WorksheetsThe Tell Tale Heart
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When the story opens, the narrator is saying
he is not insane
the police are at the door
the old man has weakened
he is insane
The narrator does not kill the old man for seven nights because
his plans are not yet complete
he needs to be sure he isn't suspected
the old man's "evil eye" is closed
the old man is away in the country
The narrator confesses to the police because he
wants to convince them he is sane
regrets what he has done
thinks they can hear the old man's heartbeat
believes the murder will make him famous
Why does the narrator decide to kill the old man?
The old man frightens the neighbors
The narrator hates the old man
The old man's eye is like a vulture's eye
The narrator wants the old man's gold
How do the police respond to the narrator?
They accuse him of murdering the old man
They ignore him because they think he is crazy
They believe his story and leave his house
They continue to chat calmly while he raves
When you say the opposite of what you mean, you are using a technique called
situational irony
verbal irony
literary irony
dramatic irony
Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony in "The Tell Tale Heart?"
The neighbor notifies the police of a suspicious noise next door
The old man sits up in the bed listening to noises in the dark
The police enter the old man's room
The narrator claims he is sane, but the reader knows he is a mad man
When you paraphrase, you
give your interpretation of events
fix all the errors in the story
write a statement of the main idea
restate the text in your own words
One reason you might paraphrase a passage would be to help you
hear what the author's style sounds like
appreciate the author's style
practice writing dialect
draw conclusions about the plot
Which of the following is an effective paraphrase of the passage "I bade the gentlemen welcome. The shriek, I said, was my own in a dream."
He said hello to the police and then told them he was the one who shrieked
He welcomed the gentlemen and invited them into the old man's room
I welcomed the gentlemen. I told them that I had shrieked in my sleep
I explained that I was the one who had shrieked when I had a bad dream
Energetic movements
vexed
audacity
vehemently
gesticulations
derision
forcefully; passionately
vexed
audacity
vehemently
gesticulations
derision
Contempt; ridicule
vexed
audacity
vehemently
gesticulations
derision
Disturbed; annoyed
vexed
audacity
vehemently
gesticulations
derision
Boldness
vexed
audacity
vehemently
gesticulations
derision
Adamantly is synonymous with
vexed
audacity
vehemently
gesticulations
derision
Irritated is synonymous with
vexed
audacity
vehemently
gesticulations
derision
Nerve is synonymous with
vexed
audacity
vehemently
gesticulations
derision
Mockery is synonymous with
vexed
audacity
vehemently
gesticulations
derision
Hand motions are synonymous with
derision
audacity
gesticulations
vehemently
