NorthStar 4 Reading

Put the sentence in the correct order

• autistic

• an

• is

• savant.

• Daniel Tammet

Reorder the sentence correctly

• abilities

• Why autistic savants

• has no definitive answer.

• have these astonishing

• is a question that still

Reorder the following correctly.

• with

• than that of an average person.

• is much more developed

• An autistic savant is a person

• an unusual ability, skill, or knowledge that

firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition

• persistence

• emerging

• assimilate

• expertise

expert skill or knowledge in a particular field

• persistence

• expertise

• assimilate

• emerging

becoming apparent or prominent

• expertise

• assimilate

• persevere

• emerging

take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully

• persevere

• estimate

• assimilate

• disabled

very surprising or causing great wonder

• disabled

• predictable

• astonishing

• estimate

roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of

• astonishing

• persevere

• disabled

• estimate

Sort the items into the correct category

Groups:

(a) Simple Sentence

,

(b) Compound Sentence

,

(c) Complex Sentence

,

(d) Fragment

• Practicing as much as ten hours a day before the math competition.

• Practicing as much as ten hours per day is a good idea.

• Einstein was a world-renowned scientist, but struggled in school when he was young.

• Although autistic savants have many skills and abilities, they often struggle in other areas.