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Teacher guide & answers
Unresponsive Patients Activate a Noninvasive Interface
How to use these two pages
Give learners the student worksheet. It contains the story and questions, without the answers. Keep this guide for yourself. Use it to lead the activity and explain the answers afterwards.
Student worksheetA simple 15–20-minute lesson
- Before reading · 2 minutes
Show the title. Ask: “What do you think this story is about?”
- Read and answer · 8–10 minutes
Give out the student worksheet. Learners read for the main idea, then reread to answer the 2 questions. They can compare answers with a partner.
- Discuss and write · 5–8 minutes
Check the answers below together. Ask learners to point to the clue in the story, then finish with the open question.
Adjust the support: Let learners use word help or Level 1 if needed. For a challenge, compare the wording in another level. This activity is not a proficiency test.
Answers to the 2 questions
The question numbers match the student worksheet. Each answer includes a reason and the clue learners can find in the story.
Which conclusion matches the reported proportion?
Correct answer: A — Success was reported in a subset
Why: Approximately one third is a subset.
Clue in the story: In a study published in Brain on October 22, approximately one third of 41 clinically unresponsive patients controlled an auditory signal through EEG activity.
Which result was not established?
Correct answer: B — Established two-way communication
Why: The final sentence states the limitation.
Clue in the story: The technique used scalp electrodes rather than an implant. It remains an initial demonstration, not established two-way communication or evidence of a cure.
The open question: accept different answers
Ask learners: Distinguish a proof of concept from established two-way communication.
One possible answer: Some patients controlled sound; this does not establish ordinary conversation or a cure.
This is an example, not the only correct answer. Look for a relevant idea, a reason and the learner’s own words. Learners can answer aloud or write one or two sentences.