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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which quotation from “The Automation Paradox” provides a fact that supports the author’s claim?
Computers are now taking over tasks performed by professional workers, raising fears of massive unemployment.
On average, since 1980, occupations with above-average computer use have grown substantially faster (0.9 percent per year), as shown in this chart:
Some of that growth in computer-using occupations has come at the expense of other occupations.
In one study, software correctly found 95 percent of the relevant documents, while humans identified only 51 percent.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which sentence from the text, "The Automation Paradox" best supports the writer’s claim?
Computers are now taking over tasks performed by professional workers, raising fears of massive unemployment.
But not all of the news about computer automation is good.
It might seem a sure thing that automating a task would reduce employment in an occupation.
It turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does the writer of "The Automation Paradox" identify as an effect of automation that will have a positive impact on jobs?
more work space
slower production
increased demand
higher prices
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which comparison best explains how the authors develop the main ideas in “The Automation Paradox” and “Heads Up, Humans”?
Bessen primarily uses anecdotes to show how computers have reduced the workforce in “The Automation Paradox.” Alarcón primarily uses graphs and charts to show how computers have benefited workers in “Heads Up, Humans.”
Bessen primarily uses graphs and charts to show how computers have not changed employment levels in “The Automation Paradox.” Alarcón primarily uses opinions to show how computers have harmed workers in “Heads Up, Humans.”
Bessen primarily uses statistics to show how computers have increased blue-collar jobs in “The Automation Paradox.” Alarcón primarily uses anecdotes to show how computers have lowered low-skill employment in many professions in “Heads Up, Humans.”
Bessen primarily uses examples to show how computers have improved the workplace in “The Automation Paradox.” Alarcón primarily uses statistics to show how computers have increased unemployment in many professions in “Heads Up, Humans.”
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which two groups are most likely the author's intended audience in “Heads Up, Humans”?
Students
Teachers
Young adults
Older adults
Technology professionals
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which are the two most likely reasons the author included paragraph 5 in ”Heads Up, Humans“?
To explain a counterclaim
To provide supporting evidence
To include employment statistics
To describe one possible effect of technology
To show how technology will change the future
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which quotation from “Heads Up, Humans” expresses a counterclaim to the author’s argument?
They say that people who are displaced from jobs will find new and better occupations that will be created by the economic shift.
Today, the new industries are unlikely to need many human bodies or minds because technology can do the work for less cost.
There is no evidence that recent advances in technology have so far offered the majority of workers better pay or positions.
It’s tempting to avoid thinking about it, especially because solutions aren’t obvious.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Heads Up, Humans: The writer supports the claim of the argument by —
distinguishing the future of automation from historical trends
explaining how machines impacted the farming and manufacturing industries
showing how future changes in the job market will mirror past changes
providing statistics that relate to many different employment sectors
- 9. Multiple Choice
The information in paragraph 4 of Heads Up Humans suggests —
a possible impact of automation on people who work as drivers
a causal relationship between massive job loss and automation
ways in which jobs might change as a result of automation
ways in which automation might lead to growth in the shipping industry
- 10. Multiple Choice
Based on the text, "Heads Up, Humans" more automation will cause an increase in —
wages
inequality
the number of unskilled jobs
the size of the middle class
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