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A Boy of Unusual Vision

A Boy of Unusual Vision. Vocabulary. Inquisitive (p226) Clues: Def: Visual (p227) Clues: Def: Unconsciously (p226) Clues: Def: Painstakingly (p226) Clues: Def: Diagonal (p228) Clues: Def: Storage (p227) Clues: Def:. Seeing with His Hands.

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A Boy of Unusual Vision

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  1. A Boy of Unusual Vision Vocabulary

  2. Inquisitive (p226) • Clues: • Def: • Visual (p227) • Clues: • Def: • Unconsciously (p226) • Clues: • Def: • Painstakingly (p226) • Clues: • Def: • Diagonal (p228) • Clues: • Def: • Storage (p227) • Clues: • Def:

  3. Seeing with His Hands 1. Calvin is an inquisitive boy who is interested in how all things work. 2. He cannot see the visual characteristics of objects, but he can “see” by touching things. 3. By habit, almost unconsciously, his hands will move over objects. 4. His hands move carefully and painstakingly over every inch of an object’s surface. 5. This way, he can “see” whether a crack in a surface is straight or diagonal or curved. 6. For example, he can feel a crack in the wooden box that he uses for storage.

  4. Inquisitive (226) • 1. Calvin is an inquisitive boy who is interested in how all things work. • Clues: • Def: eager for knowledge, curious

  5. Visual (227) • He cannot see the visual characteristics of objects, but he can “see” by touching things. • Clues: • Def: relating to sight

  6. Unconsciously (229) • By habit, almost unconsciously, his hands will move over objects. • Clues: • Def: without being aware, unknowingly

  7. Painstakingly (226) • His hands move carefully and painstakingly over every inch of an object’s surface. • Clues: • Def: very carefully and slowly

  8. Diagonal (228) • This way, he can “see” whether a crack in a surface is straight or diagonal or curved. • Clues: • Def: a slanted line or path that moves across something from one corner to its opposite corner

  9. Storage (227) • For example, he can feel a crack in the wooden box that he uses for storage. • Clues: • Def: where objects or information are kept for later use

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