Device May Help Blind People See

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Quiz on Device May Help Blind People See, created by Saddleback ARC on 01/11/2017.
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Question 1

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The main idea of this passage is:
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  • scientists in Belgium are concerned about the visually impaired.
  • scientists have tested their device on two patients.
  • scientists invented a device to help blind people see.
  • many people are blind from a damaged retina.

Question 2

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Which of the following does not necessarily support the main idea?
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  • The scientists are in Belgium.
  • The device includes special glasses for the patient to wear.
  • Scientists need to implant a device behind the patient's eye.
  • The device sends messages to the optic nerve.

Question 3

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Before the device stimulates the optic nerve,
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  • a visual message goes to the brain.
  • the person is aware of what he or she is seeing.
  • a camera is mounted on glasses.
  • all of these

Question 4

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The retina:
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  • will have a tiny camera implanted to work with this system.
  • picks up visual information as light.
  • determines what color eyes you have.
  • protects the eye.

Question 5

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How many patients have seen improvement with this new device, according to the passage?
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  • None yet - it is all theory
  • Two, which is promising
  • Eighty percent, which is an excellent success rate
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