The Tell Tale Heart Vocabulary

The Tell Tale Heart Vocabulary

8th Grade

17 Qs

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The Tell Tale Heart Vocabulary

The Tell Tale Heart Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.8.4A, RL.8.4, RI.8.4

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jeanette Van Zomeren

Used 14+ times

FREE Resource

17 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of suspense?

The suspense was killing me; I couldn't wait to see who won the bachelor!

a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

distrubed

intelligence and good judgement

held back

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of acute?

Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in heaven and in the earth.

dull

sharp

muffled

unclear

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of vexed?

And this I did for seven long nights - every night just at midnight - but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.

held back

loved

disturbed

cautious

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of sagacity?

Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers - of my sagacity.

cautious; careful

forcefully

boldly

intelligence and good judgement

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of refrained?

But even yet I refrained and kept still. I scarcely breathed.

disturbed

held back

muffled

secretly

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of wary?

There was nothing to wash out - no stain of any kind - no blood-spot whatever. I had been to wary for that.

cautious or careful

sloppy

uncomfortable

dramatic

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of suavity?

There entered three men, who introduced themselves, with perfect suavity.

cautiously

smooth manner

disgusting

unsafe

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

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