The Tell-Tale Heart

What about the old man scares and angers the narrator?

• his clouded eye

• his pet cat

• his old house

• his children

What does the old man do when he hears a noise on the eighth night?

• he cries

• he sobs with terror

• he walks to the door

• he sits up and asks who is there

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does the narrator want people to think about him?

• He wants people to think he is sweet.

• He wants people to think he is crazy

• He wants people to think he is smart

• He wants people to think he is angry at the old man.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the narrator start to think he hears as the story progresses?

• the roar of the ocean

• the neighbors laughing at him.

• the old man's heart beating

• police sirens

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the narrator greet the old man so heartily every morning?

• because he really cared about him.

• because he is a really nice guy.

• so he will not be suspicious of him

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why do the officers stay after they search the house and find nothing suspicious?

• to have breakfast with the narrator.

• to search the room more carefully.

• to wait for his lawyer.

• to continue to talk with the narrator.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word is closest in meaning to acute?

• dull

• close

• sharp

• previous

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Expressing ridicule or contempt can be called

• attention

• derision

• reduction

• repitition

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word is closest in meaning to stealthily?

• loudly

• cautiously

• boastfully

• simply

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is closest in meaning to vehemently?

• silly

• cautiously

• shamelessly

• strongly

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.6.4