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- 1. Multiple Choice
Placing side by side two contradictory words that make logical sense when explained.
paradox
oxymoron
- 2. Multiple Choice
Placing two contradictory phrases or ideas that, through deeper analysis, make logical sense.
paradox
oxymoron
- 3. Multiple Choice
deafening silence
oxymoron
paradox
- 4. Multiple Choice
"Oh he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson.
oxymoron
paradox
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT oxymoron?mild hot saucecomfortable miserya wise foola smart decision
- 6. Multiple Choice
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
onomatopoeia
paradox
- 7. Multiple Choice
Zombies are the living dead.
oxymoron
paradox
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the paradox.The clouds drifted lazily in the sky.The person who wrote that book can’t write.The clown fish swam comically in the aquarium.I was confused by the lesson.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the paradox.Whose turn is it?Robert carefully built a model of the ship.Remember to take out the trash.If you want peace, you must prepare for war.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the paradox.The best advice I have for you is: don’t listen to advice.The rains came.Parting is such sweet sorrow.She cared for him all his life.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the paradox.The dress cost a million dollars.I’d rather be lucky than smart.It’s twelve minutes until midnight.She stood in the empty room.
- 12. Multiple Choice"I know one thing; that I know nothing." - SocratesIt's a paradoxIt's NOT a paradox
- 13. Multiple Choice"I can resist anything but temptation." - Oscar WildeIt's a paradoxIt's NOT a paradox
- 14. Multiple ChoiceJumbo ShrimpIt's a paradoxIt's NOT a paradox
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not an oxymoron?bittersweetcivil warstill movingpretty ugly
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThere was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?Beautiful FaceSuch aJoyful SadnessBeautiful
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an oxymoron?It's a happy mediumIt's a sunny morningIt's a calculated riskIt's a great choice
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