What does the author of “The Neglected Senses” expect to learn by blindfolding herself for a walk through Lhasa?

She expects to learn how the blind students navigate the city so confidently.

She expects to learn how the people of Lhasa react to the blind students.

Choden tells the author that she is blind because a cow kicked her mother in the stomach while she was pregnant with Choden. According to “The Neglected Senses,” how does the author view this explanation?

She thinks Choden believes the blindness is a result of karmic retribution, or something she did is a previous life.

She thinks the kick damaged the visual network of the unborn child at a time when it was most vulnerable.

She thinks Choden’s blindness was more likely the result of some accident after Choden was born.

She thinks Choden’s blindness is a result of an illness she contracted while still an infant.

Why is the author of “The Neglected Senses” not aware at first of the televisions as she walks around Lhasa with Choden and Yangchen?

She is distracted by her nervousness.

The chatter of Choden and Yanchen drowned out the sound.

Her hearing is not good enough to pick up the faint sound.

She mistook them for distant crowd noises.

What is the most important reason that the author wrote “The Neglected Senses”?

to show readers how sighted people can miss out on things by ignoring their other senses

to demonstrate the challenges that face many blind people, regardless of where they live

to help readers understand the life experience of two blind girls in Tibet

to show how blind people can learn to live more independently

What is the meaning of navigating in the sentence below? I was comfortable navigating the boat through choppy waters.

guiding on, through, or over something

using eyesight to set a course or direction

What does this passage from “The Neglected Senses” tell you about the blind children at Braille Without Borders? The students at BWB race around their school, sprinting down the hallways, turning corners crisply at five miles per hour, skirting tables and chairs, opening doors without groping for the knobs, reaching for objects on shelves with surprising precision. They kick soccer balls, rearrange furniture, zip their own zippers, throw things and catch things (yes, sometimes they miss the catch and the things end up hitting them in the face), fill their own soup bowls, go for walks downtown alone, make purchases without getting shortchanged.

They are confident and self-assured.

They are angry and dissatisfied with their lives.

They are surprisingly careless and thoughtless.

They are wild and undisciplined children.

Read this passage from “The Neglected Senses” that describes the author’s experience after she has blindfolded herself and begun walking up the street with Choden and Yangchen. The girls positioned themselves on either side of me, hooked their arms through mine, and we headed up the street. Immediately I had the sensation that the ground beneath my feet was tilting. Sound seemed to become louder, smells became stronger, and the breeze on my face felt more forceful and distracting. I tripped on a raised lip of pavement, and the girls quickly tightened their grip on my elbows to keep me from falling. The dragging clicking of one of the canes on the pavement sounded for all the world like the jittering ball in a spinning roulette wheel. What is the most accurate conclusion that can be drawn from this passage about the senses?

When we cannot see, we immediately become more aware of our other senses.

Even blindfolded, a sighted person cannot fully appreciate the experience of being blind.

Because they cannot see, the blind need much assistance to do everyday tasks.

Why was the author of “The Neglected Senses” so surprised at how Choden and Yangchen found their way around Lhasa using sensory information as cues to where they were?

She was accustomed to depending upon sight alone to find her way rather than by relying on other senses.

She thought her own senses were sharper than those of Choden and Yangchen because she could visually check her surroundings to confirm their accuracy.

She had always paid careful attention to senses other than sight and had found them inadequate for finding her way.

She thought Choden and Yangchen would negotiate the city purely by relying upon their memories of the streets.

What is the main or central idea of “The Neglected Senses”?

To fully appreciate the world, we need to use all of our senses, not just sight.

Blind people cannot see, but by developing their other senses, they can get some limited information about the world.

Although sight is a useful sense, the other senses can give us more accurate information about the world.

Which of the following excerpts from “The Neglected Senses” best illustrates the typical first-person point of view used by memoir writers?

I was surprised by the ease and harmony the blind students had with their physical realm and was eager enough to understand it that at Sabriye’s suggestion I agreed to let myself be blindfolded and led through the streets of Lhasa by two blind teenage girls, Choden and Yangchen.

All the blind students spoke this way—We are watching you. Nice to see you. See you again. Please let me see that book. For them, the vocabulary of vision was metaphorical, a symbolic representation of human connection, interest, and concern.

Yangchen, the older of the two, interjected nervously, “Cane? Well, no. Maybe no cane. Choden must have her own cane. Otherwise she can lose her road.”

Choden, a year younger than Yangchen, was pink-cheeked and ever smiling. She too wore a ponytail, plaid flannel shirt, denim jacket and pants, baseball cap, and hiking boots.

What is a reflective standpoint as it is used in “The Neglected Senses”?

the author’s thoughts and feelings about her experience with Choden and Yangchen

the author’s descriptions of the how the blind children speak, play, and behave

the author’s use of dialogue throughout the selection

the author’s use of the first-person point of view

The Neglected Senses

Authored by Yaman Marwan

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10th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the author expect to learn by blindfolding herself for a walk ?

to learn how people react to blind people

to learn how the blind navigate the city

to learn what Yangchen and Choden did when they were not in school

to learn why Yangchen and Choden seemed to enjoy walking through Lhasa.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the beginning of the story tell you about the children in the school of the blind?

They are self-assured.

They are angry and dissatisfied.

They are careless.

They are undisciplined children.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did students who were slightly sighted move more cautiously than those who were completely blind?

Their vision was so poor they could not see the obstacles that stood in their way.

They were more hesitant to accept the help of others.

They were trying to use what vision they had instead of other senses.

They did not benefit from the training offered to blind people.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The story was written from the:

first person point of view.

second person point of view.

third person point of view.

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

one conclusion we can get from the story:

All our senses are needed to confidently go about even ordinary daily activities.

Because they cannot see, the blind need much assistance .

When we cannot see, we become aware of other senses.

Even blindfolded, a sighted person cannot appreciate the experience of being blind.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main or central idea of “The Neglected Senses” is:

To fully appreciate the world, we need to use all of our senses.

Blindness is a serious limitation in navigating our world, but there are ways to get by.

The other senses can give us more accurate information about the world.

Blind people cannot see, but they can get some information about the world.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Blindness is a serious limitation in navigating our world, but there are ways to get by.

true

false

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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The Neglected Senses

What does the author expect to learn by blindfolding herself for a walk ?

What does the beginning of the story tell you about the children in the school of the blind?

Why did students who were slightly sighted move more cautiously than those who were completely blind?

The story was written from the:

one conclusion we can get from the story:

The main or central idea of “The Neglected Senses” is:

Blindness is a serious limitation in navigating our world, but there are ways to get by.

Other senses cannot give us more accurate information about the world.

Blind people cannot see, but by developing their other senses, they can get information about the world.

What does the author of “The Neglected Senses” expect to learn by blindfolding herself for a walk through Lhasa?

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