Question

st in a O t of id Which instances of situational irony occur in the passage? Select two options. O "Whoever it was who had made the wager was likely to lose his bet." "Come over here and listen to a story," said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord." "The children moved listlessly towards the aunt's end of the carriage." "Evidently her reputation as a story-teller did not rank high in their estimation." "In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good."​

Answer 1

Based on the passage, two instances of situational irony are:

1. "Come over here and listen to a story," said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord."

This is ironic because the aunt calls the children over to listen to a story, but the story ends up being boring and uninteresting.

2. "In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good."

This is ironic because the aunt begins telling the story in a low, confidential voice, which implies it will be an exciting secret, but the story is actually boring and uninteresting, eliciting loud complaints from the listeners.