Let’s go through each question one by one.
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Question 1: What is verbal irony?
Verbal irony is when someone says something, but they mean the opposite — or at least something different from what they literally say. It’s like sarcasm sometimes.
Looking at the options:
- A: “what happens is the opposite of what is expected” → That’s situational irony.
- B: “the audience knows something a character doesn’t know” → That’s dramatic irony.
- C: “what is said is different than what is meant” → YES! That’s verbal irony.
✔ Correct answer for Q1:
C
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Question 2: Situational irony is when
Situational irony is when the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what you’d expect.
Options:
- A: “what is said is the opposite of what is meant” → Verbal irony.
- B: “what happens is the opposite of what is expected” → YES! That’s situational irony.
- C: “the audience knows something the character doesn’t” → Dramatic irony.
✔ Correct answer for Q2:
B
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Question 3: Dramatic irony is when
Dramatic irony is when we (the audience) know something that the characters in the story don’t.
Options:
- A: “what is said is different than what is meant” → Verbal.
- B: “the audience knows something the character doesn’t” → YES! That’s dramatic irony.
- C: “what happens is the opposite of what is expected” → Situational.
✔ Correct answer for Q3:
B
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Question 4: Mom says, “Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!” while looking at her son’s messy room.
She’s saying the opposite of what she means — the room is messy, not clean. So this is verbal irony.
Options:
- A: verbal → YES
- B: situational → No, because it’s about what’s *said*, not what *happens*.
- C: dramatic → No, no secret knowledge here.
✔ Correct answer for Q4:
A
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Question 5: In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is.
This is classic dramatic irony — we know something the characters (humans) don’t.
Options:
- A: situational → No, nothing unexpected happened; it’s about knowledge gap.
- B: dramatic → YES! Audience knows, characters don’t.
✔ Correct answer for Q5:
B
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Final Answer:
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. B
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of identifying irony worksheet answers.
