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Tell Tale Heart Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct word for this definition. "Adequate in purpose; enough."

a)

Acute

b)

Sufficient

c)

Profound

2.

Choose the word that matches the definition. "Shameless; boldness."

a)

Vehemently

b)

Sagacity

c)

Audacity

3.

Choose the word that matches the definition. "Soundness of mental judgement."

a)

Sagacity

b)

Profound

c)

Vehemently

4.

Choose the word that matches the definition. "Strong, emotional manner."

a)

Audacity

b)

Vehemently

c)

Acute

5.

Choose the word that matches the definition. "Deep insight or understanding."

a)

Sufficient

b)

Profound

c)

Acute

6.

Choose the word that matches the definition. " Sharp or severe in effect; intense."

a)

Profound

b)

Sufficient

c)

Acute

7.

Choose the correct answer. What are context clues?

a)

Text that may support the main idea

b)

Text that gives details to a story

c)

Text that gives hints as to the meaning of a word

8.

Choose the correct answer. There are four different ways to find context clues. Two of them are compare and contrast. The other two are ________________________.

a)

Definitions and examples

b)

Nouns and verbs

c)

Adjectives and adverbs

9.

Use context clues to define the underlined word. "I then replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly. What does cunningly mean?

a)

In a smart way

b)

Counting in a way

c)

In a poor way.

10.

Use context clues to define the underlined word. "Hearken and observe how healthily..." What does hearken mean?

a)

Discuss

b)

Listen

c)

Ignore

11.

Use context clues to choose the correct definition. "It was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye." What does vexed mean?

a)

Saddened

b)

Celebrated

c)

Angered