1. Jose Campeche Community School
English Program
Mr. Sosa/Mrs. Almeda
Twelfth Grade
Name: _______________________ Date: _______________________
Grade: _________ Score: ____/
Part I. Guide Questions for “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
Instructions: While reading with help of the teacher, answer the following questions in complete
sentences.
1. What seems to be the problem between the narrator and the old man?
2. What causes the narrator to plan his scheme?
3. Describe the steps of the narrator to kill the old man.
4. What is the sound the narrator is constantly hearing?
5. How does the old man react every time the narrator enters the room? Do you believe he is
scared? Justify your answer.
6. What does the narrator do to hide the body?
7. Who arrives at the house after the murder?
8. What is the sound the narrator hears while he is attending the visit? Do you think this
sound is his imagination? Do you think the old man is alive? Justify your answer.
9. Describe the ending of the story in your own words.