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WorksheetsIrony
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
Irony usually involves something that is
a)
false
b)
silly
c)
unexpected
d)
unimportant
2.
When a person says something that is the opposite of what he/she means, the person is using
a)
ironic speech
b)
verbal irony
c)
trickery
d)
verbal disagreement
3.
When the audience or reader knows something important that a character in the story does not know, this is called
a)
situational irony
b)
intelligent craft
c)
dramatic irony
d)
rising action
4.
When an event turns out in a way that would be the opposite of what a person might logically expect, this is called
a)
a surprise resolution
b)
situational irony
c)
suspense
d)
dramatic irony
5.
A type of verbal irony that intends to mock or show contempt
a)
repetition
b)
sarcasm
c)
ironic twist
d)
dramatic effect
6.
Irony can best be used to achieve which of the following effects?
a)
create humor, suspense, or tragedy
b)
create an emotional connection with the audience
c)
create action, setting, and basic situation
d)
introduce new characters
7.
A symbol functions to
a)
represent only itself
b)
make it easy to understand the basic storyline
c)
represent something beyond itself
d)
confuse the reader
8.
Symbols can lead to an understanding of a story's
a)
action
b)
plot
c)
theme
d)
verbal irony
9.
Traveling from Pennsylvania to Florida in January in order to avoid the cold weather but finding below-freezing temperatures once you arrived in Florida would be an example of:
a)
dramatic irony
b)
good luck
c)
situational irony
d)
motion sickness
10.
If you, the reader, know that Sophie's friends are acting strange because they are throwing a surprise party for her, but Sophie does not know this, you are feeling suspense due to
a)
stress from school
b)
Sophie being involved in falling action
c)
dramatic irony
d)
situation ethics
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