50+ Irony worksheets for 5th Grade on Quizizz | Free & Printable - Free Printable

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Question 1: What is the definition of irony?

Options:
A. a piece of paper or card that gives you a chance of winning.
B. being an indication to a person
C. an expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite.
D. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object.

✔ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Irony involves a contrast between expectation and reality. Specifically, verbal irony (a type of irony) occurs when someone says something but means the opposite. For example, saying "What beautiful weather!" during a thunderstorm. Option C best describes this concept.
- A is describing a raffle ticket — unrelated.
- B is vague and not a definition of irony.
- D describes metaphor or metonymy, not irony.

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Question 2: An example of a type of irony is

Options:
A. inflatable irony
B. situational irony
C. combined irony

✔ Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
There are three main types of irony:
- Situational irony: When the outcome is the opposite of what was expected.
- Verbal irony: Saying the opposite of what is meant.
- Dramatic irony: When the audience knows something the characters don’t.

"Situational irony" is a real and recognized type.
"Inflatable irony" and "combined irony" are not valid literary terms.

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Question 3: An example of irony is

Images:
- A: Tom and Jerry cartoon (Tom falling while chasing Jerry)
- B: Two people greeting each other ("Hello!")
- C: A man falling down stairs from a building labeled "Midvale Hospital"

✔ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
This is situational irony — the man falls out of a hospital, which is supposed to be a place for healing and safety. The fact that he’s injured *at* a hospital is ironic because hospitals are meant to prevent such harm.

- A: Tom and Jerry is humorous, but not necessarily ironic — it’s slapstick comedy.
- B: Simple greeting — no irony involved.

So, C shows irony due to the unexpected contradiction between the purpose of the place (healing) and the event (injury).

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Question 4: 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 onboard is killed.

Options:
A. dramatic irony
B. situational irony
C. verbal irony

✔ Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
This is situational irony because:
- The situation involves a vehicle meant to save lives (ambulance) causing death instead.
- The outcome is the opposite of what was expected — help leads to tragedy.
- It's not verbal irony (no words said with opposite meaning).
- It's not dramatic irony because the audience isn't aware of something the characters aren't — we're just seeing the tragic twist.

So, B. situational irony is correct.

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Question 5: A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows...

*(The rest of the question is cut off in your image, so I can't answer it fully.)*

But based on typical quiz patterns, this might be testing dramatic irony — for example, if the audience sees a predator nearby while the woman doesn’t, then later she gets attacked. That would be dramatic irony.

If you can provide the full text of Question 5, I can complete the explanation.

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✔ Final Answers:

| Question | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | C |
| 2 | B |
| 3 | C |
| 4 | B |
| 5 | *(Incomplete – need full text)* |

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