READING TEST 3

1.       Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter played a special game against

• A. a man.

• B. a researcher.

• C. a computer.

• D. a genius.

2.     Why did Watson make a mistake in the question about cities in the USA?

• A.     Because the question was about a city in Canada.

• B. Because Watson thinks Toronto is in The USA.

• C. Because it saw in its memory bank that the US is often called America.

• D. Because Toronto used to be a city in the US.

3.       When does Watson often give its answer?

• A.     When it’s about 50 percent sure for the answer.

• B.      When it’s about 75 percent sure for the answer.

• D.     When it’s about 100 percent sure for the answer.

4.     Which of the following words does the word “beat” in paragraph 1 have the closest meaning to?

• A.     Overcome

• B.      Rhythm

• C.      Exhaust

• D.     Pulse

5. 5. Which is NOT true about Watson?

• A.     It could make decisions by listening to their emotions and feelings.

• B.      When a question was read out, Watson was immediately given the same question in electronic form.

• C.      It analyzed the question, searched for information, and had possible answers.

• D.     When felt around 75 percent confident about the answer, it would answer the question.

6.  Which of the following words does the word “confident” have the closest meaning to?

• A.     Dependent

• B.      Sure

• C.      Unsure

• D.     Timid

7.       Why did Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter leave the game happy?

• A.     They won the first prize.

• B.      They defeated Watson.

• C.      They had their money to donate to a certain charity.

• D.     They received the $1 million prize.

8.       Which paragraph of the passage mentions that the way a machine makes decisions is not the same as humans?

• A.     Paragraph 1

• B.      Paragraph 2

• C.      Paragraph 3

• D.     Paragraph 4

9.     The word “his” in paragraph 4 refers to

• A.     Ken’s

• B.      Brad’s

• C.      Writer’s

• D.     Watson’s

10.       What does the writer imply when he says Watson also made silly mistakes?

• A.     Watson sometimes gets confused.

• B.      Watson is really silly.

• C.      Watson is not intelligent.

• D.     Watson always gives wrong answers.