WorksheetsTell-Tale Heart
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What drives the narrator to kill the old man in The Tell-Tale Heart"?
The old man wronged the narrator
He wanted the old man's gold
He didn't like the old man's eye and was infuriated by his heartbeat
The old man asked the narrator to kill him because he was ill and wasn't getting better
Which answer choice is a possible theme of the story?
Loneliness leads to murder
Guilt-free people have no consequences
People can't ignore the guilt when they do something terrible
Being too confident will lead to mistakes
Which of the following answers is the definition for the word sagacity?
Intelligence
Wisdom
Smarts
Stupidity
Which of the following sentences uses the word VEHEMENTLY correctly?
The girl told her mom about the vehemently play.
Alyssa was vehemently explaining to her mom why she got in trouble in school.
The dogs were vehemently ugly.
I was vehemently tired and just wanted to sleep.
What is the significance of the beating heart in the story?
It lets the reader know when the old man is dead.
It is just a way to add suspense.
It represents the narrators guilt and failing sanity.
It represents the idea that only crazy people commit murder.
Which of the following words means, "to hide one's feelings, thoughts, or character"?
Vehemently
Sagacity
Audacity
Dissimulation
In the story, what did the narrator do with the old man's body after he killed him?
He buried it in a cemetery
He dismembered it
He burnt it
He left it lying on the floor by the bed
Why does the narrator of the story believe himself to be sane?
Because he plans the murder perfectly.
Because the old man is the one with the evil eye.
Because he has never killed before.
Because he loves the old man, he just doesn't like his eye.
Which of the following words is the best synonym for AUDACITY?
Fear
Happy
Annoyed
Fearless
What does it mean to make a supposition?
To make a guess.
To make a soup.
To make a shirt.
To make a test.
What does the narrator do with the old man's body after he kills him?
He buries the old man.
He puts the body in the floor boards.
He burns the body.
He says and prayer and leaves the body where it is.
