LESSON

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Context Clues and Terms

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9th - 12th grade

English

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Context Clues and Terms

by Lord Alford

Directions

For each of the questions, give what the highlighted word(s) means based on the context clues in the sentence.

Some questions will ask what literary term is being used in the highlighted section.

Be careful! Don't lose your head over this!

Q.

And, of course, the one and only Ichabod Crane. Ichy was the country schoolmaster dreamed up by Washington Irving. He had a way with a yarn, did Mr Irving.

answer choices

thread used for knitting

tall tale

a school lesson

vocabulary word

Q.

What literary term is this?

If we could journey back to that period in history when Manhattan was but a market town, we would discover, in one of the coves which indent the shores of the Hudson, the little village of Tarry Town. And just beyond, nestled deep in the low rolling hills, a sequestered glen. It's a quiet, peaceful place, and yet, somehow... foreboding.

answer choices

symbolism

alliteration

allusion

imagery

Q.

If we could journey back to that period in history when Manhattan was but a market town, we would discover, in one of the coves which indent the shores of the Hudson, the little village of Tarry Town. And just beyond, nestled deep in the low rolling hills, a sequestered glen. It's a quiet, peaceful place, and yet, somehow... foreboding. It abounds in haunted spots, twilight tales and local superstitions.

answer choices

scary

idyllic

peaceful

unreachable

Q.

The best-known story concerns an itinerant schoolmaster who once frequented these parts. Some say his melancholy spirit still haunts the vicinity. The pedagogue was described as a most unusual man.

answer choices

old timer

Moving from place to place

resident

imaginary

Q.

The best-known story concerns an itinerant schoolmaster who once frequented these parts. Some say his melancholy spirit still haunts the vicinity. The pedagogue was described as a most unusual man.

answer choices

bully

entertainer

ghost

school teacher

Q.

What literary term is being used here?

He was tall, but exceedingly lank. His head was small and flat on top, with a long, snipe nose. It looked like a weathercock perched upon his spindle neck.

answer choices

hyperbole

simile

symbolism

alliteration

Q.

Which picture below shows the best definition of "burly"

Their self-appointed leader, Brom Bones, was a burly, roistering blade, always ready for a fight or a frolic.

answer choices

Q.

What does this sentence mean?

Though Brom was given to madcap pranks and practical jokes, there was no malice in his mischief. With his waggish humor and prodigious strength, Brom Bones was quite the hero, all the country round.

answer choices

Brom is the antagonist in this story and means to push his evil plans on others

Brom will be the protagonist of this story

Brom was insane and often threatened others with his antics

Though Brom is the antagonist, he never meant any real harm by his actions

Q.

Odds bodkins! Gadzooks! Look at that old spook of spooks.

Who's that coming down the street?

Are they shovels or are they feet?

Lean and lanky

Skin and bone

With clothes a scarecrow would hate to own

answer choices

ungracefully thin and tall

hideously ugly, like a ghoul or demon

Well dressed and respectable in manner

overweight, yet with the appearance of being thin

Q.

Truth to say, Ichabod was a conscientious man, and ever bore in mind the maxim spare the rod and spoil the child. Still, he was careful to administer justice with discrimination. For it behoved him to keep on good terms with his pupils. Especially if their mothers happened to be good cooks.

answer choices

rule/proverb

law

short for maximum

hyperbolic statement

Q.

Truth to say, Ichabod was a conscientious man, and ever bore in mind the maxim spare the rod and spoil the child. Still, he was careful to administer justice with discrimination. For it behooved him to keep on good terms with his pupils. Especially if their mothers happened to be good cooks.

answer choices

an action or actions that uphold the highest standard of ethics

an action that is the right thing to do, but does not benefit the individual doing it

an action that is worthwhile for someone's self interests

an action that goes against a person's moral code

Q.

From this passage, what can we assume about Ichabod's finances?

As time went by, it may be seen that the pedagogue got on tolerably enough. Moreover, Ichabod found ways to increase his slender income and, at the same time, awaken the cultural interests of the sleepy little village.

answer choices

Ichabod doesn't make enough to live on

Ichabod makes just enough, but not enough to save up or have extra spending money

Ichabod is making much more than the average person in town

Ichabod makes too much money and doesn't know what to do with it all

Q.

What idiom matches the line marked in green?

