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Vocabulary
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synonyms
Literary Focus &
Vocabulary
Comprehension and Literary Focus
Comprehension and Literary Focus
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Category 1 for 1
Sharp (adjective)
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acute
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Category 1 for 2
Disturbed (verb)
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vexed
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Intelligence and good judgment (noun)
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sagacity
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Held back (verb)
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refrained
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Cautious (adj.)
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wary
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Smooth manner (noun)
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suavity
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Boldness (noun)
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audacity
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Forcefully (adverb)
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vehemently
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Energetic gesture (noun)
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gesticulations
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Ridicule (noun)
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derision
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Category 3 for 1
In what way has the old man wronged the narrator?
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Category 3 for 1
The old man has not wronged the narrator in any way.
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Category 3 for 2
Define Mood.
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Category 3 for 2
Mood is defined as the overall feeling of a piece of literature.
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Category 3 for 3
Describe the old man’s behavior.
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Category 3 for 3
The old man can be described as nervous, edgy, excitable and/or anxious.Back to the Game
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Category 3 for 4
How does the narrator dispose of the body?
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Category 3 for 4The narrator
disposes of the body by cutting it up and burying it under the floorboards.
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Category 3 for 5What are two (2)
sounds used in the story to help create the mood?
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Category 3 for 5Two sounds from
the story that help develop the mood are the ticking of the clock and beating of the heart.
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Category 4 for 1
What does the narrator compare the old man’s eye to?
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Category 4 for 1
The narrator compares the old man’s eye to a vulture’s eye.Back to the Game
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Category 4 for 2What simile does
the narrator use to help us see the ray of light from the lantern?
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The narrator compares the ray of light to a spider’s thread.Back to the Game
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Category 4 for 3The narrator
questions, “…for what had I now to fear?”
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The narrator’s statement may foreshadow his getting caught by the police.Back to the Game
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Category 4 for 4
How does the narrator kill the old man?
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The narrator kills the old man by smothering him.
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Category 4 for 5
Whose heartbeat is the narrator most likely hearing?
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The narrator is likely hearing his own heartbeat.
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Category 5 for 1
What image signals the approaching death of the old man?
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A black shadow signals the approaching death of the old man.Back to the Game
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Category 5 for 2
What vocabulary term means the opposite of “shyness”?
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audacity
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What vocabulary term means the opposite of “satisfied”?
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vexed
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Category 5 for 4
Which vocabulary term means the opposite of “with indifference”?
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vehemently
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Category 5 for 5What does the story’s
title (“The Tell-Tale Heart”) suggest about the content of the story?Check Your
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Category 5 for 5The title suggests that
the sound of the heartbeat drives the narrator to “tell” the “tale,” or story.
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