Robot Referees Comprehension Check

Why do some people think computer referees are a good idea?

• They can replace all human referees permanently.
  
  

• They make sports more fair by avoiding human mistakes.
  
  

• They help players learn the rules of the game.
  
  

• They encourage players to play faster.

What does the TrackMan system do in baseball?

• It tells umpires whether a pitch is a ball or a strike.
  
  

• It counts how many home runs a team has.
  

• It replaces the umpire completely.
  
  

• It helps players practice hitting the ball.

How does the Hawk-Eye Live system help in tennis?

• It calls balls in or out instead of a human referee.

• It helps players improve their serves.
  

• It tracks how fast players move on the court.

• It records the scores of each match.

What is one concern about using computers as referees?

• They will make the games unfair.
  
  

• They could take away jobs from human referees.
  
  

• They cannot see the ball move.
  
  

• They make more mistakes than human referees.

Why might unfairness in sports make games more interesting?

• It allows players to cheat.
  
  

• It causes more injuries.
  
  

• It creates drama and excitement for fans.
  
  

• It makes games last longer.

What is one reason referees and umpires might support using technology?

• It allows them to focus on more complicated calls and situations.
  
  

• It helps them take breaks during the game.
  
  

• It replaces them entirely so they don’t have to work.
  
  

• It teaches them new rules.

How do computer referee systems make calls in sports?

• They use slow-motion replay to study the play.
  
  

• They track movement using advanced cameras and technology.
  
  

• They ask the players what they saw.
  
  

• They randomly guess what happened.

Why do some people think it is bad to take away human error in sports?

• Because mistakes make games unfair and should happen more often
  
  

• Because unfair calls can make games more dramatic and exciting

• Because computers are less accurate than human referees

• Because human referees never make mistakes

What is the main idea of this article?

• Computers and robots are starting to replace human referees in some sports, which has both benefits and drawbacks.
  
  

• Tennis and baseball are the only sports that use computers to make calls.
  
  

• All sports should replace human referees with computer technology.
  
  

• Fans should protest against computer referees.

What question does the article ask readers to think about?

• Should referees be allowed to change their decisions?
  
  

• Do computer referees make sports better or worse?
  
  

• Should all sports use the same rules?
  
  

• Why do human referees make so many mistakes?