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The Tell-Tale Heart

Authored by Kristy Francis

English

7th - 11th Grade

CCSS covered

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The Tell-Tale Heart
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best theme of the story?

truth and perception

morality and justice

guilt and conscience

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of irony is used in the following lines?

"And every morning, when the day broke, I went boldly into the chamber, and spoke courageously to him, calling him by name in a hearty tone, and inquiring how he passed the night".

situational

verbal

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of irony is used in the following lines?

"His rom was as black as pitch with the thick darkness (for the shutters were close fastened, through fear of robbers) and so I knew that he could not see the opening of the door".

dramatic

verbal

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What worries the narrator the most about the sound he hears on the 8th night?

it was made by a ghost

someone was watching him

a neighbor would hear it

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the 8th night different from the previous 7 nights?

the old man hears the narrator chuckle

the old man is awake

the narrator's thumb slips and makes a noise

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the narrator think the police officers don't hear the noise?

he thinks they are old and hard of hearing

he thinks they are too scared to say something about the noise

he thinks they're mocking him by pretending not to hear it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What sound on the 8th night causes the narrator to feel anxiety?

a shriek

a heartbeat

a chuckle

a groan

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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