"Heartbeat" (Short Story) by David Yoo (HMH)
Authored by Stephanie Hammond
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on the short story "Heartbeat" by David Yoo, examining literary analysis skills appropriate for 7th grade students. The assessment targets multiple aspects of literary comprehension, including character analysis, plot development, literary devices, and genre identification. Students must demonstrate their understanding of how character traits drive plot progression, recognize foreshadowing and suspense techniques, and identify examples of realistic fiction. The quiz also integrates language mechanics through subject-verb agreement questions that require students to apply grammar rules in context. To succeed on this assessment, students need strong reading comprehension skills, the ability to analyze cause-and-effect relationships in character development, knowledge of figurative language devices like similes and metaphors, and understanding of how authors create suspense and use foreshadowing to enhance their narratives. Created by Stephanie Hammond, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This comprehensive quiz serves multiple instructional purposes in the middle school English classroom, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding after reading the complete short story. Teachers can utilize this assessment for review sessions before summative evaluations, assign it as homework to reinforce literary concepts, or implement it as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before deeper literary discussions. The quiz design supports differentiated instruction by combining lower-order comprehension questions with higher-order analysis tasks, allowing teachers to identify students who may need additional support with either basic comprehension or advanced literary analysis. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 for analyzing character and plot development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 for determining figurative language meaning, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1 for demonstrating command of standard English grammar.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 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.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?
The author compares Dave’s layers of clothing to a male girdle.
The author explains why Dave was given a nickname by his friends.
The author hints that Dave will start wearing more and more clothing.
The author reveals Dave’s activities during Dave’s holiday break from school.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which scene creates a feeling of suspense for the reader?
Dave feels anxious as he talks to the girl at the party.
Dave accidentally wears two shirts under his rugby shirt.
Dave constantly weighs himself to see if he is getting any bigger.
Dave starts doing push-ups and curling free weights in the evenings.
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CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 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.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read this sentence about the story.
His layers of clothing makes him sweat.
What change needs to be made in this sentence?
Change makes to make.
Change layers to layer.
Change clothing to clothings.
No change needs to be made.
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these elements helps identify this selection as realistic fiction?
The main character with an internal conflict
The first-person point of view
The recognizable setting
The positive ending
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.3
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