Vocabulary Units 1-6 Cumulative Test, Level B

Can machines think? One of the first people to discuss the potential of artificial intelligence was British computer pioneer Alan Turing (1912-1954). Turing addressed the question in a paper called "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". First published in 1950, this work remains one of the most influential and controversial works in the literature of artificial intelligence.

What is the meaning of potential as it is used in the paragraph above?

• possibility

• reality

• usefulness

• future

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.c

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.d

Can machines think? One of the first people to discuss the potential of artificial intelligence was British computer pioneer Alan Turing (1912-1954). Turing addressed the question in a paper called "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". First published in 1950, this work remains one of the most influential and controversial works in the literature of artificial intelligence.

Which word is closest in meaning to controversial as it is used in the paragraph above?

• consequential

• arguable

• likeable

• essential

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.c

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.d

This dynamic and entertaining discourse contains details of the test that Turing called the "Imitation Game". It is played like this: An interrogator sits in a room, alone and unseen, with a set of yes/no questions and a microphone. In another room, a human and a computer hear the questions through a speaker, and answer them electronically - and anonymously. If the interrogator is unable to tell the difference between the computer's answers and the human's answers, the computer may be called a "thinking machine".

In the above paragraph, dynamic means

• thoughtful

• moving

• argumentative

• exciting

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.c

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.d

This dynamic and entertaining discourse contains details of the test that Turing called the "Imitation Game". It is played like this: An interrogator sits in a room, alone and unseen, with a set of yes/no questions and a microphone. In another room, a human and a computer hear the questions through a speaker, and answer them electronically - and anonymously. If the interrogator is unable to tell the difference between the computer's answers and the human's answers, the computer may be called a "thinking machine".

What does anonymously most likely mean in the paragraph above?

• assertively

• namelessly

• emphatically

• finally

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.c

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.d

In Intelligent Machinery, a Heretical Theory, published in 1951, Turing argues that all forms of intelligence are supported by the ability to learn. He foresees software capable of examining and analyzing itself - and therefore aof learning, and ultimately, improving its own design. "it seems probably," Turning wrote, "that once the machine thinking methods had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers... At some stage therefore, we should have to expect the machines to take control.

Which word means the same as ultimately in the paragraph above?

• earnestly

• decidedly

• emphatically

• finally

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.c

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.d

Filled with resentment ​ ​ (a)  

• indignant
• literate
• eradicate
• singe

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.c

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.d

to burn slightly; a burn at the ends or edges ​ (a)  

• singe
• literate
• eradicate
• indignant

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.c

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.d

to root out; to destroy completely ​ (a)   e

• eradicate
• literate
• indignant
• singe

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.c

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.d

to be able to read and write ​ (a)  

• literate
• indignant
• singe
• eradicate

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.c

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.d

an advance indication, sample, or warning ​ (a)  

• foretaste
• drone
• fickle
• void

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.c

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.d