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Irony Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
2.
In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is.
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony 
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
3.
A pilot with a fear of heights
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
4.
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. 
5.
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
6.
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
7.

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)

The audience can see the shark

d)

The beach was closed that day

8.
a)
verbal irony
b)
situational irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
none of the above
9.
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
10.
What's an example of verbal irony?
a)
Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian
b)
Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car
c)
When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"
d)
All of the above
11.
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
12.
The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
13.
How does this cartoon show dramatic irony? (click on the text to see it)
a)
The cat is looking after the fish.
b)
The fish think the cat is being kind but is preparing to eat them.
c)
The fish are being sarcastic.
d)
The cat is actually being kind.
14.

What form of irony is demonstrated in this image?

a)

Verbal

b)

Dramatic

c)

Situational

d)

No Irony Present

15.

A vet hate animals.

a)

dramatic

b)

verbal

c)

situational

16.

A personal trainer is overweight.

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

17.

In horror movies, the audience knows that someone is in the house, but the character does not know. They proceed to enter the house. This is an example of ...

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

18.

It's pouring rain. Kathryn is stuck outside waiting for her bus. She thinks, "What great weather! I wish it could be like this all year!" This is ...

a)

verbal irony.

b)

situational irony.

c)

dramatic irony.

19.

A robbery at a police station would be an example of which type of irony?

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

20.

Which type of irony is used in this image?

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

21.

After an accident, a boy says, "Yay! Just what I always wanted: a broken leg!"

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

22.

As Harold carried his lunch tray past Chuck, the school bully, Chuck stuck his foot into the aisle. He was trying to trip Harold. Harold expected such an obstruction, so he sidestepped around Chuck's leg. "Excuse me, Chuck, my fault entirely," Harold said as he continued back to his table. Chuck felt offended that Harold had not tripped, so he marched to Harold's table to put him in his place. Dipping his finger into Harold's school lunch, Chuck said, "What are you eating, puke?" Harold replied nervously, "Yes, well, I think that's what they serve here. Only the best for us students, right? Anyway, you're welcome to it." Chuck sneered and stuck his finger into Harold's chest, "I don't want any of your puke, puke. Next time, you fall when I trip you." He removed his finger from Harold's chest and grabbed Harold's cupcake from his lunch tray before leaving. "Good bye, Chuck. It's always a pleasure seeing you," said Harold. He then released a sigh and ate around the fingerprint that Chuck had left in his casserole.

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

23.
Tom has always liked Lucy, but Lucy has always thought Tom was annoying and unattractive.  One day, Lucy comes home to find an eviction notice on her door.  Apparently, her roommate had been spending the rent money that Lucy was giving her on other things.  Lucy only has 24 hours to get all her stuff over to her mom's house, and Lucy doesn't even have a car.  But Tom has a truck.  So Lucy calls up Tom and asks him how he's doing.  She tells him that she's always thought he was funny, and that they should hang out sometime.  Tom thinks that Lucy has finally come around is beginning to like him.  He also thinks that his jokes are funny because she is laughing after everything that he says.
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
24.
When the first English settlers arrived at Jamestown, hygiene was not a priority. The settlers faced many challenges. Food was scarce and the land was unsuitable for farming. Worse still, relations with Native Americans were uneasy and violence loomed. Yet even in these conditions, some settlers found time to care for their teeth. They did this by brushing their teeth with rags and abrasive tooth powders. Archaeologists have examined the remains of these colonists. They discovered that many of the settlers were missing the enamel on their teeth. By using these tooth powders, the settlers had striped this protective layer from their teeth. This caused their teeth to decay and fall out prematurely.
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
25.
I thought that my mother was going to flip when Perry came over to eat at our house. To my surprise she just ignored him, even though he wore his hat, put his elbows on the table, and rocked back in his chair. I thought that she would go crazy while we ate. Perry pulled bones out of his mouth and put them on his plate instead of spitting them into a napkin. To my astonishment Mom looked past this too. But when Perry slammed a glass of root beer and burped the ABCs, she could no longer restrain herself. "What a wonderful rendition of the alphabet, Perry, and how age appropriate? I'm impressed." Perry wore a confused look, unsure of what her reaction had meant.
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
26.

When Mr. Goodenwell saw his baby boy Vince for the first time, he swore that he’d do anything to protect the little guy. This was easy at first. All Vince did was lie in a pillow and drink milk. But soon little Vince grew bigger, and then he started walking. Now little Vince got into everything. Vince’s curiosity was becoming a serious threat to himself.  So Mr. Goodenwell went to the store and bought $150 worth of equipment to childproof his home. He put covers on the outlets, bumpers on the table corners, and a sliding lock on the toilet lid. As Mr. Goodenwell was adjusting the covers on the door knobs, Vince pulled the cap off an outlet and chewed on it. It got lodged in his throat and Vince began to choke. Mr. Goodenwell found him just in time.

a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
27.

