Worksheets"The Tell-Tale Heart" Comprehension Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is it about the old man that scares and angers the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
His clouded blue eye.
His house.
His children.
What does the old man in "The Tell-Tale Heart" do when he first hears a noise on the eighth night?
He cries out in terror.
He walks to the door.
He sits up and asks who is there.
The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" chuckles at the old man's fear. What does this response tell you about the narrator?
He is impatient.
He is cruel.
He is tired.
Where does the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" hide the old man's body?
In a closet.
Under a pile of blankets.
Under the floor boards.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart," why does a neighbor call the police to the narrator's house?
He heard a shriek.
He heard a loud, repetitive thumping.
He saw a murder through a window.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart" there is a difference between the reader's view of the narrator and the narrator's view of himself. Which answer choice best describes this difference?
The narrator thinks he is gloomy, but the reader knows he is cheerful.
The narrator thinks he is sane, but the reader knows he is insane.
The narrator thinks he is calm, but the reader knows he is nervous.
What does the narrator start to believe he hears as "The Tell-Tale Heart" progresses?
The roar of the ocean.
The sounds of chatting neighbors.
The beating of the old man's heart.
On the eighth night, the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" grows furious. How do the old man's feelings contrast with the narrator's?
The old man is calm.
The old man is terrified.
The old man is bored.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart," how does the narrator's mood change as the police officers sit and chat at his house?
He becomes increasingly curious.
He becomes increasingly upset.
He becomes increasingly calm.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart" why does the narrator finally confess to the murder?
He wants to shock the police officers.
He thinks the officers hear the heartbeat and are mocking him.
He wants to be rewarded for the intelligence of his murder plan.
Which word is closest in meaning to "derision"?
Pride
Scorn
Cheer
In which sentence is stealthily used correctly? (pick the BEST answer)
My heightened senses helped me hear more stealthily.
The man's pale blue eye stealthily bothered me.
Without making a sound, I stealthily opened the door.
Which of the following is a personal pronoun? (when one talks about themselves)
I
His
Your
Which sentence contains a possessive pronoun? (when a person has ownership over something)
I kept quite still and said nothing.
His fears had been ever since growing upon him.
They sat, and while I answered cheerily, they chatted of familiar things.
Which sentence contains a reflexive pronoun? (when one refers to themselves)
Our study group will meet next Monday.
The green car parked to the left is theirs.
Jim decided to cook himself some dinner.
Which question might a reader of the following passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart" most reasonably ask?
"You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded - with what caution..."
Is the narrator lonely?
Is the narrator insane?
Will the narrator's story be long or short?
