Vocabulary
Questions
Author
Close Reading Review
100

This word can mean how heavy something is, or it can be a piece of gym equipment.

What is weight?

100

This is why Dave is called Heartbeat.

What is very skinny?

100

This is the author of "Heartbeat."

Who is 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 word means to have o useful purpose.

What is futile?

200

This is what Dave does to try to change his appearance.

What is works out, eats, and wears extra layers of clothes?

200

This is where the author of "Heartbeat" was born.

What is Korea?

200

"Lean," "mean," and "wiry"

What are adjectives Dave uses to describe himself?

300

This word means to have little or no value.

What is Moot?

300

This is a theme of "Heartbeat."

What is to 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 means to be bitter and mocking.

What is sarcastic?

400

This is the setting of "Heartbeat."

What is a cold region of the United States in 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 to be uncomfortable in closed spaces.

What is claustrophobic?

500

This is how old Dave is in the story.

What is sixteen years old?

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.