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Saving the Lost

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the genre of Saving the Lost

a)

Fiction (Fake)

b)

Informational (Gives information)

c)

Science Fiction (like Star Wars)

d)

Mystery

2.

What is a vegetative state?

a)

Out of a coma, but unaware of who or where you are

b)

In a coma for several days

c)

Out of a coma, but only able to say a few words

d)

In a coma, but coming to once in a while

3.

Which sentences from the text BEST shows Adrian Owen's motivation for researching "neuroimaging"?

a)

Different parts of the brain process different kinds of thoughts

b)

Owen's concern was that neuroimaging was breaking no new ground

c)

In 1997, Owen and his team began testing a patient who was in a vegetative state.

d)

Owen continued his research, and in 2006 he made another breakthrough

4.

What did Adrian Owen discover?

a)

Neuroimagery

b)

new information about vegetative states

c)

Chemotherapy

d)

new information about anesthesia

5.

What was already known through neuroimaging before Adrian Owen came along?

a)

The brain does not function if a person is in a coma.

b)

Different parts of the brain process different kinds of thoughts.

6.

According to the text, what motivated Adrian Owen to study neuroimaging?

a)

He wanted to make more money.

b)

He wanted to find more uses for it.

7.

What happened when the vegetative patient was shown familiar faces?

4 lines
8.

"Strange as it sounds, scientists know the part of the brain that shows activity in healthy people when they imagine playing . . ."

4 lines
9.

How do you know the woman in the vegetative state recovered?

a)

She wrote a book.

b)

She sang a song.

c)

She wrote Adrian Owen a thank you letter.

d)

She competed in the Olympics.

10.

What do Adrian Ownen's critics think about his second breakthrough?

a)

They now admit he knew what he was talking about all along.

b)

They think he is a fake and a fraud.

c)

They think the patient was faking being in a coma.

d)

They think the patient had an involuntary response to his last words.

11.

What was the effect of Adrian Owen publishing his discovery in 2010?

a)

His critics wrote negative advertisements about him.

b)

He lost all of his funding for his education.

c)

A Canadian university offered him a large amount of money to research there.

12.

Out of the thousands of people in vegetative states, approximately how many does Adrian Owen think could be able to communicate?

a)

1/5- one-fifth

b)

1/2- one-half

c)

all

13.

Explain the meaning behind the title, "Saving the Lost".

4 lines
14.

NEUROIMAGING is Brain-scanning techniques that produce a picture of structure or functioning of brain regions

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Technician is a person who requires medical care

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When a doctor checks your reflexes that is an example of an involuntary or automatic movement

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Vegetative State

a)

Deep, unconsciousness where all cognitive functions are absent

b)

A state of being unaware and unable to respond to any stimuli including pain

c)

A person with training in a technical process

18.

The patient received ______________ to learn how to walk again.

a)

responsive

b)

food

c)

rehabilitation

d)

awards

19.

The science community was ____________ to learn of Adrian Owens amazing discoveries.

a)

involuntary

b)

technician

c)

responsive

d)

startled

20.

A person who uses the scientific method to learn new information is a _______________

a)

doctor

b)

scientist

c)

responsive

d)

patient