One bright Easter morning, Timmy Holloway woke up to the smell of eggs, but not breakfast eggs, Easter eggs. That’s right Timmy had a craving for Easter eggs, and today was the day to get them, boy howdy. There was only one thing standing in his way, well two really: the Solomon brothers. The Solomon brothers got more eggs than Timmy every year. Timmy reasoned that this was because there were two of them and they counted their eggs as one. He suspected that this was cheating but couldn’t articulate the notion. Timmy clutched his sack behind his back as the Solomon brothers approached him. The taller brother distracted Timmy. The shorter one snuck behind him and clipped the corner of Timmy’s egg sack, making quite a big hole. Timmy failed to notice this. When the whistle blew, Timmy was off. He wasn’t surprised to see the Solomon brothers behind him. Timmy was much faster than they. He was surprised that they chose to follow him. Timmy beat them to every egg, and raced on to the next, never noticing that his sack wasn’t getting heavier. As he approached the end of the course, Timmy was elated to be the first to finish. The Solomon brothers were right behind him. "Maybe next year, loser twins," Timmy chuckled, right before he noticed that his sack was empty.

a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
28.

Making friends isn’t easy. Ask Juan Guerrero, who moved to New High School High three months ago but he still eats lunch by himself. Nobody picks on him really, but they pretty much ignore him, at least since the incident. You see, Juan had his chance. We almost adopted him into our crew, the skaters, after Juan said he could skate. "Oh yeah?" asked my boy Romeo, "well, where’s your board?" Juan replied shakily, "Uh, my mom ran over it with her car, but I do flips and grinds and all that stuff." Romeo didn’t believe him.  "Why don’t you use my board? Show me one of those flips," Romeo challenged. Juan gulped and grabbed the board. "Uh... Ok," he replied.  When you see a good skater on TV or in a video game, skateboarding may look easy. In real life though, just moving without falling, let alone doing any tricks, takes a lot of practice. So I wasn’t too surprised when Juan landed flat on his can before he even made it across a single sidewalk square. "Wow! What an awesome flip, Tony Hawk. You’ll have to teach me that," Romeo sneered. Now Juan eats lunch alone. 

a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
29.
Tim Kylie is one of the world's top chefs. He is best known for his signature dish, triple-dipped chip steak. This masterpiece contains over a pound of beef braised in duck fat. Another of Chef Kylie's more celebrated dishes is the Hamslaughter Supreme. This dish features ham stuffed sausage links presented in a basket made of braided bacon. While carnivores around the world roar for Chef Kylie's creations, it is unlikely that Chef Kylie will dine with them. As a longtime vegan, Chef Kylie would never dream of devouring one of his own dishes.
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
30.
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
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
In Macbeth by William Shakespeare Macbeth appears to be loyal to Duncan but he is planning Duncan's murder. Duncan doesn't know Macbeth's plans but the audience knows what is going to happen. What type of irony is this?
a)
Verbal
b)
Dramatic 
c)
Situational
d)
None of the Above
35.
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
36.

Axel was the toughest kid on the playground. He wore a leather jacket with cutoff sleeves and metal studs on the shoulders. He had a Mohawk hairstyle, listened to punk rock music, and hung out with the older kids. He rode his skateboard to school and did nose slides on the bike rack. He whooped on anyone who challenged him, but after a long day of being really tough, Axel’s mommy tucked him into bed at night and he snuggled up tightly with a fluffy pink bear that he called Mr. Tickles!

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

d)

not ironic

37.

Microsoft's new Chief Executive Officer completes all of her work on an Apple Computer

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

38.

In The Truman Show, a 1998 movie starring Jim Carrey, the main character doesn’t realize he’s living inside a TV show, but everyone else around him, including the audience, knows the truth.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

39.

Girl in a horror film hides in a closet where the killer just went (the audience knows the killer is there, but she does not).

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

verbal irony

40.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

41.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

42.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

43.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

44.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

45.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

46.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

47.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

48.
Which of the following is not a type of irony?
a)
Situational
b)
Dramatic
c)
Subjective
d)
Verbal
49.
How does this photo show dramatic irony?
a)
The prisoner thinks he's escaping but we know he's in for an unpleasant surprise
b)
You don't expect an outhouse to be next to a prison
c)
The prisoner is clearly sarcastic
d)
All of the above
50.
Type of Irony: A woman wearing a PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is seen participating in a hot dog eating contest.
a)
Dramatic
b)
Verbal
c)
Situational
51.

Identify the type of irony in the scenario below.

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

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

52.

Identify the type of irony in the scenario below.

In Snow White, the audience knows the old woman with the apple is the Evil Queen.

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

53.

Identify the type of irony in the scenario below.

There are roaches infesting the pest control office.

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

54.

Identify the type of irony in the scenario below.

A plumber spends all day fixing leaky faucets and comes home to find a burst pipe.

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

verbal irony

55.

Identify the type of irony in the scenario below.

​In Star Wars, the audience finds out that Darth Vader is Luke's father before Luke finds out.

a)

situational irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

dramatic irony

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