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Blue Nines and Red Words Review
Blue Nines and Red Words Review
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1
Which best states the central idea of "Blue Nines and Red Words"?
Different minds make sense of the world in different ways
Each of us has a special talent that we can use to help others
People with disabilities are very much like poets
Numbers are like people
2
Tammet eats exactly 45 grams of porridge each morning. What aspect of his condition does this illustrate?
his need for a strict diet
his need for creating patterns
his need to number everything
his need for order and routine
3
Daniel said David Letterman was number 117 because he is...
tall and lanky
short and chubby
loud and obnoxious
quiet and shy
4
What is one way Daniel experiences savant syndrome?
He can draw beautiful pictures from memory.
He can remember the weather for every single date since 1980.
He can recite all the state capitals alphabetically.
He can calulate huge numbers in his head without effort.
5
"The ___________ dimension to my synesthesia is something that has its ups and downs."
spiral
aesthetic
savant
symmetrical
6
Tammet sees different types of numbers in distinct ways. Which numbers does he consider the most beautiful?
even numbers
large numbers
thin numbers
prime numbers
7
Why would seeing a red sign with number 99 on it make Daniel uncomfortable?
He is friends with number 99.
He sees 9 as a small dot.
He sees 9 as blue.
He is scared of the letter 9.
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What condition does Daniel NOT have?
autism
savant syndrome
down syndrome
synethesia
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Daniel uses numbers to relate to other people's...
pictures
emotions
fears
careers
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having balanced proportions
aesthetic
symmetrical
spiral
11
Daniel compares his experience with numbers to a ______ choice of words
author's
hamster's
poet's
teacher's
12
Using a combination of senses (like colors for sounds) instead of just one at a time is...
anesthesia
savant syndrome
autism
synesthesia
13
When Tammet does power multiplication, how does he experience the result?
a series of musical notes
a visual pattern
a bright white light
a number on paper
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What is Daniel's favorite type of calculation?
power multiplication
division
subtraction
addition
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What shows that Daniel tries to understand other?
He tries to think of people like shapes.
He uses numbers to relate to people's feelings.
He has synesthesia.
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relating to the experience of beauty
aesthetic
symmetrical
spiral
17
Why does Daniel tell us how he sees numbers?
So we can understand what he sees.
To persuade us to use synesthesia.
So he can show us how good he is at math.
18
What or whom does the author think of as "friends"?
words
feelings
numbers
doctors
19
Square numbers are always __________________ shapes for Daniel.
aesthetic
spirals
uneven
symmetrical
20
"When I divide one number by another, in my head I see a _________ rotating downwards in larger loops."
asethetic
square
spiral
symmetrical
21
What questions shows reflective writing?
What is the answer to 2 plus 2?
How am I feeling today?
What class do I have next?
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a shape like a coil
aesthetic
symmetrical
spiral
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When Daniel feels too stressed and can't breathe properly, he closes his eyes and....
hums
counts
freaks out
divides numbers
