AI Can Detect COVID-19 (Day 2)

Open Ended

If you could design an AI tool to help solve a real-world problem (big or small), what problem would you choose and how would your AI help fix it?

Multiple Choice

0. How do paragraphs 1–2 help readers understand the focus of the article?

• They compare COVID-19 to other illnesses to explain how scientists study medical problems in different ways.

• They define key scientific terms and give examples to show how AI is used in different areas of research.

• They describe the problem — COVID-19 can spread without symptoms — and show the solution — AI can detect infection through cough sounds.

• They describe how testing methods have changed to show how medical technology has developed over time.

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1.   In paragraph 1, what does the word algorithms mean?

• Mathematical equations used to solve complex problems

• Step-by-step instructions used to teach a machine to spot patterns

• A type of program that controls all computer operations

• Rules for determining how computers process information

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2.   What is most likely the author's purpose for writing the selection "AI Can Detect COVID-19"

• To convince readers that AI is superior to human doctors

• To explain to readers how a new technology can detect COVID-19 

• To engage readers with fascinating stories about medical discoveries

• To advocate that traditional COVID-19 tests should be eliminated

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3.  Which words from paragraph 4 help the reader understand the meaning of influenced?

• "vocal cords and surrounding organs"

• "sounds of talking and coughing"

• "affected or shaped by something"

• "slight differences in coughs"

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4.  How does the organizational pattern of paragraphs 1 through 4 help convey information?

• It defines the problem and introduces the AI solution

• It presents arguments for and against using AI in medicine

• It compares different research studies about COVID-19

• It classifies various types of medical detection methods

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4.5  How does the author organize the information in the section “Gathering Cough Data”?

• To explain why researchers needed a large amount of cough recordings to train the AI model

• To compare healthy volunteers to volunteers who already knew they had COVID-19

• To describe how technology is replacing doctors in collecting medical information

• To argue that only trained medical workers should participate in AI studies

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5. How does the author organize paragraphs 5 through 8 of the selection?

• By comparing AI technology to traditional medical tests

• By listing the advantages and disadvantages of AI detection

• By classifying different types of artificial intelligence

• By describing the process of gathering data and testing results

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6. The author uses a sequential organizational structure in the section "Gathering Cough Data" most likely to -

• compare different methods of collecting medical data 

• argue that volunteer participation is essential

• define technical terms related to AI research

• show the steps researchers took to train the AI mode

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7. In paragraph 8, what does the word research mean?

• A written report summarizing scientific findings

• Additional studies and investigations to validate findings

• The original experiment conducted by the MIT team

• Information collected from previous medical studies

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8. Why does the author use specific percentage data in paragraph 7 of the selection?

• To prove that AI is perfect and never makes mistakes

• To provide concrete evidence of the AI model's accuracy

• To confuse readers with complex mathematical information

• To show that the research was conducted properly

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9.  In paragraph 9, the word trial refers to _.

• a legal proceeding conducted in a courtroom

• a test period for evaluating new equipment

• a research study with human volunteers

• a challenging situation requiring perseverance

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10.  What organizational pattern does the author use in the section "Next Steps"?

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Future plans and current actions

• Advantages and disadvantages