Oxymoron and Puns

Quiz

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English

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9th - 10th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

L.8.5A

Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definition: A short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictory

pun

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definition: Confusing similar sounding words or phrases in order to be funny, a play on words

pun

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

This is an example of a...

oxymoron

pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

"Jumbo shrimp" is an example of...

pun

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Suddenly the room filled with a deafening silence. The underlined sentence has an example of...

pun

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An ELEPHANT’S opinion carries a lot of WEIGHT. The underlined sentence is an example of a...

pun

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The tallest building in town is the library — it has thousands of stories! The underlined sentence is an example of...

pun

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

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