Understatement and usage

Understatement and usage

11th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Understatement and usage

Understatement and usage

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.11-12.6

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An understatement that uses double negatives; a figure of speech that expresses a positive statement using its opposite expressions.

Parallelism

Enthymeme

Litotes

Euphemism

Paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"It's not my favorite" to describe something you don't like or "She's not ugly" to describe Scarlett Johannsen is an example of

litotes

oxymoron

anthropomorphism

apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The ad described the house as small and cozy. But when the Davenports pulled into the driveway, they were disappointed at the ____________ which stood before them.

residence

shack

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How are sarcasm and understatement similar?

They are both used to convey literal meanings

They both involve saying something different from what is meant.

They are both used to express strong emotions

They are both used to emphasize the truth

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

11. I guess that getting straight A's on your report card is pretty good. This is an example of

Understatement
Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

She gave birth to me, raised me and provided for me from an infant… Maybe I owe her one.

hyperbole

understatement

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

Overstatement

Lampoon

Understatement

Paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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