Comprehension
In "Blue Nines and Red Words," what or whom does the author think of as "friends"?
Numbers
TRIVIA: The unicorn is the national animal of which country?
Scotland
The author's relationship with numbers is most like which of the following:
A. a farmer's relationship to their fields
B. an actor's relationship to their fans
C. a mechanic's relationship to a car
D. an artist's relationship to colors
D. an artist's relationship to colors
Which of the following best states the central idea of the selection from "Blue Nines and Red Words"?
What is a simile?
A figure of speech used to compare two things using "like" or "as"
The author of "Blue Nines and Red Words" eats exactly 45 grams of porridge each morning. What aspect of his condition does this behavior illustrate?
His need for order and routine
TRIVIA: Which country won the first-ever World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay
TRIVIA: What country borders 14 nations and crosses 8 time zones?
Russia
TRIVIA: Who is the director of films like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, and Alice in Wonderland (and also produced Wednesday)?
Tim Burton
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech used to compare two things without using "like" or "as"
TRIVIA: What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs?
Octagon
What does the selection from "Blue Nines and Red Words" suggest about the author's relationships with other people?
He makes efforts to understand others.
What is a theme?
A one sentence universal statement made by an author in a text.
TRIVIA: What number is Justin Jefferson (of the Minnesota Vikings)?
18
A. I was born on January 31, 1979- a Wednesday.
B. Multiplying to the same power three times over is called cubing or "raising" to the third power.
C. If I see a number I experience as particularly beautiful on a shop sign or car license plate, there's a shiver of excitement and pleasure.
D. Sacks also describes John and Michael as playing a game that involved swapping prime numbers with each other for hours at a time.
C. If I see a number I experience as particularly beautiful on a shop sign or car license plate, there's a shiver of excitement and pleasure.
When brainstorming a theme, give an example of a key topic:
Hope, fear, courage, love, etc.
TRIVIA: Daniel Tammet recited Pi to how many digits? (Round to the nearest thousand)
Over 22,000 digits
What is most likely the author's purpose for writing this memoir?
To help readers understand how he experiences numbers
Read this sentence from "Blue Nines and Red Words": "The number 1, for example is a brilliant and bright white, like someone shining a flashlight into my eyes."
Which best describes the effect of the comparison?
A. It persuades readers to try seeing numbers as objects.
B. It puts a complex experience in terms a reader can understand.
C. It emphasizes that the author's way of experiencing numbers is special.
D. It shows that the author is familiar with everyday objects and is therefore trustworthy.
B. It puts a complex experience in terms a reader can understand.
Which president is featured on the $2 bill?
Thomas Jefferson
When the author of "Blue Nines and Red Words" does power multiplication, how does he experience the result?
As a visual pattern
What does this quote show about Daniel Tammet's character: "Emotions can be hard for me to understand or know how to react to, so I often use numbers to help me. If a friend says they feel sad or depressed, I picture myself sitting in the dark hollowness of number 6 to help me experience the same sort of feeling."
He makes efforts to understand other people
"Blue Nines and Red Words" is an excerpt from a memoir. What makes this memoir remarkable?
A. It is written in 1st person
B. It has many of the same details as Rain Man.
C. The author has Asperger's Syndrome, and the people with Asperger's often have trouble relating to others.
D. The author is able to put his experiences into words, even though he considers numbers to be his first language.
D. The author is able to put his experiences into words, even though he considers numbers to be his first language.
Bulldog
The author of "Blue Nines and Red Words" sees different types of numbers in different ways. Which numbers does he consider most beautiful?
Prime numbers