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Irony

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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. 
2.
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
3.

What is dramatic 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 the character doesn't

4.

Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

d)

not ironic

5.

In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is aware

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

not ironic

6.

A pilot with a fear of heights

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

not ironic

7.

A marriage counselor filed for divorce

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

not ironic

8.

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)

not irony

9.

A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “wonderful weather we’re having!”

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

not irony

10.

What type of irony is this?

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

d)

not irony

11.

How does this photo show dramatic irony?

a)

We know the girl is about to be eaten by a shark

b)

The shark doesn't know it's about to run into a swimmer

c)

All of These

d)

The girl is afraid of sharks

12.
A robbery at a police station would be an example of which type of irony? 
a)
Verbal
b)
Dramatic
c)
Situational
d)
None of the Above
13.
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
14.
a)
verbal irony
b)
situational irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
none of the above
15.
Romeo arrives to find his love, Juliet supposedly dead. However, we the audience know that Juliet is not really dead, she merely took a potion to make it look like she was dead. When the audience of a story knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is used? 
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
16.
a)
verbal irony
b)
situational irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
none of the above
17.
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
18.
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)
situational irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
situation ethics
19.
Irony usually involves something that is 
a)
false
b)
silly
c)
unexpected
d)
unimportant
20.

In the movie Toy Story, a character thinks he is a real space explorer, but the audience and the other toys know that he is just a toy.

a)

Verbal

b)

Situational

c)

Dramatic

d)

Not Ironic