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Red 9s & Blue Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In the selection from “Blue Nines and Red Words,” what or whom does the author think of as “friends?” | Numbers |
| 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 or order & routine |
| When the author of “Blue Nines and Red Words” does power multiplication, how does he experience the result? | as a visual pattern |
| The author of “Blue Nines and Red Words” sees different types of numbers in distinct ways. Which numbers does he consider most beautiful? | prime numbers |
| Which of the following items is likely the least symmetrical? A. Bush B. Square C. A pyramid D. A basketball | A bush |
| Which of these has a form of a spiral? A. A sealed envelope B. A stack of coins C. A railroad track D. A coiled wire | a coiled wire |
| ”Roger grows roses for a living. He most appreciates their aesthetic qualities, especially their varied colors.” which of the following does he most appreciate? Base your answer on the meaning of aesthetic. | their beauty |
| Which of the following best states the central idea of the selection from blue nines and red words? | Different minds make sense of the world in different ways |
| PART A what does the selection from blue lines in red words suggest about the authors relationship with other people? | He makes efforts to understand others |
| PART B which passage from the selection best illustrates the answer part a | ”Emotions can be hard for me to understand or know how to react to, so I often use numbers to help me.” |
| Read the sentence from blue nines and red words: “ the number one, for example, is a brilliant and bright white, like someone shining a flashlight into my eyes.” which best describes the effect of this comparison? | it puts a complex experience in terms a reader can understand |
| PART A based on the selection from blue nines and red words the author’s relationship with numbers is most like which of the following | an artists relationship with colors |
| PART B which passage from the selection best illustrates the answer to part a | I find some combinations of numbers more beautiful than others ones go well with darker numbers like eights and nines but not so well with sixes |
| Blue nines and red words is an excerpt from a memoir. What makes this particular memoir remarkable | The author is able to put his experiences into words, even though he considers numbers to be his first language |
| PART A based on the selection from blue nines and red words, what is the author’s most likely purpose for writing this memoir | To help readers understand how he experiences numbers |
| PART B which sentence from blue nines and red words, most clearly supports the answer to | five is a clap of thunder, or the sound of waves crashing against rocks 37 is lumpy like porridge while 89 reminds me of falling snow |
| Which sentence from blue nines and red words is the best example of reflective writing | If I see a number, I experience as particularly beautiful on a shop sign or a car license plate there’s a shiver of excitement pleasure |
| A reader might ask each of the following questions after reading the selection from blue nines and red words. Which question best shows that the selection is an effective piece of reflective writing? | What makes my way of seeing things unique? |
| What is the meaning of the Latin suffix -ical? | having to do with, or made of |
| The word musical contains the suffix -ical. Choose a sentence that most strongly suggest the meaning of musical. Base your answer on your knowledge of the suffix -ical. | the poem sounded like a song |
| Which sentence contains a pronoun in the objective case? | Nina gave the book to him |
| Which sentence contains a pronoun in the possessive case? | Other people learn best by moving their bodies |
| Which sentence contains a pronoun in the nominative case? | She can recite all of the US presidents in order |
| How is autobiography different from a memoir? | autobiogarphy - full story Memoir - part of story |
| Simile | comparison of two seemingly unlike things using like / as |
| metaphor | Comparison of seemingly unlike things in which one thing described as though it was something else |
| Sensory details | Appeal to one or more of the 5 senses |
| contrast/ contradiction | When a character behaves think or as presented in a way that goes against what is expected or establish |
| absolute/ extreme | and when an author writes a statement that leaves no room for exceptions, doubt or questions it often makes an overgrown exaggerated, or universally sweeping claim |
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