Achieve: Learning to Fly Drones

According to the Article, what is one reason why there is a high demand for drone pilots in China?

• China is the leading manufacturer of drones worldwide and has more than 40 schools that teach about the operation of UAVs.
• Drone pilots in China are eager to get a license after taking a course to learn skills and regulations.
• China's TTA drone pilot school uses simulators and virtual helicopters to demonstrate flying drones 120 meters (394 feet) in the air.
• Drones can be used to spray chemicals on agricultural fields, and there aren't enough people to do this job by hand.

Which of these is most important to include in a summary of this Article?

• Xu Honggang is hoping to earn a good salary as a drone pilot and believes that he might start his own company.
• In early 2016, a two-week course in piloting drones cost 8,000 yuan (about $1,200) at the Beijing TT Aviation Technology Co., Ltd.
• As new drone pilot schools spring up in China, many young people are signing up to learn how to operate the flying machines.
• China's Civil Aviation Administration requires licensed pilots for drones that weigh more than 7 kilograms (15.4 pounds).

Which is the closest antonym for the word concur?

• Disagree
• Approve
• Concentrate
• Disregard

Suppose Camelia wants to learn more about the regulations in China for becoming a drone pilot. She would find most of her information by __________.

• Conducting an interview with a police officer who has worked with a drone to complete police patrols in Beijing
• Studying a 3-D model of Beijing that was created by the Shandong Qihang Surveying and Mapping Technology Company using a drone
• Reading a brochure from one of the new schools in China that is offering lessons toward earning drone pilot licenses
• Listening to a radio show about farmers who uses drones to spray pesticides on agricultural fields in China

The reader can infer from the Article that __________.

• The demand for drone pilots is probably going to increase in many countries and in many industries, very similarly to how it has in China.
• After completing a two-week course in how to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle, licensed drone pilots in China will likely have great difficulty finding employment.
• Most drones that fly higher than 120 meters (394 feet) will soon be able to be piloted by anyone who can afford to purchase a personal drone.
• Using drones to map utility pipelines, spray farm fields, and conduct police patrols will likely prove to be much costlier than hiring people to do these jobs on the ground.

The Article states: Yang concurs, saying, "The drone pilot and the car driver are the same: They both need systematic skill training and regulated studying to make sure everyone knows the rules before the real operation."
Which would be the closest synonym for the word systematic?

• Disorderly
• Occasional
• Continuous
• Organized

Which passage from the Article best supports the idea that drone pilots are becoming more important to China's economy?

• Joysticks at their fingertips, the students packing the classroom at a school run by the Beijing TT Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. (TTA) lift their virtual helicopters into the air as they take part in an educational exercise.
• At the end of the course, students can try to earn the license that China's Civil Aviation Administration requires to operate drones that are heavier than 7 kilograms (15.4 pounds) and fly higher than 120 meters (394 feet).
• It also operates a drone pilot school: TTA offers a two-week intensive course in piloting—which cost 8,000 yuan (about $1,200) in early 2016—during which students learn how to pilot drones using simulators and real drones.
• Agricultural drones are used on China's vast farmlands. There is a high demand for drones that can be used in pesticide spraying, said Yang.

Based on information in the Article, the reader can predict that __________.

• As drones become more specialized, licensed drone pilots will want additional training in particular fields.
• Since more than half of TTA's drones are sold to farmers, the school for drone pilots will probably begin teaching students about harvesting crops.
• Law enforcement officials and utility company leaders will join forces to share the use of the same drones in order to save time and money.
• The Shandong Qihang Surveying and Mapping Technology Company will cease using drones and begin using commercial jets to collect all data