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Types of Irony

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"Just what I have always wanted: a broken leg!"
a)
Dramatic
b)
Situational
c)
Verbal
2.
The audience knows the house isn't really haunted, but a terrified visitor takes desperate measures to get away.
a)
Dramatic
b)
Situational
c)
Verbal
3.
"Don't you just hate it when you get all A's?"
a)
Dramatic
b)
Situational
c)
Verbal
4.
A vet hates animals.
a)
Dramatic
b)
Situational
c)
Verbal
5.
"Wow! You live in a mansion!  It must be easy to keep both rooms clean."
a)
Dramatic
b)
Situational
c)
Verbal
6.
A busy man wishes he had time to relax but when stranded on a deserted island, he goes insane from boredom.
a)
Dramatic
b)
Situational
c)
Verbal
7.
"Great! I didn't make the basketball team!"
a)
Dramatic
b)
Situational
c)
Verbal
8.

Last night, the fire department building burned down. This is an example of what type of irony?

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

9.

After Susan turned in her test, the teacher saw all of the questions she didn't answer, turned to her, and said, "Looks like someone really studied for the test!" This is what type of irony?

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

10.

William Eno, “Father of Traffic Safety,” invented the stop sign, crosswalk, traffic circle, one-way street, and taxi stand, but he never learned to drive. What type of irony is this?

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

11.

The only losing basketball coach in University of Kansas history is James Naismith—the man who invented basketball in 1891. What type of irony is this?

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

12.

The first man to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel died after slipping on an orange peel. What type of irony is this?

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

13.

Monster’s Inc. is a corporation run by monsters. Their job is to scare children, but the audience knows that they are the ones who are afraid of the children.

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

14.

"It's like rain on your wedding day." What type of irony is this?

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

15.

On a TV talk show, viewers are told the real reason why a guest has been brought onto the show. He mistakenly thinks he’s there to talk about his job at a coffeeshop, but he’s really there to be gifted a full college scholarship.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony