Question

Use the paragraph below to answer the question:

Gunther's first day teaching kindergarten was best described as controlled chaos. By afternoon, there was paint in places Gunther could never have predicted — including, somehow, on the ceiling. But the art mishap did not even rank very high, comparatively, on the minor crisis scale. Pitted against happenings such as the safety scissor haircut, the toilet jam extravaganza, and the great lunch spill of 12:33... few events could clear the high bar of being worthy of specific notice.

Which phrase in the passage is an example of an oxymoron, and what makes it one?

(1 point)
Responses

"Controlled chaos" – because it combines two opposite ideas in one phrase
"Controlled chaos" – because it combines two opposite ideas in one phrase

"Minor crisis scale" – because it describes a small problem that didn’t matter
"Minor crisis scale" – because it describes a small problem that didn’t matter

"Safety scissor haircut" – because it shows how scissors were used correctly
"Safety scissor haircut" – because it shows how scissors were used correctly

"The great lunch spill of 12:33" – because it exaggerates the event with humor
"The great lunch spill of 12:33" – because it exaggerates the event with humor

Answer 1

"Controlled chaos" — because it combines two opposite ideas in one phrase (control vs. chaos).