WorksheetsTell-Tale Heart Comprehension and Context Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the narrator's senses are strongest?
hearing
seeing
feeling
tasting
What problem does the narrator have with the old man's eye?
it resembles that of a vulture
it has a film over it
both of these
none of these
Every night at midnight, the narrator...
eats the old man's porridge.
looks in on the old man as he sleeps.
reads the old man's books.
breaks into his house.
What happens on the eighth night?
the narrator is distracted by a mouse.
the narrator falls asleep
the old man sits up in bed
the old man leaves one light on
How does the narrator kill the old man?
he stabs the man.
he poisons him.
he smothers him
he puts the old man's bed on top of him
After the murder, the narrator...
dismembers the corpse.
removes the old man's eye.
goes to bed.
all of these
How does the narrator get rid of the body?
He buries the old man in the backyard.
He hides the old man's body under the bed.
He places the old man's body under the floorboards.
He dissolves the old man's body in acid.
Why do the policemen show up?
A neighbor heard a shriek
The old man had been reported missing
The old man had called the police before the murder
A neighbor had reported a foul smell emanating from the house
How does the narrator react to the police officer's request to search the house?
the narrator leads them around the house
the narrator encourages them to search thoroughly
the narrator has the men sit in chairs in the old man's room
all of these
As the police officers make small talk, what does the narrator hear?
the old man's voice
the beating of a heart
the ticking of a watch
the grating of a chair against the floor
Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell.
Which sentence has the same meaning?
Is it possible for a triangle to contain three acute angles?
The acute pain in the boy's abdomen was actually appendicitis.
Dogs are able to perform many tasks that humans can't, such as tracking, because of their acute sense of smell.
Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult.
Which sentence has the same meaning?
Mr. Collins became the object of police investigation.
The object of the game is to get more beans in the cup than your opponent does.
I'm not happy about the new rule, but I didn't have a good reason to object, so I stayed silent.
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.
Which sentence has the same meaning?
The team did several warm-up exercises that vexed their muscles and prepared their bodies.
The entire country seemed split on the vexed issue as they waited for the Senate to vote.
Mom didn't seem to have a problem with my report car, so it vexed me when Grandma announced that I'd be punished.
I then took up three planks from the flooring of the chamber, and deposited all between the scantlings. I then replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly, that no human eye--not even his-- could have detected any thing wrong.
Which sentence has the same meaning?
He laid out each scantling with care, double-checking the measurements as he went.
When I opened the dish I found there was barely a scantling of cake left.
The carpenter determined the precise scantling for each slat of wood.
A shriek had been heard by a neighbor during the night; suspicion of foul play ad been aroused; information had been lodged at the police office, and they had been deputed to search the premises.
Which sentence has the same meaning?
When her other chores were done, Delilah was deputed to set the table.
The defendant passionately deputed the charges that had been brought against him.
For the crimes she committed, the woman was deputed to eight years in prison.
I gasped for breath-- and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly--more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased. I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations, but the noise steadily increased.
Which sentence has the same meaning?
The suspect vehemently denied having committed murder, even citing evidence that he was out of the country at the time.
The tiger vehemently stalked his prey, waiting patiently for the right time to strike.
The artist vehemently recited the poem, calming all of the children in the room.
I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations, but the noise steadily increased. Why would they not be gone?
In science class, we performed two gesticulations to test our hypothesis.
When he felt that his point wasn't getting across, Raul became so frustrated, and his argument continued with wild gesticulations.
The old man realized he'd soon need new gesticulations.
But any thing was better than this agony! Any thing was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die!
So many constituents are simply tired of the derision amongst voters in our country.
There are so many important and difficult derisions that must be made when planning a wedding.
In modern society, Dads are often the target of derision when it comes to their parenting methods.
