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Introdution To Irony

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Saying the opposite of what you mean

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

No Irony

2.

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.

3.

Select the three types of irony from the list below.

a)

verbal

b)

momentous

c)

sarcastic

d)

dramatic

e)

situational

4.

A big, scary dog running away from a fluffy little kitten is an example of:

a)

situational irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

dramatic irony

d)

slapstick irony

5.
Any instance in which the narrator or a character says one thing but means something else is
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
6.
The student in class who had the highest grades in middle school drops out of high school. This is an example of which type of irony?
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Verbal Irony
7.
The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
8.
Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?
a)
A mother expecting her children to do well in school, and they make the honor roll.
b)
A man meets his long-lost son but doesn't know it, although the reader does.
c)
A little girl can see the future.
d)
A teacher tells her students they did well on a test, but actually they all failed
9.
Which of the following is NOT an example of verbal irony?
a)
A left handed person is called "Lefty"
b)
A tall person is called "Shorty
c)
An arrogant criminal gets caught.
d)
A best selling writer's latest novel is a flop.
10.
Romeo arrives at the Capulet family tomb to find his love, Juliet supposedly dead. However, we the audience know that Juliet is not really dead, she merely took a potion to make it look like she was dead for her own motives. When the audience of a story knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is employed?
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
11.
Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
a)
The cat ran away from the dog.
b)
She told everyone what a beautiful day it was.
c)
A vampire has a cross in his house.
d)
Penny is beautiful.
12.
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
13.
A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods.  The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
14.
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
15.

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

16.

A prisoner spends months digging an underground tunnel leading out of his cell. His plan is flawed, though, and he ends up emerging in the warden’s backyard, where he is promptly caught and returned to prison with additional time added to his sentence.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

17.

In Star Wars, the audience knows that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father, but Luke doesn’t learn this until Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

18.

As the teacher handed back our graded exams, the kid next to me muttered, “Great.”

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

19.

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

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

20.
Irony can best be used to achieve which of the following effects?
a)
create humor, suspense, or tragedy
b)
create an emotional connection with the audience
c)
create action, setting, and basic situation
d)
introduce new characters
21.
A type of verbal irony that intends to mock or show contempt
a)
repetition
b)
sarcasm
c)
ironic twist
d)
dramatic effect
22.
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
23.
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
24.
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
25.
Irony usually involves something that is 
a)
false
b)
silly
c)
unexpected
d)
unimportant

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