WorksheetsThe Tell-Tale Heart
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the reason the narrator gives for wanting to kill the old man?
He wants the old man's gold.
The old man is mean to him.
He mad smelly.
He doesn't like the old man's eye.
Which best summarizes the narrator's argument in the third paragraph?
He argues that he is not angry because he has been checking on the old man while he sleeps
He argues that he is not crazy because he has been very kind to the old man.
He argues that he is not angry because he has been bringing the old man his lantern every night.
He argues that he is not crazy because he plotted the murder very carefully.
According to the narrator, why does he fail to kill the old man the first seven nights?
The narrator's lantern woke the old man
The narrator felt bad about what he was doing.
The old man was sleeping with both of his eyes closed
The old man awoke at the sound of the creaking door.
Which statement does NOT apply to the narrator
He is impatient.
He is insane.
He is tricky.
He is careful.
Which figurative language technique is used in the following sentence? "Yes, he was stone, stone dead."
personification
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
From what perspective is the story narrated?
Third Person
Second Person
First Person
Imma Person
What sound causes the narrator to hasten or rush the murder of the old man?
The old man's cell phone notifications
The old man's heart
The narrator's thumb slipping on the lantern
The clock ticking
Why do the police officers come to the narrator's home?
They heard a loud noise while out on patrol.
They are responding to reports of an escaped mental patient in the area.
A neighbor contacted the police after hearing a scream.
They was mad hungry.
Which of the following is NOT one of the steps that the narrator took to cover up his crime?
He charms the police officers and tells them lies.
He chops up the old man's body in the bathtub.
He burns the clothes that he was wearing.
He puts the old man's body under the floorboard.
How does the narrator get caught?
The police officers trick the narrator into admitting his guilt.
A witness told the police officers what happened.
He taped the whole thing on SnapChat by accident.
The narrator confesses because he hears noises in his head.
Who wants candy?
I do.
You do.
We all do.
My skeleton does.
Who is the author of "The Tell Tale Heart?"
Eddie Van Halen
Edger Allen Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allen Poe
In what city did the author live?
Newark
New York
Sleepy Hollow
Hollis
Poe did not know his
mother
father
uncle
either parent
Hearken means to
look carefully
listen carefully
care carefully
pancakes
Acuteness means
very cute
very sharp
very berry
very smart
Halloween originally started with what culture?
The Poes
The Selts
The Celts
The Kelts
The best class ever is
ELA
Math
Gym
First
Halloween in 2020 will be on what day of the week?
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
How many skeletons were there in this classroom for Halloween
3
4
5
6
