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Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

bedrock

(a)  

2.

laterally

(a)  

3.

elevated

(a)  

4.

shock

(a)  

5.

infection

(a)  

6.

delirious

(a)  

7.

fundamental

(a)  

8.

microorganisms

(a)  

9.

abates

(a)  

10.

confidential

(a)  

11.

manifesting

(a)  

12.

deference

(a)  

13.

Which of the following words BEST replaces ticklish as it is used in the passage below?

Black powder is ticklish stuff. When it's damp, nothing will set it off. When it's too dry or mixed in the wrong formula, almost anything can set it off, without warning.

a)

calm

b)

exciting

c)

touchy

d)

hilarious

14.

The following passage from the excerpt (paragraph 13) MAINLY suggests that ______.

Dr. Williams examines Phineas' head. He can't believe that this man is still alive. His skull is cracked open, as if something has popped out from the inside. Accident victims are often too shaken to know what happened, so Dr. Williams turns to Phineas' workmen for the story, but Phineas insists on speaking for himself. He tells Dr. Williams that the iron went right through his head.

a)

Phineas is trying not to show how much pain he is in

b)

the fact that Phineas survived the accident doesn't make sense

c)

everyone is angry at Phineas for not being careful

d)

no one is sure of what happened before Phineas' accident

15.

The excerpt from Phineas Gage is told in the _____ tense, from a ____ point of view.

a)

past; first person

b)

past; third person

c)

present; first person

d)

present; third person

16.

Which passage from the excerpt MOST STRONGLY suggests that Phineas is in danger of having an accident?

a)

"All day, Phineas must keep an eye on his diggers to make sure they keep up. All the time between, Phineas and his assisstant are working with touchy explosives."

b)

"Phineas is twenty-six years old, unmarried, and five feet, six inches tall, short for our time but about average for his."

c)

"Phineas' special skill is blasting. With well-places charges of black gunpowder, he shatters rock."

d)

"Yet for many others -- psychologists, medical researchers, doctors, and especially those who suffer brain injuries -- Phineas Gage will become someone worth knowing."

17.

Which of the following selections BEST summarizes a main idea of the excerpt?

a)

Work safety conditions for railroad construction workers needed to be improved.

b)

Phineas' accident was likely his own fault.

c)

Phineas must not have told people the whole story about his accident.

d)

The fact that Phineas survived his accident changed our understanding of the human brain.

18.

Which of these inferences about Phineas is BEST supported by the text?

a)

Phineas did not feel the pain from his skull splitting after his accident.

b)

Phineas will make a full recovery from the accident.

c)

Phineas' men really enjoyed their jobs.

d)

Phineas is a very lazy and slow worker on the railroad.

19.

Which of the following events happened FIRST?

a)

A blast throws Phineas' own tamping iron into his head.

b)

Dr. Williams does not believe that an iron went through Phineas' head.

c)

Phineas Gage "was no longer Gage."

d)

Phineas and his assistant work on blasting rock.

20.

Which of the following events happened SECOND?

a)

A blast throws Phineas' own tamping iron into his head.

b)

Dr. Williams does not believe that an iron went through Phineas' head.

c)

Phineas Gage "was no longer Gage."

d)

Phineas and his assistant work on blasting rock.

21.

Which of the following events happens THIRD?

a)

A blast throws Phineas' own tamping iron into his head.

b)

Dr. Williams does not believe that an iron went through Phineas' head.

c)

Phineas Gage "was no longer Gage."

d)

Phineas and his assistant work on blasting rock.

22.

Which of these events happened LAST?

a)

A blast throws Phineas' own tamping iron into his head.

b)

Dr. Williams does not believe that an iron went through Phineas' head.

c)

Phineas Gage "was no longer Gage."

d)

Phineas and his assistant work on blasting rock.

23.

The word conduct most likely means ___.

a)

Behave

b)

Determination or resolve

c)

A sequence or pattern

d)

A wire used to detonate an explosive device

24.

