1. Which sentence contains an example of verbal irony?
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The athlete viewed the full stadium. "We have a full house!" he exclaimed.
"I'm not sure there's enough room for us both," Ethan remarked as his friend joined him at the empty table.
My dog bowled me over with excitement as I walked in the door.
"We've got quite the busy day planned," she said as she viewed the full schedule.
2. Which sentence contains a pun?
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What do you like to do for fun?
The sun burned my eyes like a laser.
People who take care of chickens are literally chicken tenders.
I stepped outside in the rain and got soaked.
3. Use the sentence to answer the question.
"This is exactly what I wanted today," grumbled the man as he was pulled over for speeding.
What figure of speech is used?
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personification
situational irony
pun
verbal irony
4. Use the pun to answer the question.
I ran into a lamppost yesterday. Fortunately, I only sustained light injuries.
Which word is being utilized for its multiple meanings in the pun?
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lamppost
light
sustained
injuries
5. Which word could be used in the blank to give this sentence the most negative connotation?
Upon learning her volleyball game was cancelled, the girl was ____________________
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unhappy.
frustrated.
overjoyed.
unaffected.
6. Which pair of words shows an analogy of antonyms?
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generous : greedy
joyous : happy
disappointed : discouraged
easy : simple
7. Which word is a synonym for elevated?
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lowered
reserved
needed
raised
8. Use the paragraph to answer the question.
My neighbor has a pleasant dog. He barks constantly at every little noise he hears.
Which word is an antonym for the underlined word in the paragraph.
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agreeable
annoying
friendly
obedient
6 answers
im not sure there’s enough room
the athlete one is kinda throwing me off tho
2. C
3. I got this one wrong
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. B
2. C- people who take care of chickens are literally chicken tenders
3. D- verbal irony
4. B- light
5. B- frustrated
6. A- generous : greedy
7. D- raised
8. B- annoying