"The Tell-Tale Heart" Review

Which of the narrator's senses were sharpened by the disease of madness?

• Sight

• Hearing

• Taste

• Touch

What was the reason the narrator wanted to take the old man's life?

• He loved the old man

• The old man had the eye of a vulture

• He wanted the narrator's gold

• He was startled at night

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What kind of sound does the narrator describe hearing from the old man in paragraph 8?

• A groan of pain

• A light-hearted chuckle

• A groan of mortal terror

• A deafening snore

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The narrator compares the "low, dull, quick sound" he hears in paragraph 11 to --

• The beating of a drum

• The ticking of a watch enveloped in cotton

• The sounds of heaven and hell

• The sound of silence

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

From what point-of-view is a story taking place if it uses pronouns like you, yours, or yourself?

• 1st Period

• 2nd Period

• 3rd Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

From what point-of-view is a story taking place if it uses pronouns like I, me, or my?

• 1st Period

• 2nd Period

• 3rd Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

From what point-of-view is a story taking place if it uses pronouns like he, hers, or it?

• 1st Period

• 2nd Period

• 3rd Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

If you are very perceptive, you have ________________ senses.

• vex

• acute

• stifle

• profound

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When you show great insight or understanding, you might be described as ________________.

• vex

• acute

• stifle

• profound

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If you ________________ someone, you bother or confuse that person.

• vex

• acute

• stifle

• profound

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4