From Blue Nines and Red Words
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the title "Blue Nines and Red Words" represent?
What the author's young child likes to draw and color
What the author sees when he interacts with certain numbers and letters
The confusion that people with autism experience
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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 to stay on a strict diet
His need to number everything
His need for order and routine
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.7.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the background info for the memoir, "Blue Nines and Red Words," an example of synesthesia provided is "I smell trouble." This is also an example of what figurative language?
simile
idiom
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author, Daniel Tammet says that he visualizes most numbers as smooth and round shapes similar to...
a basket ball
pebbles on a beach
circles
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author says "whenever I become too stressed and I can't breathe properly, I close my eyes and count. Thinking of numbers helps me to become calm." What does this reveal about the author?
He connects visually and emotionally with numbers
He does not understand the purpose of numbers
He is good with numbers
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In paragraph 3, Tammet is explaining his relationship with numbers. What number reminds him of himself?
11- It is friendly
5- It is loud
4- It is both shy and quiet
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CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the text, the author's type of synesthesia causes him to see...
numbers as shapes, colors, textures, and motions
blue words and red numbers
lumpy porridge
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
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