"The Tell-Tale Heart" Readers Theater Play

What is the setting of the play?

• the jail cell of the madman

• the home of the old man and the madman

• the police station

• a movie theater

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

In the caption on page 20, what do many people think ravens are a sign of?

• a dead animal close by

• a terrible winter

• happiness and joy

• death or bad luck

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

In Scene 1, the old man offers to fix the madman something. What does this say about the old man?

• that he just wants rid of the madman

• that he is a caring person

• that he doesn't care about anyone but himself

• that he is mad too

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

Who narrates or talks to the audience during the story?

• the police officer

• the old man

• the ravens and the madman

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

What color is the old man's eye?

• grey

• green

• blue

• red

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

In Scene 2, what does the madman carry for a light?

• a flashlight

• a candle

• nothing

• a lantern

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What happened when the old man heard a noise?

• He went back to sleep

• He called out for help

• He sat up in bed

• He opened his eyes

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What does the narrator see when he shines the lantern on the old man?

• The old man's face

• The old man's vulture eye

• The old man's body

• Nothing

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CCSS.RL.8.1

In Scene 2, when the madman says "After all, the man does not bother me," he means that the only thing that upsets him about the old man is

• the look of his sickly eye

• the sound of his snoring

• the old man's heart

• the old man's family

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

In Scene 2, what does the madman mean when he says "the deed is done?"

• He gave the old man a cup of tea.

• He killed the old man.

• He hid the old man's body outside.

• He tricked the police officers into believing the old man went on a trip.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10