The word fuse most likely means ___.

a)

Behave

b)

Determination or resolve

c)

A sequence or pattern

d)

A wire used to detonate an explosive device

25.

What was Phineas' job? (choose the 2 that apply)

a)

Phineas was a foreman on a construction site.

b)

Phineas laid rail for new train tracks.

c)

Phineas hauled away rock that had been blasted into pieces small enough to carry.

d)

Phineas used a tamping rod to set explosives to blast rock into small pieces.

26.

What did a tamping iron look like?

a)

The tamping rod looked like a baseball bat.

b)

The tamping iron looked like an iron spear.

c)

The tamping rod looked like a crowbar.

27.

Where did the tamping iron go through Phineas' head?

a)

It entered just behind his right ear, behind his right eyeball and upwards through his frontal lobes.

b)

It entered just under his chin, behind his nasal cavity and upwards through his frontal lobes.

c)

It entered just under his left ear, behind his left eyeball and across through his right ear.

d)

It entered just under his left cheekbone, behind his left eyeball and upwards through his frontal lobes and out the forehead.

28.

How was Phineas before the accident?

a)

Phineas was very rude to his friends and co-workers and can't make decisions for himself.

b)

Phineas was weak and tried to avoid work whenever possible.

c)

Phineas was a hard-working considerate person

29.

How was Phineas after the accident?

a)

Phineas was very rude to his friends and co-workers and can't make decisions for himself.

b)

Phineas was weak and tried to avoid work whenever possible.

c)

Phineas was a hard-working considerate person

30.

What causes the tamping iron to fly up at Phineas?

a)

Someone knocks it out of his hand and into the gunpowder.

b)

Somehow the sand was not placed into the blasting hole.

c)

His assistant was angry and threw it at him.

31.

What does Dr. Williams think about Phineas when he first hears his story?

a)

Dr. Williams has seen injuries like it before and knows exactly what happened.

b)

Dr. Williams doesn't believe him.

c)

Dr. Williams believes him and sees it as a miracle that has occurred.

32.

What is a head injury where the skull is not cracked, so when the brain swells it can be dangerous because it pushes against the skull and cuts off the blood supply to the brain

a)

open brain injury

b)

closed brain injury

c)

sepsis

33.

What is a head injury where the skull is cracked and allows the brain to swell

a)

open brain injury

b)

closed brain injury

c)

sepsis

34.

What is a tamping iron?

a)

a heavy, specialized tool that is heated and used to press wrinkles from fabric

b)

a specialized tool that is heated and used to style a person's hair

c)

a specialized tool for gunpowder blasting in construction work before the invention of dynamite

d)

a specialized tool that is used to muffle loud sounds

35.

What is the main risk of an open brain injury?

a)

the brain is open to infection

b)

when the brain swells t pushes against the skull and cuts off the blood supply to the brain

c)

the part of the brain that is exposed will begin to die

36.

Why is it a good thing for Phineas that he has an open brain injury?

a)

the brain is open to infection

b)

when the brain swells it pushes against the skull and cuts off the blood supply to the brain

c)

the skull is open, allowing doctors to more easily see what his injuries are and treating them

d)

His brain has room to swell because the skull is open.

37.

What deal does Phineas refuse that lets Dr. Harlow know that his personality has changed?

a)

Phineas refuses to trade his tamping iron for $25.

b)

Phineas refuses $100 for 25 acres of land.

c)

Phineas refuses $10 for a team of 4 horses and a wagon.

d)

Phineas refuses $1000 for a handful of pebbles.

38.

What part of the brain controls movement?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebral cortex

39.

What part of the brain controls breathing and heartbeat?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebral cortex

40.

This group believes that the brain is a "whole intelligence" and the cortex is driven by a mysterious force.

a)

localizers

b)

whole brainers

41.

The group that believes that the brain is divided areas that control specific things.

a)

localizers

b)

whole brainers