Match the sentences in List-I with the figures of speech they use in…

Match the sentences in List-I with the figures of speech they use in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Figures of speech)
(A) Our electrician uncle says that his job is full of shocking moments.	(I) Hyperbole
(B) The traffic police officer who gave our school a talk on road safety was fined for jumping a red light that evening.	(II) Pun
(C) The glass bangles on Chachi’s wrists jingled as she rolled out the rotis.	(III) Onomatopoeia
(D) During the summer holidays, Mausi made enough mango pickle to last us a hundred years.	(IV) Irony

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Our electrician uncle says that his job is full of shocking moments.	(II) Pun	A pun is a play on a word that has two meanings. “Shocking” means both “giving an electric shock” and “very surprising”, and both fit an electrician’s job.
(B) The traffic police officer who gave our school a talk on road safety was fined for jumping a red light that evening.	(IV) Irony	In irony, the opposite of what we expect happens. The officer who teaches road safety breaks a traffic rule himself.
(C) The glass bangles on Chachi’s wrists jingled as she rolled out the rotis.	(III) Onomatopoeia	Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the sound it names. “Jingled” copies the light ringing sound of the glass bangles.
(D) During the summer holidays, Mausi made enough mango pickle to last us a hundred years.	(I) Hyperbole	Hyperbole is a big exaggeration made for effect. No pickle can last “a hundred years”. Mausi only made a very large amount.

Match the sentences in List-I with the figures of speech they use in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Figures of speech)
(A) Our electrician uncle says that his job is full of shocking moments.	(I) Hyperbole
(B) The traffic police officer who gave our school a talk on road safety was fined for jumping a red light that evening.	(II) Pun
(C) The glass bangles on Chachi’s wrists jingled as she rolled out the rotis.	(III) Onomatopoeia
(D) During the summer holidays, Mausi made enough mango pickle to last us a hundred years.	(IV) Irony

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Our electrician uncle says that his job is full of shocking moments.	(II) Pun	A pun is a play on a word that has two meanings. “Shocking” means both “giving an electric shock” and “very surprising”, and both fit an electrician’s job.
(B) The traffic police officer who gave our school a talk on road safety was fined for jumping a red light that evening.	(IV) Irony	In irony, the opposite of what we expect happens. The officer who teaches road safety breaks a traffic rule himself.
(C) The glass bangles on Chachi’s wrists jingled as she rolled out the rotis.	(III) Onomatopoeia	Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the sound it names. “Jingled” copies the light ringing sound of the glass bangles.
(D) During the summer holidays, Mausi made enough mango pickle to last us a hundred years.	(I) Hyperbole	Hyperbole is a big exaggeration made for effect. No pickle can last “a hundred years”. Mausi only made a very large amount.