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12.5.D - Reading 12.5.D Score  

1. "The bark was painful" is an example of:

A paradox

B ambiguity

C irony

D understatement

2. A contradiction is a combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are

opposed to one another.
T T ue

F False

3. Paradox (noun):
a seemingly absurd or self-contradicto y statement or proposition that when investigated or
explained may prove to be well founded or t ue.
(ie.: Less is more. Do the thing you think you cannot do. The beginning of the end.)

Type another example of a paradoxical statement below (you may not use the examples
provided above).
4. The picture to the ight is an example of:
A understatement

B paradox

C irony

D ambiguity

5. Sarah stood in her living room and stared out of her front window. The cars parked on the
street had water up to middle of their side doors.
"Looks like it d izzled a bit last night."

This is an example of an overstatement.

T T ue

F False