Irony Understanding Check

You’ll love hanging out with my sister. She’s as friendly as (a)   .

In a movie, a man tells a woman that he loves her and wants to marry

her. The audience knows the man is already married and is planning to

move away the next day. This is an example of (a)   irony.

In a television program, a character who thinks she is alone in a room

begins to sing along very loudly with the music in her headphones. The

audience knows that her friends are in the next room and can hear her. This is an example of (a)   irony.

Julia arrived late to meet Carey for lunch. “I’m sorry,” said Julia. “Were

you waiting long?” Carey replied, “Oh, not that long. I had time to finish writing a novel, write thank you letters for all of my birthday presents, and memorized the dictionary. Not long at all.”

A pilot is afraid of flying.

Rob unpacked his backpack and started getting ready to do his

homework. “Wonderful,” he said. “I forgot my social studies book at

school. That will really help me get this homework finished.”

In a suspenseful movie, a character runs into a room to escape

someone who is chasing him. Only the audience knows that the chaser is

already in the room.

Ralph shuffled back into the classroom after being called to the

principal’s office. “How did it go?” his friend Mike asked. “Oh,” said Ralph, “It went really well. I have detention for two days and I can’t go to the school carnival. Lucky me!”

A painter realizes he is color blind.

Jimmy tells his mom he is late getting home from school because he

stayed to help the teacher organize the room. Jimmy’s mom has already received a phone call from the school and knows he was late because he had detention.