language.

• False

• Oxymorons are only used in Spanish language.

• True

• Oxymorons are only used in German language.

• Oxymorons are only used in French language.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is the purpose of using oxymorons in writing?

• To simplify the language and make it easier to understand.

• To confuse the reader and make the writing less clear.

• To create harmony and unity in the language.

• To create contrast or contradiction for emphasis or to add complexity and depth to the language.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which of the following is an example of a famous oxymoron? A) Pretty ugly B) Open secret C) Freezing hot D) Deafening silence

• C) Burning cold

• D

• B) Closed secret

• A) Beautiful ugly

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

True or False: Oxymorons are always two words that contradict each other.

• True

• Oxymorons are never two words that contradict each other.

• Oxymorons are always three words that contradict each other.

• False

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A