Oxymoron Practice

Choose the words that form an oxymoron commonly used to describe a chaotic system.

• a) Chaos

• b) Loud

• c) Mess

• d) Controlled

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses self contradictory terms back to back.

• True

• False

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Is this an oxymoron?

• Yes

• No

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Oxymorons are...

• Words that contradict one another

• Giving non human things person like qualities

• Comparing two unlike things

• Make a reference to a famous person or event.

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Determine the Oxymoron

• The wind whistled

• The sun smiled

• Icy Hot

• Strong like an ox

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Determine the oxymoron

• Albert Einstein

• Dumb genius

• The wind howeled

• The windy weather

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Select two words to form an oxymoron

• Loving

• Sea

• Hate

• Dislike

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Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• It's a happy medium

• It's a sunny morning

• It's a calculated risk

• It's a great choice

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Choose the oxymoron from the following options.

• A) Deafening silence

• B) Bright darkness

• C) Sweet sorrow

• D) All of the above

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Which of the following sentences contains an oxymoron?

• A) The silence was deafening.

• B) The sun was shining brightly.

• C) The stars twinkled in the night sky.

• D) The flowers bloomed beautifully.

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