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It is pouring rain. Everyone is soaked. Emma says, “Wow, perfect weather for a picnic.”
She means the weather is NOT good
She really thinks the weather is perfect
Jake forgot his homework again. His teacher says, “Oh, what a surprise.”
The teacher is truly surprised
The teacher is not surprised
The team lost the game by 20 points. One player says, “Well, that went great.”
He thinks it went great
He means it did NOT go well
Lily spills juice all over the floor. Her brother says, “Nice job.”
He means she did NOT do a good job
He thinks she did a good job
The classroom is extremely loud. The teacher says, “I just love how quiet it is.”
It is quiet
It is very noisy
After waiting 40 minutes for the bus, Ben says, “Well, this is fun.”
He is annoyed
He is having fun
A student trips in front of friends but is not hurt. His friend says, “Smooth move.”
That was graceful
That was clumsy
Mom sees dirty dishes still on the table. She says, “Wow, thanks for cleaning up.”
They did not clean
She thinks they cleaned
The test was extremely difficult. A student says, “That was so easy.”
It was very hard
It was easy
The computer freezes right before saving the project. The student says, “Oh great.”
This is good
This is bad
After studying for weeks, Maya forgets everything during her presentation. When she sits down, she says quietly, “Well, that couldn’t have gone better.”
She thinks it went very well
She means it did not go well
The family spends two hours stuck in traffic. Dad looks at the clock and says, “I just love sitting in traffic.”
He is frustrated
He truly enjoys it
A student turns in an assignment that is half-finished. The teacher says, “Wow, I can see you put a lot of effort into this.”
The teacher believes they worked very hard
The teacher thinks they did not try very hard
After dropping his ice cream on the ground, Leo says, “Well, that’s exactly what I needed today.”
He is upset that it happened
He really needed that to happen
The internet stops working right before a big game. Someone says, “Oh, perfect timing.”
The timing is bad
The timing is actually perfect
