Worksheets"Us and Them" + Irony Quiz Practice
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The genre of this story is...
a)
fiction
b)
narrative nonfiction
c)
poetry
d)
drama
2.
2. The author's name is...
a)
David Sedaris
b)
David Tomkey
3.
3. Who claims to agree with Mr. Tomkey about television but fails to act like him?
a)
the Tomkey family
b)
one of the author's teachers
c)
some of the author's siblings
d)
the author's mother and father
4.
4. The author says that because the Tomkeys refused to watch television, they were "forced to talk during dinner." This is an example of dramatic irony because the
a)
author's family talks with the television on
b)
Tomkeys most likely want to talk at dinner
c)
Tomkeys secretly have a big television
d)
author cannot see the Tomkeys clearly
5.
5. Why does the author's mother have to retrieve candy for the Tomkey children herself?
a)
Her children are hiding the candy in their rooms
b)
The children bring out older, unhealthy candy
c)
She dislikes talking with the Tomkey family
d)
Her children have already eaten their candy
6.
6. What is one thing the author considers "abnormal" about the Tomkey family's Halloween?
a)
They don't watch television
b)
They trick-or-treat a day late
c)
They don't eat dinner at the right time
d)
They spend time together at the lake
7.
7. In the story, Sedaris tells us that his headache, near the end of the story, is caused by tension. But, we the reader know it was, in fact, caused by all chocolate he stuffed in his mouth, because chocolate has made him ill all of his life. This type of irony is called what?
a)
verbal
b)
situational
c)
dramatic
8.
8. Saying, "It smells great in here," after someone poops in the bathroom, is an example of what type of irony?
a)
verbal
b)
situational
c)
dramatic
9.
9. A lifeguard drowning is an example of what type of irony?
a)
verbal
b)
situational
c)
dramatic
10.
10. Ms. Christie, who is a reading teacher, cannot read, is an example of what type of irony?
a)
situational
b)
verbal
c)
dramatic
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