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"The Cats of Ulthar" by H.P. Lovecraft Vocabulary Games and Activities
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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Cats of Ulthar." The following are included: a crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, the public domain narrative, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats.
By engaging with these activities, students will:
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed:
berate
betwixt
chide
console
cryptic
durst
forbade
habitual
hoary
mitigate
nebulous
notorious
roving
singular
sonorous
stealthily
verily
"The Cats of Ulthar" by H.P. Lovecraft Quiz and Answer Key for High School
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Gothic fantasy and horror are genres that maximize many high school students' engagement with literature. "The Cats of Ulthar" by H.P. Lovecraft is a macabre short story featuring savage neighbors, an avenging curse, and flesh-eating felines—making it an especially chilling choice for the Halloween season. This multiple choice quiz on "The Cats of Ulthar" helps English teachers promote homework accountability, evaluate reading comprehension, and save time at home without sacrificing quality in the classroom. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. Learn more about Easel Assessments here.
By completing this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The narrator's perception of cats
The longtime existence of cats
The old couple's terrible reputation
The community's general disposition toward the couple
The paintings on the travelers' caravan
The characterization of Menes
The sudden disappearance of the cats
A change in the cats' physical appearance upon their return
The fate of the old couple
Peculiar discoveries inside the old couple's house
A change in the law
"The Cats of Ulthar" by H.P. Lovecraft Close Reading Worksheet for High School
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Gothic fantasy and horror are genres that maximize many high school students' engagement with literature. "The Cats of Ulthar" by H.P. Lovecraft is a macabre short story featuring savage neighbors, an avenging curse, and flesh-eating felines—making it an especially chilling choice for the Halloween season. This rigorous worksheet on "The Cats of Ulthar" helps English teachers support the development of close reading analysis skills and save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
By completing this activity, students will:
Discern a key purpose of the mythological allusions delivered in the exposition
Draw parallels between the author's choices and knowledge of cat-related proverbs
Explore the antagonistic characterization of the community's old couple
Examine the narrator's feelings toward the people of Ulthar
Explore the greater significance of imagery from a mythological perspective
Investigate the author's decision to name a key character after an Egyptian figure
Discern the functions of several paragraphs
Apply knowledge of a variety of literary devices including personification, irony, inversion, and onomatopoeia
Make logical inferences about the author's decision to include two seemingly insignificant details
Identify and explain a significant example of foreshadowing in the story
Argue whether the people of Ulthar are better or worse off for having gone through their experiences
Support claims and ideas with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Details
Grade
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assessments, Exam, Quiz, Tests, Worksheets
Pages
21 Pages
Product
Digital
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Classic Literature
Languages
English
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Gothic fantasy and horror are genres that maximize many high school students' engagement with literature. "The Cats of Ulthar" by H.P. Lovecraft is a macabre short story featuring savage neighbors, an avenging curse, and flesh-eating felines - making it an especially chilling choice for the Halloween season. With this bundle of high school resources for teaching "The Cats of Ulthar," English teachers will save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. Included are the following: a multiple choice, plot-based quiz; a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading questions; a crossword puzzle; a word search activity; a vocabulary application worksheet; the public domain narrative; and answer keys. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
By completing the quiz, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The narrator's perception of cats
The longtime existence of cats
The old couple's terrible reputation
The community's general disposition toward the couple
The paintings on the travelers' caravan
The characterization of Menes
The sudden disappearance of the cats
A change in the cats' physical appearance upon their return
The fate of the old couple
Peculiar discoveries inside the old couple's house
A change in the law
By completing the close reading analysis worksheet, students will:
Discern a key purpose of the mythological allusions delivered in the exposition
Draw parallels between the author's choices and knowledge of cat-related proverbs
Explore the antagonistic characterization of the community's old couple
Examine the narrator's feelings toward the people of Ulthar
Explore the greater significance of imagery from a mythological perspective
Investigate the author's decision to name a key character after an Egyptian figure
Discern the functions of several paragraphs
Apply knowledge of a variety of literary devices including personification, irony, inversion, and onomatopoeia
Make logical inferences about the author's decision to include two seemingly insignificant details
Identify and explain a significant example of foreshadowing in the story
Argue whether the people of Ulthar are better or worse off for having gone through their experiences
Support claims and ideas with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
By completing the vocabulary activities, students will:
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
By completing the quiz, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The narrator's perception of cats
The longtime existence of cats
The old couple's terrible reputation
The community's general disposition toward the couple
The paintings on the travelers' caravan
The characterization of Menes
The sudden disappearance of the cats
A change in the cats' physical appearance upon their return
The fate of the old couple
Peculiar discoveries inside the old couple's house
A change in the law
By completing the close reading analysis worksheet, students will:
Discern a key purpose of the mythological allusions delivered in the exposition
Draw parallels between the author's choices and knowledge of cat-related proverbs
Explore the antagonistic characterization of the community's old couple
Examine the narrator's feelings toward the people of Ulthar
Explore the greater significance of imagery from a mythological perspective
Investigate the author's decision to name a key character after an Egyptian figure
Discern the functions of several paragraphs
Apply knowledge of a variety of literary devices including personification, irony, inversion, and onomatopoeia
Make logical inferences about the author's decision to include two seemingly insignificant details
Identify and explain a significant example of foreshadowing in the story
Argue whether the people of Ulthar are better or worse off for having gone through their experiences
Support claims and ideas with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
By completing the vocabulary activities, students will:
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Gothic fantasy and horror are genres that maximize many high school students' engagement with literature. "The Cats of Ulthar" by H.P. Lovecraft is a macabre short story featuring savage neighbors, an avenging curse, and flesh-eating felines - making it an... more
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