The Tell Tale Heart - Poe

Draw a picture of one detail that formed in your mind as you read. Some details to draw are the eye, the lantern, the head poking out through the door, or any detail that you visualized from the story.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

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In paragraph 1, the narrator says that one of his senses is especially sharp. Which sense is it?

• Taste

• Hearing

• Touch

• Vision

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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In paragraph 2, the narrator says he forms his plan because _________.

• he wants the old man's gold

• the old man insults him

• he can't stand the old man's eye

• the old man wrongs him

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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After reading paragraph 3, which three words do you think the narrator might use to describe his preparations for his crime?

• Quick

• smart

• careful

• careless

• patient

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In the middle of paragraph 3, what does the narrator mean by a "dark lantern"?

• one that is not lit

• a lantern that does not work

• one that is lit but covered up

• a lantern with a black light bulb

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In paragraph 5, the narrator says,

"I had my head in, and was about to open the lantern, when my thumb slipped upon the tin fastening, and the old man sprang up in the bed, crying out - "Who's there?" (5)

This suggests that the old man most likely cried out because_________.

• he heard the doors open

• the narrator shown the light from the lantern

• the narrator makes a noise with the lantern

• he hears the narrator speak

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the mood of the narrator at the beginning of paragraph 16, while he is talking to the police?

• calm and confident

• sad and gloomy

• quiet and sleepy

• tense and terrible

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

As he continues talking to the police in paragraph 16, in what way does the narrator start to feel odd?

• his head aches

• he feels himself "getting pale"

• he hears a ringing in his ears

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In paragraph 17, when the ringing becomes a different sound and seems to be getting louder, what does the narrator do?

• he tries to encourage the police to listen to it

• he apologizes for the interruption

• he tries to make sure the police won't hear it

• he asks if anyone else hears it

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

I paragraph 17, the narrator says,

"Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God!—no, no! They heard!—they suspected!—they knew!—they were making a mockery of my horror!—this I thought, and this I think"

Here, the narrator seems to think that the police are _____.

• completely fooled

• unable to hear the noise

• not interested

• making fun of him

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6