Word Relationships

Which analogy shows the relationship of person to function?

• doctor: patient :: mechanic : fixes

• snowplow : street :: garbage collector : truck

• actor : reads :: soloist : sings

• politician : promise :: thief : jewelry

(a)   fireplace: mantel

• bicycle: pedal ::
• tree : forest ::
• car : garage ::
• book : library ::

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH A WORD THAT HAS A POSITIVE CONNOTATION: Gabe liked to eat lunch with his employees, especially when they felt​ ​ (a)   about his latest management decisions.

• pleased
• defiant
• disappointed
• angry
• indifferent

Drag the word to the box that best completes this analogy:

pleasure : smile :: pain​ (a)  

• : frown
• joy
• happiness
• laughter

My grandfather the fisherman always told me that the best way to communicate was to drop them a line.

Which two words or phrases combine to create the pun in this sentence?

• "grandfather and communicate"

• "the best way" and "drop them a line"

• "communicate" and "drop them a line"

• "fisherman" and "fish"

What is the best interpretation of the pun in the previous question?

• The pun plays on the fact hat you can't write a fish a letter to communicate.

• The pun plays on the fact that the grandfather must be crazy to think he can communicate with fish.

• The pun plays on the grandson thinking his grandfather is goofy to suggest communicating with fish.

• The pun plays on a phrase that means both to send a note and to attempt to catch a fish.

COMPLETE THE ANALOGY:

misery : delight::​ ​ (a)  

• veteran: beginner
• era : age 
• noise: headache 
• building: city
• hermit: loner

What is verbal irony?

• what is said is different than what is meant

• the audience knows something a character doesn't know.

• what happens is the opposite of what is expected

Which of the following is NOT an example of verbal irony?

• A student who failed a test says, "Well, that went well."

• A person walking in the rain without an umbrella says, "I just love getting soaked."

• Saying "Great weather for a picnic!" during a thunderstorm.

• Telling a friend "Good luck" before they perform in a play.

Identify the verbal irony in the following scenario: After a student receives a lower grade than expected, they say, "Just what I needed, another challenge."

• They are genuinely excited about the challenge.

• They are expressing disappointment sarcastically.

• They are thanking the teacher for the grading.

• They are indifferent about their grades.