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Literary Term: Irony Types Quiz

Authored by Rebecca Centola

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literary Term: Irony Types Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of irony is demonstrated when a character says the opposite of what they truly mean?

Situational irony

Verbal irony

Dramatic irony

None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not?

Verbal irony

Situational irony

Dramatic irony

Cosmic irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which type of irony does the outcome of a situation directly contradict the expected outcome?

Verbal irony

Situational irony

Dramatic irony

None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following scenarios is an example of situational irony?

A fire station burns down.

A character in a play does not know they are speaking to a disguised king.

A person says "Great weather we're having!" during a storm.

An audience knows the killer's identity in a mystery film, but the characters do not.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the type of irony: A character in a horror movie goes into the basement alone saying, "I'll be right back," but the audience knows the killer is down there.

Verbal irony

Situational irony

Dramatic irony

None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?

A character stepping out into a hurricane and saying, "What lovely weather!"

A vegan winning a meat raffle.

A prophecy in a story that misleads the protagonist.

A detective in a novel fails to solve the mystery, but the reader has figured it out.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does situational irony differ from dramatic irony?

Situational irony involves a contradiction between what is expected and what occurs, while dramatic irony involves the audience knowing more than the characters.

Situational irony involves the audience knowing more than the characters, while dramatic irony involves a contradiction between what is expected and what occurs.

There is no difference; they are the same.

Situational irony is always humorous, whereas dramatic irony is not.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

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