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READING ROBOTS IN JAPAN

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHAT DOES THE AIREC ROBOT HELP WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE?

a)

COOKING MEALS

b)

CHANGING DIAPERS AND PREVENTING BEDSORES

c)

DRIVING THEM TO HOSPITAL

d)

TEACHING THEM SONGS

2.

WHY DOES JAPAN NEED ROBOTS LIKE AIREC?

a)

TO REPLACE ALL HUMAN WORKERS

b)

AN AGING POPULATION AND FEWER WORKERS

c)

TO MAKE HOMES EASIER TO CLEAN

d)

TO INCREASE THE BIRTH RATE

3.

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF JAPANS NURSING WORKFORCE WAS FOREIGN IN 2023?

a)

3%

b)

12%

c)

25%

d)

28%

4.

HOW MANY BABIES WERE BORN IN JAPAN IIN 2024?

a)

510,000

b)

720,000

c)

1,000,000

d)

1,410,000

5.

WHAT IS ONE WAY TECHNOLOGY IS USED IN NURSING HOMES NOW?

a)

ROBOTS COOK ALL THE MEALS

b)

ROBOTS DO ALL THE WORK

c)

ROBOTS TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO DO THINGS

d)

SENSORS MONITOR OLD PEOPLES SLEEP

6.

WHAT DOES TAKASHI MIYAMOTO SAY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF ELDERCARE?

a)

IT WILL BE EASY TO FIND WORKERS

b)

ROBOTS ARE NOT NEEDED

c)

FOREIGN WORKERS WILL SOLVE EVERYTHING

d)

THE SITUATION WILL BE VERY BAD IN 10-15 YEARS

7.

THE ROBOT IS CALLED A 'PROTOTYPE'. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

a)

A FINISHED MACHINE

b)

A BROKEN MACHINE

c)

A TEST MACHINE

d)

A HUMAN WORKER

8.

WHAT DOES 'CHRONIC' MEAN?

a)

TEMPORARY

b)

ONGOING

c)

RARE

d)

NEW

9.

WHAT DOES DWLINDING MEAN WHEN DESCRIBING THE WORKING AGE POPULATION?

a)

GROWING

b)

SHRINKING

c)

MOVING

d)

STAYING THE SAME

10.

THE WORD 'EXACERBATING' MEANS...

a)

HELPING

b)

IGNORING

c)

FIXING

d)

MAKING WORSE

11.

WHAT DOES SECTOR MEAN WHEN TALKING ABOUT NURSING?

a)

A TYPE OF ROBOT

b)

A FIELD OF WORK

c)

A CITY

d)

A SCHOOL

12.

'EMBRACED' MEANS...

a)

AVOIDED THEM

b)

ACCEPTED THEM

c)

FIXED THEM

d)

SOLD THEM

13.

制限的な

(a)  

14.

交流する

(a)  

15.

楽観的

(a)  

16.

闘争する

(a)  

17.

監視する

(a)