91. Reading Skills Comprehension: Robots

Robots

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:                                         

1. Robots are already being used in areas where replacing humans sounded like the plot of a fantasy novel. One such area is education. Today robots are increasingly being used as teaching assistants to help out in the classroom. In South Korea, a telepresence-focused robot, Robosem, is already teaching English in a country where certified English teachers are rare.

2. Because of its interactivity, a robot is a big asset in imparting lessons to students, especially the young ones. In the future, robots may take up much more important roles in the classroom. That day no longer seems to be a dream when students will walk into classes and find robots waiting to check on their homework.

3. The future will mostly be about people using robots to accomplish work that is more interesting and fulfilling. Advances in the development of robots mean they will be able to perform multiple tasks more quickly, safely and efficiently than humans. With robots taking over most of the boring jobs, humans can concentrate more on meaningful work, such as research and development for making life better for everyone.

4. A major problem that the world faces today is the scarcity of land and lack of living spaces in urban areas. In the future, technology might just solve this problem. Scientists have already predicted that oceans might be the next place where humans will build their homes and living spaces.

5. While technology limits us from doing that today, in the future entire cities could be suspended under the sea. Inside enormous livable babbles, homes, schools, offices and even parks could be built using the water itself to make oxygen and generating hydrogen fuel in the process.

1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in about 30-40 words each:

(i) Where will the humans start living in future?

 (ii) How can you say that Robots are increasingly used in the field of education?

(iii) What can you say about the future of Robot in the classroom?

(iv) What major problem is the world facing today?

(v) What kinds of fuels will be used in future?

2. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following:

(i) A robot is a big asset in imparting lessons to students because of its………….

  (a) popularity            (b) interactivity

 (c) being strong          (d) being punctual

 (ii) ………………  in the development of robots mean they will be able to perform multiple tasks more quickly, safely and efficiently than humans.

(a) Accomplishment    (b) Advances

 (c) Concentration       (d) Research

(iii) In para 1, the word which means ‘a set of technologies’ is …………….

  (a) mortise                (b) telepresence

 (c) nautical                 (d) monogamy

(iv) In para 1, the word similar in meaning to ‘air castle’ is ……………..

  (a) obliged                 (b) fantasy

 (c) dream                   (d) impossible

(v) In para 4, find a word which means the same as ‘shortage’…………..

 (a) less                        (b) scarcity

(c) safely                     (d) meagre

Answers:-

1.(i) Oceans might be the next place where humans will build their homes and living spaces. In the future entire cities could be suspended under the sea.

(ii) Robots are increasingly being used as teaching assistants to help out in classroom In South Korea telepresence focused robot, Robosem is already teaching Eng in a country where certified English teachers are rare.

(iii) In the future, robots may take up much more important roles in the classroom That day no longer seems to be a dream when students will walk into classes a find robots waiting to check on their homework.

(iv) A major problem that world is facing today is the scarcity of land and lack of living spaces in urban areas.

(v) While technology limits us from doing that today, in the future entire cities coup/ be suspended under the sea. Inside enormous livable babbles, homes, schools offices and even parks could be built using the water itself to make oxygen and generating hydrogen fuel in the process.

2.(i) (b) interactivity

(ii) (b) Advances

 (iii) (b) telepresence

(iv) (b) fantasy

 (v) (b) scarcity

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