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WorksheetsOxymorons & paradox
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Friendly fire.
a)
Paradox
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Neither
2.
Warm food.
a)
Paradox
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Neither
3.
Controlled chaos.
a)
Paradox
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Both
d)
Neither
4.
Terribly good
a)
Paradox
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Neither
d)
Both
5.
Only choice
a)
Paradox
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Both
d)
Neither
6.
“The first rule of fight club is: You do not talk about fight club.”
a)
Paradox
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Both
d)
Neither
7.
I came into school late today.
a)
Paradox
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Neither
d)
Both
8.
There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?
a)
Beautiful Face
b)
Such a
c)
Joyful Sadness
d)
Beautiful
9.
Which of the following is an oxymoron?
a)
It's a happy medium
b)
It's a sunny morning
c)
It's a calculated risk
d)
It's a great choice
10.
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses self contradictory terms back to back.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
deafening silence
a)
oxymoron
b)
not an oxymoron
12.
"Oh he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson.
a)
oxymoron
b)
paradox
13.
Which of the following is NOT oxymoron?
a)
mild hot sauce
b)
comfortable misery
c)
a wise fool
d)
a smart decision
14.
Placing two contradictory phrases or ideas that, through deeper analysis, make logical sense.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
oxymoron
c)
paradox
d)
allusion
15.
Whats is the oxymoron?: Sam was surrounded by a small crowd of people who listened to her sing a song that had just become an instant classic.
a)
instant classic
b)
small crowd
c)
neither
d)
small crowd & instant classic
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