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Define Irony.

• A story that teaches you a moral indirectly.
• a word used to describe the difference between what we expect and what actually happens.

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 I had no idea that Dave left the company. This comes as a _____ shock to me. 

• unwelcome
• total
• perfect
• deep

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I like hamburgers. They are even ____________ than cheeseburgers.

• gooder
• more good
• better
• best

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They stayed home ___ the cold weather

• hence

• although

• therefore

• due to

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What's it like __ have a baby sister?

• to

• too

• tou

• two

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We were happy to see the gifts underneath the Christmas tree.

• delighted

• nice

• distrustful

• raced

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Even though the administration tried to stifle student opposition to the new uniform code, they managed to express their concerns by carrying signs and speaking at the school board meeting. The word stifle means:

• to stop

• to sniff

• a minor or unimportant point

• to encourage

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Based on paragraph 3, the similar meaning of confined is...

• confidence

• bridled

• possess

• free

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.3

What does it mean to roll up a stake?

• buy a farm

• save up money

• gamble away your money

• cook a steak

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That is the _________ movie I have ever seen

• most scary

• scarier

• scariest

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