Unit 1-3 Vocab
What word means “someone you work with”?
What is colleague?
A fire station burns down. What type of irony is this?
What is situational irony?
Fix the mistake:
“Because it was raining we stayed inside”
“Because it was raining, we stayed inside.”
Who is the main character of The Necklace?
Who is Mathilde Loisel?
Which vocabulary word means “correctness”?
What is accuracy?
This word means “not easily believing something.”
What is skeptical?
A character says, “What lovely weather!” during a tornado. What type of irony is this?
What is verbal irony?
Find ALL mistakes:
“my friend dont like math because it are difficult”
“My friend doesn’t like math because it is difficult.”
Why is Mathilde unhappy at the beginning of the story?
Because she wants a richer, more luxurious life.
A retired teacher is a __________ teacher.
What is a former teacher?
This word means “to slowly increase over time.”
What is progressively?
In a movie, the audience sees smoke coming from the kitchen. The father walks in and says, “Everything smells normal in here.”
What is dramatic irony?
Fix the sentence:
“Mathilde wish she were wealthy and admired by everyone.”
“Mathilde wished she were wealthy and admired by everyone.”
What happens after Mathilde loses the necklace?
She and her husband buy a replacement necklace and spend 10 years paying off the debt.
What type of irony is this?
A police officer gets arrested.
What is situational irony?
Complete the sentence:
“Maria was __________ to finish her project even when it became difficult.”
What is determined?
This irony depends heavily on context and tone rather than events in the plot.
What is verbal irony?
Fix ALL mistakes:
“After Mathilde lost the necklace she didnt tell Madame Forestier.”
“After Mathilde lost the necklace, she didn’t tell Madame Forestier.”
What is ironic about the ending of the story?
The original necklace was fake, but Mathilde spent years suffering to replace it.
Fix the sentence:
“my colleague are very determined.”
“My colleague is very determined.”
Use the word recognition in a sentence.
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Create an example of verbal irony.
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Fix ALL mistakes:
“Although Mathilde wanted luxury but she lived in a small apartment.”
“Although Mathilde wanted luxury, she lived in a small apartment.”
What is the theme of the story?
Possible answers:
Write ONE sentence using BOTH of these words:
skeptical and assumed
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