TELL TALE HEART VOCABULARY
Authored by BEVERLY WILLIAMS
English
9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct synonyms for vexed.
disturbed, annoyed, troubled
careful, cautious, leery
gestures, wild movements, spasms
forcefully, passionately, furiously
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct synonyms for vehemently.
intelligence, smarts, good sense
forcefully, passionately, furiously
scorn, ridicule, contempt
sharp, sensitive, severe
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
“Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers – of my sagacity. I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph.” Which of the following best fits the definition of “sagacity?”
Possessing sound judgment and intelligence.
Having very great or unlimited authority or power.
Being especially slow and careful; deliberate; painstaking
Possessing or characterized by courage; brave.
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
“The night waned, and I worked hastily, but in silence.” Which of the following best captures the meaning of the word “waned?”
To draw to a close; approach an end.
To increase in extent, quantity, intensity, power, etc.
To continue without any indication of ending.
To move quickly and steadily.
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The narrator had the _______________ to bring the police officers into the room where the dead body was placed under the floorboards.
suavity
sagacity
derision
Audacity
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The killer had a/an _____________ sense of hearing.
vexed
acute
wary
refrained
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
From the first sentence, what is the narrator trying to convince the reader of?
that he is not insane
that he did not kill the old man
that it was self-defense
that he did not live in the house
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
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