Tell-Tale Heart Re-Test

Based on the story "The Tell-Tale Heart," what inference can you make about the narrator's mental state?

• The narrator is calm and rational.

• The narrator is anxious and paranoid.

• The narrator is joyful and carefree.

• The narrator is indifferent and detached.

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TEKS.ELA.8.5F

Which detail from "The Tell-Tale Heart" best supports the key idea that the narrator is unreliable?

• The narrator claims to love the old man.

• The narrator hears the old man's heart beating after he is dead.

• The narrator describes the old man's eye as vulture-like.

• The narrator waits until midnight to act.

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TEKS.ELA.8.5G

Identify the literary device used when the narrator insists on his sanity while describing his madness.

• Simile

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

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TEKS.ELA.8.9E

What message does Edgar Allan Poe convey about guilt in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• Guilt can be easily ignored.

• Guilt can drive a person to madness.

• Guilt is a sign of weakness.

• Guilt is a temporary feeling.

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TEKS.ELA.8.9A

How does the use of figurative language enhance the mood in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• It creates a light-hearted and humorous mood.

• It establishes a tense and suspenseful atmosphere.

• It provides a calm and peaceful setting.

• It introduces a romantic and dreamy tone.

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TEKS.ELA.8.9D

In "The Tell-Tale Heart," how does the use of multiple points of view affect the story?

• It confuses the reader about the plot.

• It provides a comprehensive view of the events.

• It emphasizes the narrator's unreliable perspective.

• It shifts the focus away from the main character.

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TEKS.ELA.8.9E

It drives me crazy when my phone falls down into the _____ between the seat and the middle console. My hand isn't skinny enough to wedge itself down in the small space!

• wary

• profound

• foresight

• crevice

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I am usually really good with technology, but on this Google document, I just can't seem to figure out how to add an imagine within the chart. It really is ______ me! I am so frustrated that I can't figure it out!

• vexing

• instincting

• stifling

• refraining

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Entrepreneurs show great ______ as they take risks to create new businesses or products. They know they are pushing the limits and that they might fail, but they take the risk anyway.

• wary

• instinct

• audacity

• profound

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In order to keep the surprise from my aunt, I had to ______ a plan to get her out of the house between 1-3PM, without her suspecting what we were doing.

• instinct

• wary

• stealthily

• conceive

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4