Heartbeat Comprehension & Vocabulary

A feeling you get when you are stuck in a small space, like an elevator.

• sarcastic

• claustrophobic

• glare

• pulse

When you make fun of someone or something, but you are not really serious.

• claustrophobic

• heartbeat

• sarcastic

• transform

In the story, Dave wanted to change his ___________________.

• appearance

• goiter

• illusion

• perspiration

Dave is a small, thin teenager, but he is not weak. He is strong and _____________________.

• depressed

• appearance

• wiry

• pulse

My efforts on the test were __________________ because I accidentally studied the wrong chapter and received an F.

• Claustrophobic

• Sarcastic

• Memorizing

• Futile

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Reading every day is moot because it does not help your brain grow.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which two vocab words have similar meanings?

• Moot and Futile

• Sarcastic and Moot

• Claustrophobic and Sarcastic

• Futile and Claustrophobic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of the word illusion?

• a misleading or deceiving image

• a clear picture/image

• a large perception that brings truth

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Does Dave care about the way others see him?

• yes

• no

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

“Everyone assumes I am a weakling because I’m so thin (I prefer “lean” and “mean” or wiry), despite being a three-sport athlete.” (lines 4-5). A direct characterization would be that Dave is thin. Based on the sentence, what is the indirect characterization of Dave?

• Dave is weak.

• Dave is insecure.

• Dave is lean.

• Dave is athletic.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3