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Satire and usage

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Harsh and personal attack on a very particular, recognizable target, often focusing on the target's character, behavior, or habits

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Lampoon

c)

Satire

d)

Folly

2.

What is the definition of Satire?

a)

a literary form in which human kindness are shown through the use of figuratrive language.

b)

a literary form in which human follies or vices are held up to ridicule or score.

c)

a literary form in which the author reveals a hidden message of the character.

d)

a literary form in which the characters banter with each other back and forth.

3.

uses clever turns of phrase and humorous images to amuse and inform.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Comic Diction

c)

Absurdity

d)

none

4.

The __________ weightlifter picked up the car with one hand.

a)

puny

b)

mighty

c)

dismal

d)

fraud

5.

What is satire?

a)

The use of literary devices to create cinematic, rich images

b)

The use of personification and metaphor to create a unified tone and theme

c)

The use of incongruity, irony, parody, exaggeration to mock vices and folly

6.
To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings  
a)
parody 
b)
incongruity
c)
hyperbole
d)
understatement
7.

Satire is...

a)

making fun of something to be entertained

b)

making fun of something to make change happen

c)

criticizing something/someone to make them feel bad

d)

an intense insult

8.

What uses do semi colons have

a)

Before a quotations, to separate chapter and verse in scripture, to look intelagent.

b)

Ordinary man ....

c)

To show ratios, to combine 2 closely related complete sentences, to show passion.

d)

To combine 2 closely related clauses, to separate complete sentences joined by a conjunctive adverb, to separate items in a list.

9.
to present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings
a)
incongruity
b)
parody
c)
satire
10.
Which of the following is NOT is not one of the essential elements of satire?
a)
Making fun of an idea, person, or institution
b)
Use of irony
c)
Making a broader point about society, culture, politics, etc.
d)
All of the above are essential elements
11.

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

a)

Parody

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Ambiguity

d)

Caricature

12.

What device is used in the image?

a)

hyperbole

b)

incongruity

c)

understatement

d)

satire

13.

In a Capitalist countries, some people are _____ and some are ____ and the resources are ______ distributed.

a)

rich, poor, evenly

b)

rich, poor unevenly

c)

lazy, poor, unevenly

14.

silly or ridiculous

a)

Ludicrous

b)

Inclement

c)

Precipitate

d)

Seminar

15.

To present the opposite of the normal order

a)

ambiguity

b)

ambiguous

c)

reversal

d)

parody

16.

cheerful; merry

a)

jocose

b)

bacchanal

c)

elegy

d)

jocular

17.

attempting to impress (by looks, money, etc....)

a)

melancholy

b)

omniscient

c)

foreboding

d)

pretentious

18.

Which of the countries above is portrayed to be less intrested in studying?

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

India

d)

All of the above

19.

The erudite student graduated at the top of her class.


Based on the definition and synonyms for this word, you can tell that he student was:

a)

rude

b)

sarcastic

c)

bookish

d)

erratic

20.

Posting a series of flattering comments on a celebrity's social media to:

a)

Offend others

b)

Gain favor or approval

c)

Show independence

d)

Demonstrate skill