HEARTBEAT by David Yoo
Authored by Eva Cardenas
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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This seventh-grade English Language Arts quiz focuses on literary analysis and vocabulary comprehension for David Yoo's short story "Heartbeat." Students demonstrate their understanding of character development, plot structure, setting analysis, and theme identification through questions that require them to analyze Dave's personality traits, track his character arc from insecurity to self-acceptance, and examine how the school setting amplifies his internal conflict about body image. The quiz assesses students' ability to identify literary elements such as exposition, conflict, and resolution, while also testing their comprehension of realistic fiction characteristics. Additionally, students must apply context clues to determine word meanings and demonstrate vocabulary knowledge through synonym and antonym identification for words like "futile," "repulse," "delirious," "metabolism," and "moot." Created by Eva Cardenas, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a post-reading assessment to gauge student comprehension, a review tool before discussions or writing assignments, or homework to reinforce literary analysis skills. Teachers can use this as formative assessment to identify students who need additional support with character analysis or vocabulary development, or as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before deeper text analysis. The quiz aligns with Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2 for determining theme and analyzing character development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 for analyzing character interactions, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4 for determining word meanings using context clues, making it an excellent tool for standards-based instruction and assessment.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What aspect of Dave’s personality most affects the plot of the story?
He wants to fit in.
He likes to work out.
He likes to go to parties.
He wants to be an athlete.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
2 What change in Dave leads to the story’s resolution?
He starts going to parties.
He starts wearing nice clothes.
He stops caring what people think.
He stops doing nice things for others.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which detail shows that this piece of literature is an example of realistic fiction?
The story includes a clear conflict and resolution.
The story includes elements that could happen in everyday life.
The story includes dialogue between main and minor characters.
The story includes a lesson that can be applied to the lives of the readers.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How did Dave change by the end of the story.
Dave starts the story with a high self-esteem and ends with a low self-esteem.
Dave went from accepting himself in the beginning of the story, to wishing he was different in the end.
Dave went from wishing he was different in the beginning of the story, to accepting himself in the end.
Dave never changed how he felt about himself throughout the story.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How does the setting contribute to Dave’s conflict in the story?
The story takes place partly in a school, which is a place where kids are affected by what their peers think.
The story takes place partly in a doctor's office, which is a place where his weight might be seen as unhealthy.
The story takes place partly at Dave's home, which is a place where he feels very judged.
The story takes place partly in a basement, which is a place where you have to wear many layers of clothing.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
When we cleaned up after the party, we were _________ with the smell of the trash bags.
delirious
futile
repulsed
moot
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
He knows that he has a slow ____________ because he was gaining weight.
moot
futile
metabolism
repulse
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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