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What is Irony

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"
a)
Verbal
b)
situational
c)
Dramatic
d)
Irony
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.
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
4.
How does this photo show dramatic irony? (click the text to see the picture)
a)
The prisoner thinks he's escaping but we know he's in for an unpleasant surprise
b)
You don't expect an outhouse (toilet) to be next to a prison
c)
The prisoner is clearly sarcastic
d)
All of the above
5.
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)
none of the above
6.
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 favourite cousin.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
7.
a)
verbal irony
b)
situational irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
none of the above
8.
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.
9.
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
10.
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)
Sophie being involved in falling action
c)
dramatic irony
d)
situation ethics
11.
A pilot with a fear of heights
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
12.

What is verbal irony?

a)

what is said is different than what is meant

b)

the audience knows something a character doesn't know.

c)

what happens is the opposite of what is expected

13.

Situational irony is when

a)

what is said is the opposite of what is meant

b)

the audience knows something the character doesn't

c)

what happens is the opposite of what is expected

14.

Dramatic irony is when

a)

what is said is different than what is meant

b)

the audience knows something the character doesn't

c)

what happens is the opposite of what is expected

15.

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

a)

dramatic

b)

situational

c)

verbal

16.

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

a)

verbal

b)

dramatic

c)

situational

17.

A pilot with a fear of heights

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

18.

What type of irony is this?

a)

verbal

b)

dramatic

c)

situational

19.

What type of irony is this ?

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

20.

What type of irony is this?

a)

verbal

b)

dramatic

c)

situational

21.

What kind of irony is this?

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

22.

When the audience knows more than the character

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

This is not a type of irony.

23.

Saying the opposite of what you mean

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

No Irony

24.

When the opposite of what we expect occurs.

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

No Irony

25.

A pilot is afraid of heights.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

No Irony

26.

Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, but the audience knows she drank a sleeping potion.

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

No Irony

27.

What type of irony is shown on this cartoon?

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

No Irony

28.

This chair looks so comfortable.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

No Irony

29.

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!"

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

No Irony

30.

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.

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

No Irony

31.

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 on 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)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

There is no irony

32.

.  "Oh, a sweater! That was nice Bobby," said Janet after opening the present. Janet thought the sweater was hideous, but she appreciated her boyfriend’s effort. Still, she exchanged it for some boots the first chance she got. She figured that Bobby would want her to be happy.  A week later Bobby made reservations for two at the nicest restaurant in town. "Janet, I want to take you somewhere special," He said. "I have good news to tell you. Wear that sweater that I got you. It'll be perfect." Janet didn’t know how to react, "Um... I don't think that sweater quite matches these boots I want to wear. Is it cool if I just wear it another time?" Bobby huffed, "You know, Janet, that sweater was expensive. The least you could do is act like you appreciate it." Janet saw no other option but to agree to wear the sweater, so she did. Now she was in a pickle.  

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

No irony

33.

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)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

No Irony