Blue Nines
The More You Know
Vocab
100

The main character sees numbers as this. 

What are colors?

100

This theory tells us that people can be smart in many ways. 

What are multiple intelligences?

100

This word means even on both sides of a line. 

What is symmetrical?

200

The main character's condition is called this. 

What is synesthesia?

200

This type of knowledge means that you are good in common sense situations. 

What are street smarts?

200

This word means to stand out in a crowd. 

What is conspicuous?
300

The main character has this form of autism. 

What is Asperger's syndrome?
300

This type of knowledge means that you get along well with others and understand their emotions. 

What is interpersonal?

300

These words mean large- one is is large in physical size and one is large in importance. 

What are immensity and prodigious?
400

The main character said that picturing people as numbers helps him to do this better. 

What is interacting with people?
400

This man used his street smarts to wait to build sidewalks at UVA until he saw where people liked to walk. 

Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400

If you wanted to tell someone their talents are unique, you could use this vocab word. 

What is distinctive?
500

The main idea of the passage is this. 

What is seeing numbers as colors helps a man with math and social interactions?

500

The main idea of the passage is this. 

What is people can be smart in ways other than book smart?

500

People who like to study art focus on this quality of things. 

What is aesthetic?