Question
What does the selection from "Blue Nines and Red Words" suggest about the author's relationships with other people?
A. He communicates with others only through writing.
B. He fears and avoids all social situations.
C. He makes efforts to understand others.
D. He can only count people.
Part B
Which passage from the selection best illustrates the answer to Part A?
A. My favorite kind of calculation is power multiplication, which means multiplying a number by itself a specified number of times. Multiplying a number by itself is called squaring; for example, the square of 72 is 72 x 72 = 5,184.
B. On the other hand, if the numbers don't match my experience of them—if, for example, a shop sign's price has "99 pence" in red or green (instead of blue)—then I find that uncomfortable and irritating.
C. Autism, including Asperger's syndrome, is defined by the presence of impairments affecting social interaction, communication, and imagination (problems with abstract or flexible thought and empathy, for example). Diagnosis is not easy and cannot be made by a blood test or brain scan ….
D. Emotions can be hard for me to understand or know how to react to, so I often use numbers to help me. If a friend says they feel sad or depressed, I picture myself sitting in the dark hollowness of number 6 to help me experience the same sort of feelin
A. He communicates with others only through writing.
B. He fears and avoids all social situations.
C. He makes efforts to understand others.
D. He can only count people.
Part B
Which passage from the selection best illustrates the answer to Part A?
A. My favorite kind of calculation is power multiplication, which means multiplying a number by itself a specified number of times. Multiplying a number by itself is called squaring; for example, the square of 72 is 72 x 72 = 5,184.
B. On the other hand, if the numbers don't match my experience of them—if, for example, a shop sign's price has "99 pence" in red or green (instead of blue)—then I find that uncomfortable and irritating.
C. Autism, including Asperger's syndrome, is defined by the presence of impairments affecting social interaction, communication, and imagination (problems with abstract or flexible thought and empathy, for example). Diagnosis is not easy and cannot be made by a blood test or brain scan ….
D. Emotions can be hard for me to understand or know how to react to, so I often use numbers to help me. If a friend says they feel sad or depressed, I picture myself sitting in the dark hollowness of number 6 to help me experience the same sort of feelin
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For Part A, the best answer is **C. He makes efforts to understand others.** This choice indicates that the author is trying to connect with and grasp the emotions of those around him, despite any challenges he may face in social situations.
For Part B, the passage that best illustrates the answer to Part A is **D. Emotions can be hard for me to understand or know how to react to, so I often use numbers to help me. If a friend says they feel sad or depressed, I picture myself sitting in the dark hollowness of number 6 to help me experience the same sort of feeling.** This passage shows the author's effort to relate to others by using a mathematical concept to process and understand emotional states, indicating a desire to connect with and understand people's emotions.
For Part B, the passage that best illustrates the answer to Part A is **D. Emotions can be hard for me to understand or know how to react to, so I often use numbers to help me. If a friend says they feel sad or depressed, I picture myself sitting in the dark hollowness of number 6 to help me experience the same sort of feeling.** This passage shows the author's effort to relate to others by using a mathematical concept to process and understand emotional states, indicating a desire to connect with and understand people's emotions.