Vocabulary
To guess what will happen next in a story based on clues.
What is to "predict"?
"I can't hold a spoon without dropping it" and "Humpty Dumpty" (lines 4-5) are context clues for this word.
What is "control"?
"The specialist was a very large man" and "a booming voice" are evidence about this character's appearance.
Who is Dr. Hugely?
Good at creating and interpreting visuals and seeing patterns.
What is Visual-Spatial Intelligence?
To give special attention to someone or something.
What is to "focus"?
"I have a camera in my head" or "If I see or hear something, I click it, and it stays" are both context clues for this.
What is a "photographic memory"?
"She laughs at jokes . . . right at the punch line" is evidence that Melody's mother believes that her daughter has this.
What is "intelligence"?
'Now, I know for a fact that all animals he had pictures there had babies called a "calf"' is evidence that Melody is strong in this type of intelligence.
What is Naturalistic Intelligence?
Not broken or damaged; whole.
What is "intact"?
"I've seen dozens of doctors in my life, who all try to . . . figure me out" (lines 32-33) is the context clue for this word.
What is the context clue for "analyze"?
"Short, dark, curly hair," "dark brown eyes," and "deep dimples" are all text evidence that answers this question.
What does Melody look like?
"I could count to one thousand -- forward and backward" is evidence that Melody is strong in this type of intelligence.
What is Logical-Mathematical Intelligence?
Made of many parts and difficult to understand.
What is "complex"?
"Cold" and "I hope you never have a child with difficulties--you'd probably put it out with your trash!" are context clues for this word.
What is "insensitive"?
The fact that Melody identified two possible answers to one of Dr. Hugely's tests, but he only accepted one answer, is evidence that Melody was more _______________ than the specialist.
What is "intelligent"?
"I knew all the colors and shapes and animals that children my age were supposed to know, plust lots more" is evidence that Melody is strong in this kind of intelligence.
What is Intrapersonal Intelligence?
What is "insensitive"?
This quote from Dr. Hugely -- "It is my opinion that Melody is severely brain-damaged and cognitively challenged" -- is a context clue for this word.
What is an "evaluation"?
"It is my opinion that Melody is severely brain-damaged and cognitively challenged" and "No, she has . . . a flame of real intelligence" are evidence that Dr. Hugely and Melody's mother _______________.
What is "disagree"?
"Humpty Dumpty had more control than I do" is evidence that Melody isn't strong in this kind of intelligence.
What is Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence?