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Interpret Verbal Irony

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Question 1 of 20

1. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Celeste looked around at the startlingly realistic Halloween decorations and said, “Well, this is not creepy at all.”
- Celeste did not find the decorations to be creepy.
- Celeste wondered who made all of the decorations.
- Celeste was unimpressed by the quality of the decorations.
- Celeste found the decorations to be creepy.
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Question 2 of 20

2. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

After a day full of mishaps, Curtis sighed, “This was just a fantastic day.”
- Curtis was physically exhausted from the day's events.
- Curtis wondered if the next day would be similar.
- Curtis was happy about how the day went.
- Curtis was not happy about how the day went.
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Question 3 of 20

3. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Trying to creep up the stairs, she was as stealthy as a tap dancer on hardwood floors.
- She was not stealthy.
- She was stealthy.
- She alarmed everyone in the house.
- She was wearing tap shoes.
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Question 4 of 20

4. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Isaac looks at the brown, wilted plant in the pot and says, “I think I have just the touch for gardening.”
- Isaac aspires to be a gardener.
- Isaac dislikes gardening.
- Isaac thinks that he has potential as a gardener.
- Isaac does not think that he is a very good gardener.
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Question 5 of 20

5. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Lining up at the marathon starting line, Meredith looked to the runner to her right and said, “How about we get this little jog started!”
- Meredith was impatient to get the race started.
- Meredith had trained so hard that she viewed the marathon as a little jog.
- Meredith was trying to intimidate the other runner.
- Meredith was jokingly downplaying the length of the race.
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Question 6 of 20

6. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Kristina looked out at the packed auditorium and said, “There are just a few more people than when I sing alone in the car.”
- Kristina was commenting on the large number of people in the audience.
- Kristina was commenting on the small number of people in the audience.
- Kristina was commenting on how calm she was.
- Kristina was commenting on her preparation for the performance.
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Question 7 of 20

7. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Taylor looked at the clock and realized that it was past noon. When he walked into the kitchen, his mom said, “Someone is up bright and early today!”
- Taylor's mom was referring to herself.
- Taylor's mom was surprised that he was up so early.
- Taylor's mom was angry with him.
- Taylor's mom was commenting on how late he had slept in.
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Question 8 of 20

8. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

His life is about as slow paced as a race car.
- He has a boring profession.
- His life is slow paced.
- He is a race car driver.
- His life is fast paced.
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Question 9 of 20

9. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Blake looked at the menu, which had two items on it, and said, “So many options to choose from.”
- Blake was curious about the restaurant's reputation.
- Blake was commenting on the extensive options.
- Blake was complaining about the service at the restaurant.
- Blake was commenting on the limited options.
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Question 10 of 20

10. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

We named our Great Dane, who is taller than our table, “Tiny.”
- The dog is unusually small for a Great Dane.
- The dog is very large.
- The dog and the table are very small.
- Great Danes are usually not large dogs.
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Question 11 of 20

11. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Smiling, Claire turned to Amy, who was a trained chef and loved to cook, and said, “I bet most of your meals consist of TV dinners, right?”
- Claire was implying that Amy's meals must have been delicious and skillfully prepared.
- Claire was implying that Amy was not really a good cook.
- Claire was commenting on Amy's preference for frozen meals over her own cooking.
- Claire was commenting on the lack of time that Amy had for cooking.
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Question 12 of 20

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What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

His thoughts were as scattered as a laser beam.
- His thoughts were unable to move from one topic to another.
- His thoughts were cluttered with many ideas at once.
- His thoughts were bouncing from topic to topic randomly.
- His thoughts were very focused.
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Question 13 of 20

13. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

George struggled for over an hour to get the DVD player to work. When his dad came home and asked how it was going, George said, “Oh, really well. I could have watched the entire movie in the amount of time that I have spent trying to fix this.”
- George disliked electronics.
- George was frustrated with the process of fixing the DVD player.
- George was pleased by his efficiency in fixing the DVD player.
- George was not his family's go-to person for technological issues.
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Question 14 of 20

14. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

The heavily bearded man asks, “Is it not obvious that I shave every day?”
- The man means that he needs to shave.
- The man means that it should be apparent that he shaves every day.
- The man means that he has never shaved.
- The man means that it is clear that he does not shave every day.
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Question 15 of 20

15. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Looking at a tiny old rocking chair in his childhood bedroom, the grown man said, “I think I am a little bit too big for that now.”
- The man had not grown out of the child-sized rocking chair.
- The man was much too big for the child-sized rocking chair.
- The man believed that he could just barely fit in the rocking chair if he tried.
- The man believed that the rocking chair had gotten smaller.
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Question 16 of 20

16. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

After finally getting home from numerous appointments and errands, Julie sighed and said, “That was a thoroughly relaxing day.”
- Julie was surprised by how smoothly her potentially stressful day had gone.
- Julie's day had been stressful.
- Julie had accomplished little that day.
- Julie had managed to have a stress-free day.
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Question 17 of 20

17. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

My mom wrinkled her nose in disgust and looked at our still-muddy dog. She said, “Rocky sure smells like he just had a bath. Thanks for taking care of that like I asked you to.”
- The speaker's mother was annoyed that the speaker had not bathed the dog.
- The speaker's mother was proud that the speaker had bathed the dog thoroughly.
- The speaker's mother was disgusted by dogs.
- The speaker's mother thought that the dog smelled clean.
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Question 18 of 20

18. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Kayla said, “My eyes are literally falling out of my head from staring at this book for so long.”
- Kayla had injured one or both of her eyes.
- Kayla disliked the book that she was reading.
- Kayla was so absorbed in the book that she could not put it down.
- Kayla's eyes were tired from looking at the book.
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Question 19 of 20

19. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Mara eyed the outdoor temperature and said, “Sure you can wear short sleeves outside. It is as warm as a winter’s day.”
- It was warm enough outside to wear short sleeves.
- Where Mara lived, it was warm in the winter.
- It was a winter day, but it was surprisingly warm outside.
- It was too cold outside to wear short sleeves.
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Question 20 of 20

20. Question
What is the most likely meaning of the verbal irony in this passage?

Gesturing to Alani’s perfect score, her teacher winks and says, “Try a little harder next time, okay?”
- The teacher is proud of how well Alani did.
- Alani could perform even better.
- Alani is naturally talented.
- The teacher wants Alani to try for extra credit.
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