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Types of Irony + Vocab

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of irony is this: The audience knows more than the characters.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

2.

What type of irony is this: A character says one thing but means another.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

3.

What type of irony is this: The opposite of what you expect to happen, happens.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

4.

A pilot with a fear of heights

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

5.

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

6.

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

7.

What kind of irony is this?

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

8.

What type of irony is this?

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

9.

What type of irony is this ?

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

10.

What type of irony is this?

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

11.

Saying "Oh fantastic!" when the situation is actually very poor.

a)

Verbal irony

b)

Dramatic irony

c)

Situational irony

12.

A man who needed medical assistance is run over by an ambulance.

a)

Verbal irony

b)

Dramatic irony

c)

Situational irony

13.

A firehouse burns down.

a)

Verbal irony

b)

Dramatic irony

c)

Situational irony

14.

Being productive and not wasting time or effort

a)

efficiency

b)

sincere

c)

sensible

d)

incredulous

15.

Following the usual practices associated with a particular society or group, place, etc.

a)

customary

b)

clamber

c)

insolent

d)

appallingly

16.

To climb in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way

a)

clamber

b)

sensible

c)

peckish

d)

incredulous

17.

Heartfelt, honest, or genuine

a)

sincere

b)

efficiency

c)

appallingly

d)

clamber

18.

Something practical, beneficial, and functional

a)

sensible

b)

customary

c)

incredulous

d)

sincere

19.

Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

a)

insolent

b)

clamber

c)

incredulous

d)

appallingly

20.

hungry

a)

peckish

b)

efficiency

c)

clamber

d)

insolent

21.

To a horrifying or shocking degree

a)

appallingly

b)

efficiency

c)

customary

d)

peckish

22.

Unable or unwilling to believe something

a)

incredulous

b)

sincere

c)

sensible

d)

appallingly

23.

To gather or summon a feeling, attitude, or response

a)

muster

b)

presume

c)

resign

d)

exasperate

24.

To do something in a manner that suggests something or someone is unworthy of consideration

a)

conviction

b)

dismissively

c)

presume

d)

triumph

25.

To assume that something is true on the basis of probability

a)

muster

b)

conviction

c)

presume

d)

resign

26.

Empty of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

a)

muster

b)

triumph

c)

desolate

d)

forsee

27.

able to be predicted

a)

conviction

b)

exasperate

c)

forseeable

d)

dismissively

28.

to accept something undesirable that cannot be avoided

a)

muster

b)

exasperate

c)

resign

d)

dismissively

29.

An intense feeling of irritation or annoyance

a)

desolate

b)

exasperate

c)

presume

d)

conviction

30.

Showing success or victory

a)

exasperation

b)

triumphantly

c)

forseeable

d)

resign

31.

Pitifully sad, abandoned, lonely

a)

forlorn

b)

torrent

c)

flounce

d)

enunciate

32.

To say clearly

a)

enunciate

b)

survey

c)

incumbent

d)

sophisticated

33.

To examine or look at thoroughly

a)

survey

b)

anatomy

c)

administer

d)

enunciate

34.

A sudden, violent outpouring of (usually feelings or words)

a)

torrent

b)

flounce

c)

forlorn

d)

sophisticated

35.

Necessary as part of a responsibility or job

a)

incumbent

b)

enunciate

c)

anatomy

d)

torrent

36.

To apply or give (usually a remedy or treatment)

a)

administer

b)

enunciate

c)

survey

d)

anatomy

37.

To move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner

a)

flounce

b)

torrent

c)

enunciate

d)

forlorn

38.

The quality of having a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of various cultures

a)

sophisticated

b)

flounce

c)

incumbent

d)

administer

39.

The study of the structure and inner workings of the human body

a)

anatomy

b)

administer

c)

forlorn

d)

survey

40.

Not able to be comforted or alleviated

a)

inconsolable

b)

misshapen

c)

senile

d)

reluctantly

41.

not having a natural form or shape

a)

misshapen

b)

unaccustomed

c)

explicit

d)

mercilessly

42.

To gradually decrease in strength, size, intensity, etc.

a)

dwindle

b)

inconsolable

c)

senile

d)

reluctant

43.

Showing weakness of old age; particularly loss of mental capacities

a)

senile

b)

misshapen

c)

dwindle

d)

merciless

44.

Clearly and in detail; leaving no room for doubt or confusion

a)

explicit

b)

misshapen

c)

inconsolable

d)

unaccustomed

45.

in an unwilling or hesitant way

a)

reluctantly

b)

unaccustomed

c)

inconsolable

d)

senile

46.

without compassion or forgiveness

a)

mercilessly

b)

senile

c)

inconsolable

d)

reluctantly

47.

Not familiar or usual; out of the ordinary

a)

unaccustomed

b)

dwindle

c)

explicit

d)

senile

48.

What does the "S" in STEAL stand for?

a)

sight

b)

sound

c)

speech

d)

search

49.

What does the "T" in STEAL stand for?

a)

thoughts

b)

touch

c)

tone

d)

time

50.

What does the "E" in STEAL stand for?

a)

emotions of others

b)

effect on others

c)

emotions of character

d)

energy of others

51.

What does the "A" in STEAL stand for?

a)

attitude

b)

area

c)

answers

d)

actions

52.

What does the "L" in STEAL stand for?

a)

likes

b)

looks

c)

learns

d)

listens

53.

Indirect characterization is...

a)

the author telling you a character's traits

b)

the author showing you a character's traits

54.

Direct characterization is...

a)

the author telling you a character's traits

b)

the author showing you a character's traits