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PART 1: READING SKILLS

Read the article. Then use the information to

.complete the activities that follow
Becoming a Savant

Savants are people who have “superhuman” 1

mental abilities. They might be able to remember
every word of a book they just read, or quickly
estimate the sum of a complicated math problem.
This rare condition is often linked with autism.
People with autism are socially disabled in terms of
.their interactions with others

Likewise, savants usually have difficulty

assimilating with the rest of society. They have a
hard time relating to everyone else. In a recent
study, one savant said, “You’d think people would
realize that we’re anxious and uncomfortable
around them.” Another savant tried to explain his
feelings by stating, “I’m not very flexible. I have my
own schedule that I like to keep to, and I don’t care
”.what people say

Emerging evidence in the past few decades has 2

suggested that savant-like abilities can be related
to injury to the left hemisphere of the brain. It can
also be due to lack of development of this part of
the brain. The right hemisphere of the brain
compensates for this, and as a result, savants
develop new mental abilities that are different from
.those of ordinary people

Allan Snyder is a scientist in Sydney, Australia. 3

He is known for his expertise in this area. Dr.
Snyder decided to study the effect of
electromagnetic pulses on different areas of the
brain. He believed that he could bring out savant-
like abilities in ordinary people by sending pulses
to their brains. The study is an important one. If
controlled correctly, people could certainly benefit
.from having these new abilities

Dr. Snyder’s results were predictable, based on 4

his theory. He found that the pulses transformed
the way the brain handled information. People were
able to recognize details that they never saw
before in images and words. The longer they
received the pulses, the more details they retained.
For example, a New York Times reporter drew a cat
several times while receiving pulses to his brain.
He noted that each image was more and more
detailed. “I could hardly recognize them as my own
drawings, though I had watched myself render
”.each one, in all its loving detail

Dr. Snyder’s persistence in this study has helped 5

to give an idea of how a savant’s brain works. It has
also shown that, with the right equipment, anyone
!can be a savant

.A. Choose the best answer

?What is another good title for this article .1

”A. “The Life of a Savant

”B. “The Mind of a Savant

”C. “Learning to Be a Genius

”D. “Smarter than You Think

How are savants different from everyone else? .2

.A. They can solve math problems

.B. They can draw detailed pictures

.C. They have electromagnetic pulses

.D. They have amazing mental abilities

What is the best heading for paragraphs 3 and .3

?4

A. Brain research

B. Savant behavior

C. Science in Australia

D. Finding more savants

.____ In Dr. Snyder’s study, the pulses .4

A. made people want to be savants

B. helped people notice more details

C. made savants act like ordinary people

D. helped savants become smarter overall

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B. Read the following quotes from the article.

.Choose the assumption that each quote shows

Paragraph 1: “You’d think people would realize .5

that we’re anxious and uncomfortable around
”.them

.____ Some people think that savants

A. always want to be by themselves

B. have more abilities that are still hidden

C. are more like regular people than they are

Paragraph 1: “I’m not very flexible. I have my .6

own schedule that I like to keep to, and I don’t

”.care what people say

.____ Some people think that savants

A. need a schedule to feel safe and secure

B. should not always follow the same schedule

C. have interesting schedules they also want to

follow

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