Tell-Tale Heart Vocab Quiz

My _______ sense of smell alerted me immediately when my husband started crushing garlic.

• vexed

• acute

• supposition

• stifiled

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Ms. Nelson grew increasingly _______ watching the student do what they were explicitly told NOT to do.

• supposition

• crevice

• vexed

• wane

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Her love of history was ________; she always participated in class discussions and was constantly reading about different cultures- even on her free time.

• profound

• stifled

• supposition

• waned

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The babysitter tried to ________ her breathing so as to remain undetected in the closet while the killer searched for her.

• stifle

• supposition

• waned

• audacity

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

After not receiving a text back for two days, she formed the ________ that their relationship was over. That night, she called his best friend instead.

• supposition

• crevice

• audacious

• acute

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Her heart jumped in her throat as her phone fell through the ________ between the 5th floor and the elevator doors.

• waned

• audacity

• vehemently

• crevice

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

His interest _______ after their first few dates; he decided ghosting her was the easiest way out for him.

• waned

• audacity

• vehemently

• derision

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

She was absolutely baffled by his _______. She watched him play Call of Duty even as his text came through: "Sorry, I can't tonight. Grandma just died and we're on our way to her funeral."

• audacity

• vehemently

• derision

• acute

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Her ________ was unparalleled, and there was no convincing her that her man didn't cheat. That was the end for his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive.

• vehemence

• audacity

• vexed

• stifled

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

His bowls could retain their ghastly contents no longer. Upon the explosion, he fled the room to escape the ________ that ensued.

• waned

• audacious

• acute

• derision

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4