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Vocabulary
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Author
Close Reading Review
100
This word can mean how heavy something is, or it can be a piece of gym equipment.
Weight
100
This is why Dave is called Heartbeat.
He is very skinny.
100
This is the author of "Heartbeat."
David Yoo
100
According to the story, this is how Dave feels when he tries to gain weight but is unsuccessful.
What is frustrated?
200
This is the way someone or something looks.
Appearance
200
This is what Dave does to try to change his appearance.
He works out, eats, and wears extra layers of clothes.
200
This is where the author of "Heartbeat" was born.
Korea
200
"Lean," "mean," and "wiry"
What are adjectives Dave uses to describe himself?
300
This word means to change into something else.
Transform
300
This is a theme of "Heartbeat."
Always be yourself.
300
This is what the author uses to entertain his readers.
What is humor?
300
This is why Sarah thinks Dave looks bigger.
He had accidentally worn three shirts to school.
400
This word is a synonym for usual, ordinary, or common.
Normal
400
This is the setting of "Heartbeat."
What is winter?
400
This is what the author felt like when his family moved to Connecticut.
What is an outsider?
400
This is how Dave feels after he sheds his layers at the party.
What is free?
500
This word means something that does not look like or match what is real.
An illusion
500
This is why Dave wants to change his appearance.
Sarah tells him he is skinny.
500
This is the author's race.
What is Korean American?
500
This is what Dave decides after he leaves his bundle of wet clothes at the party.
He decides to stop wearing extra layers of clothes and accept himself the way he is.