The Tell-Tale Heart Vocab Quiz

The disease had sharpened my senses- not destroyed- not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. What is the meaning of acute as it's used in the passage.

• heightened or sharp
• confused or unclear
• unaffected or normal
• diminished or weak

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

And then, when I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then I thrust in my head. What does sufficient mean in the sentence above.

• excessive
• insufficient
• adequate or enough
• unnecessary

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

So you see he would have been a very profound old man, indeed, to suspect that every night, just at twelve, I looked in upon him while he slept. What does the word profound mean in the sentence above?

• deeply insightful or wise
• shallow or superficial
• confused or uncertain
• ordinary or average

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A watch's minute hand moves more quickly than did mine. Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers - of my sagacity. What does sagacity mean in the sentence above?

• foolishness or poor judgment
• indifference or apathy
• wisdom or good judgment
• naivety or ignorance

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I brought chairs into the room, and desired them here to rest from their fatigues, while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph, placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim. What does the word audacity mean in the sentence above?

• confusion or uncertainty
• indifference or apathy
• boldness or daring
• timidity or fear

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I gasped for breath- and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly-more vehemently: but the noise steadily increased. What does vehemently mean in the sentence above?

• with a calm demeanor
• in a whispering tone
• without any emotion
• with intense emotion or forcefulness

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4