It was inevitable that a man like Ichabod would become an object of ridicule to Brom Bones and his gang. Yet, to Ichabod, these were small matters. He possessed a remarkable equanimity which remained quite undisturbed until that fateful day, when his path was crossed by a woman.

answer choices

A man can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

Good walls make good neighbors.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Q.

Based on the orange passage, what might COQUETTE mean?

Once you have met that little coquette Katrina

You won't forget Katrina

But nobody yet has ever upset Katrina

That cute coquette Katrina

You can do more with Margaret or Helena Or Anne or Angelina

But Katrina will kiss and run

To her, a romance is fun

With always another one to start

answer choices

a girl who is shy

a girl who flirts

a girl who is serious about relationships

a beautiful young lady

Q.

What image is also a portal?

Every portal to Katrina's heart was jealously guarded by a host of rustic admirers. But Ichabod was confident he'd soon ride roughshod over these simple country bumpkins.

answer choices

Q.

Every portal to Katrina's heart was jealously guarded by a host of rustic admirers. But Ichabod was confident he'd soon ride roughshod over these simple country bumpkins.

answer choices

Ichabod feels his horse riding skills will win Katrina's heart

Ichabod believes the other guys are too simple-minded to stand a chance against him

Ichabod believes Katrina will admire him for his intelligence and charm

Ichabod worries that there are just too many other admirers

Q.

Based on the orange passage, why does Katrina wish for a champion?

The ease with which Brom cleared the field of rivals both piqued and provoked the fair Katrina. She often wished that some champion would appear and take the field openly against the boisterous Brom.

answer choices

She is scared of Brom

She likes Brom, but wants to be fought over by several suitors

She likes Brom, but feels she could attract a better suitor

She feels helpless and like a damsel in distress

Q.

What literary term is this?

A wiser man would have shrunk from the competition, but love is blind. Ichabod was aware only that Dame Fortune was at last thundering at his door.

answer choices

metaphor

idiom

allusion

personification

Q.

Gaily bedecked and nobly mounted on a horse he had borrowed, Ichabod issued forth like a knight errant of old to keep a tryst with his lady fair.

answer choices

dressed for a fun party

cleaned up (since they didn't bath often back then)

Dressed in nontraditional gender clothes

fill with anticipation and nervousness

Q.

Gaily bedecked and nobly mounted on a horse he had borrowed, Ichabod issued forth like a knight errant of old to keep a tryst with his lady fair.

answer choices

romantic meeting

joust

quest

promised action of nobility

Q.

Just gather round and I'll elucidate what goes on outside, when it gets late.

Around about midnight, the ghosts and banshees get together for nightly jamborees.

answer choices

explain with abstract dance

lecture in great detail

explain, make clearer

sing in a falsetto voice

Q.

The following line is an example of which literary terms?

That's right, he's a fright on Halloween night

answer choices

rhyme scheme

internal rhyme

forced rhyme

end rhyme

Q.

They say he's tired of his flamin' top He's got a yen to make a swap

So he rides one night each year To find a head in the hollow here

answer choices

desire

desperate need or else faces eternal damnation

a type of money/ currency

large knife

Q.

In the original story, Katrina tells Ichabod who it is that has won her heart. Take a guess, who is it that won Katrina's heart?

no correct answer

No one will ever win her heart

a different guy that doesn't even appear in the story or cartoon

Q.

What literary term is this?

With a hip-hip and a clippity-clop

He's out lookin' for a top to chop

So don't stop to figure out a plan

You can't reason with a headless man

answer choices

metaphor

pun

allusion

onomatopoeia

symbolism

Q.

What literary term is this?

It was the witching hour of night as Ichabod pursued his travel home. The sky grew darker. One by one, the stars winked out their lights. Driving clouds obscured the moon from sight.

answer choices

hyperbole

dramatic irony

pun

alliteration

personification

Q.

It was the witching hour of night as Ichabod pursued his travel home. The sky grew darker. One by one, the stars winked out their lights. Driving clouds obscured the moon from sight. Never had the schoolmaster felt so melancholy, so utterly alone. The nearer he approached the hollow, the more dismal he became.

answer choices

sad

optimistic

heart-broken

tired

Q.

Poll: What do you think?

Is the Headless Horseman just a prank played by Brom on Ichabod or is the headless horseman a real spirit (in the context of the story, that is)?

no correct answer

Prank

Real

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