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- 1. Multiple-choice15 minutes1 ptAccording to the text, one robot can do the work of how many human employees?twosevententwelve
- 2. Multiple-choice15 minutes1 ptThis text is divided into sections with subheadings. What does the author list and describe in the section with the subheading "Robots That Rock"?notable robots of the pastthe 19 movable parts of Kansei's facethe words and phrases that iCub can sayrobots that are being developed in Japan
- 3. Multiple-choice15 minutes1 ptRead this paragraph from the text:
"Robots have long worked in factories, helping to build cars and electronic appliances. But today's robots are a far cry from the clunky machines of the past. They don't just do the jobs of people- they actually look and act a lot like people."
Based on this information, how are robots today different from robots of the past?Robots today are more clunky and less like peopleRobots today are more clunky and more like peopleRobots today are less clunky and more like peopleRobots today are less clunky and less like people - 4. Multiple-choice15 minutes1 ptRead this paragraph from the text:
"The ability to interact is crucial, necessary, for robots that will one day work closely with humans, says Chris Atkeson, a professor at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania. 'It is important for robots and all machines that interact with people to understand what you say and how you are feeling and respond with appropriate emotions,' he told WR News."
What does the word "interact" probably mean here?work with and communicatemake trouble and cause harmconfuse and cause frustrationpraise and celebrate - 5. Multiple-choice15 minutes1 ptWhat is the main idea of the article?Minoru Asada is building a robot that acts like a toddlerRobots are becoming more and more like peopleMore than 370,000 robots work in Japanese factoriesIn 1737. a French inventor built a robotic duck that could flap its wings.
- 6. Multiple-choice15 minutes1 ptAccording to the text, which of the following are examples of human-like behavior that robots display at Aizo Chuo Hospital?Robots greet newcomersRobots guide patients to and from the surgery roomRobots print out maps of the hospital for confused visitorsall of the above
- 7. Multiple-choice15 minutes1 ptThe question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
________ robots have long worked in factories, today's robots are a far cry from the clunky machines of the past.HoweverWhileYetThen
