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The Fall of the House of Usher Review

Authored by Hayley Hulbert

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 17+ times

The Fall of the House of Usher Review
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1.

DRAW QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Match the Vocabulary Word from the "Fall of the House of Usher" to its definition.

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Annihilate: Destroy completely

 

Fissure: Long, narrow crack or opening

Rending: Violent or forceful pulling apart of something

 

Antiquity: Very great in age

 

Dissolution: Ending or downfall

 

Tumultuous: Loud, excited, and emotional

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which word has a more POSITIVE connotation when used in the following sentence?

Nia was very       with her parents’ money.

Generous

Extravagant

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which word has a more NEGATIVE connotation when used in the following sentence?

Walter is a       bargainer in business dealings.

Determined

Vicious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What type of sentence is the following sentence?

I feel that the period will sooner or later arrive when I must abandon life and reason together.

Hint: Independent Clauses are underlined.

Simple

Compound

Complex

Compound-Complex

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What type of sentence is the following sentence?

Having carefully shaded his lamp, he hurried to one of the casements, and threw it freely open to the storm.

Hint: Independent Clauses are underlined.

Simple

Compound

Complex

Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which of the following is not an element of Gothic Literature?

Bleak or remote settings

A gloomy, melancholy, or eerie mood

Plots that involve weird or violent incidents and supernatural occurrences.

Real people in real-life situations

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What does the narrator learn about the relationship between Usher and Madeline after her death?

They are twins

They were adopted

They are married

They used to fight all the time.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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