Tell Tale Heart I
Algebra Review
Math Vocabulary
Name the Figurative Language
Tell Tale Heart II
100

How did the narrator kill the old man?

He smothered him with a mattress. 

100

5 + y = 7

What is the value of y?

2

100

What is a 90 degree angle called?

a right angle

100

"A single dim ray like the thread of a spider"

simile

100

How did the narrator treat the old man the week before he killed him?

"He was never kinder to the man..."

200

Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night?

The eye was closed because the old man was sleeping.

200

3 + p = 9(1/3)

What is p?

P = 0

200

What is another name for a reflection?

flip

200

Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him."

personification

200

How long did it take the narrator to place his head into the opening of the door, so he could see the old man?

one hour

300

Why do the police decide to stay, after searching the old man's house?

The narrator invites them to sit down and relax. 

300

8x + 15 =63

What is the value of x

X = 6

300

What is a corresponding angle?

Matching parts of two geometric figures

300

"The room was as black as pitch."

simile

300

After the old man was dead, what two acts did the narrator do to conceal the body?

dismembered it and placed it beneath the floor boards


400

Why were police sent to the narrator's house?

The neighbor had heard a shriek.

400

3x - 4 1/2 = -19 1/2

What is the value of x?

X = -5

400

What is another name for a rotation?

 a turn

400

"He had the eye of a vulture—a pale blue eye...."

metaphor

400

How many times did the old man shriek?

Just one

500

How does the narrator explain the old man's absence?

He is in the country.

500

Topline buys 81 plaques. The company gives 25 plaques to the managers and at least 2 plaques to each assistant manager. What is the maximum number of assistants at the event. 

The maximum number of assistants is 28.

500

If you move 270 degrees counterclockwise from Quadrant 2, what Quadrant will you end up in?

Quadrant 1

500

"Madmen know nothing."

hyperbole

500

What does the narrator compare the beating heart to?

a drum

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