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IrOnY

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT a type of irony?
a)
situational
b)
momentous
c)
dramatic
d)
verbal
2.
Irony has _ kinds.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
9
3.
What is verbal irony?
a)
When what is said is different than what is meant
b)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
c)
When the audience knows something a character doesn't know. 
4.
What is situational irony?
a)
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
b)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
c)
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
5.
In real life, an ambulance comes to a woman's house to take her to the hospital, hopefully to save her life.  On the way to the hospital the ambulance is hit by a semi truck and everyone on board the ambulance is killed.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
6.
A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods.  The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
7.
In your history book, you read about a young man in the Revolutionary War who kills a British soldier.  That soldier who was killed turns out to be his favorite cousin.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
8.
Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
9.
A pilot with a fear of heights
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
10.
In horror movies, the audience is aware that there is a killer in the house, but the character does not and they proceed to enter.
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
11.

what type of irony is this?

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

verbal irony

d)

none of the above

12.

what type of irony is this?

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic iromy

c)

situational irony

d)

all of the above

13.

what type of irony is this?

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic iromy

c)

situational irony

d)

all of the above

14.

what type of irony is this?

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic iromy

c)

situational irony

d)

all of the above