WorksheetsCam-16-Reading-Test-1-Passage-3_The future of work
Total questions: 125
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
It is a fallacy to believe that automation will eliminate all human jobs. The term a fallacy is closest in meaning to:
A proven fact
A mistaken belief
A common opinion
A scientific theory
A leading business consultancy predicts AI will transform the job market. The phrase a leading business consultancy is closest to:
A struggling company
A top consulting firm
A small business
A government agency
Many young people choose a less conventional career path like freelancing. The phrase a less conventional career path is closest to:
A traditional job route
A non-traditional career
A permanent position
A standard profession
AI encourages a multistage employment life with frequent career shifts. The phrase a multistage employment life refers to:
A single job career
A multi-phase career
A short-term job
A fixed occupation
A novice in AI programming needs training to compete in the job market. The term a novice means:
An expert
A beginner
A manager
A teacher
Automation may reduce opportunities for a pensioned retirement. The phrase a pensioned retirement refers to:
A jobless period
A funded retirement
An early career
A temporary break
Fearing AI without understanding it is a short-sighted view. The phrase a short-sighted view is closest to:
A clear perspective
A narrow perspective
A long-term plan
A broad outlook
Manual labor jobs may become a thing of the past due to automation. The phrase a thing of the past means:
A current trend
An obsolete practice
A future goal
A common issue
AI could support a thriving economic democracy by creating new jobs. The phrase thriving economic democracy is closest to:
A failing economy
A prosperous shared economy
A controlled market
A weak system
Workers must adapt to AI-driven changes in the workplace. The term adapt means:
Ignore
Adjust
Avoid
Reject
Adequate training is essential for workers to use AI effectively. The term adequate is closest to:
Insufficient
Sufficient
Excessive
Unnecessary
Algorithms power AI systems that analyze job market trends. The term algorithms refers to:
Random guesses
Computational rules
Manual processes
Basic tools
AI will alter the nature of many traditional professions. The phrase alter the nature of is most similar to:
Preserve the essence of
Change the core of
Ignore the purpose of
Maintain the structure of
Alternative career paths like freelancing are popular due to AI. The term alternative means:
Traditional
Unconventional
Similar
Common
Some fear an apocalyptic scenario where AI causes mass unemployment. The term apocalyptic is closest to:
Hopeful
Disastrous
Ordinary
Positive
Companies must arm employees with skills to work alongside AI. The term arm means:
Remove
Equip
Ignore
Prevent
Managers must assess a situation before adopting AI technologies. The phrase assess a situation is closest to:
Ignore circumstances
Evaluate conditions
Create problems
Avoid decisions
People often assume AI will replace all jobs, which is incorrect. The term assume means:
Confirm
Suppose
Deny
Prove
The astounding speed of AI development is transforming industries. The term astounding is most similar to:
Unremarkable
Astonishing
Slow
Ordinary
Automation in factories has increased efficiency but reduced jobs. The term automation refers to:
Manual work
Mechanization
Human effort
Traditional methods
AI tools are widely available to improve workplace productivity. The term available means:
Unreachable
Accessible
Hidden
Expensive
AI-driven jobs are appealing to young professionals seeking innovation. The phrase be appealing to is closest to:
Be unattractive to
Be attractive to
Be irrelevant to
Be confusing to
AI systems are capable of performing complex tasks efficiently. The phrase be capable of means:
Be unable to
Be able to
Be unaware of
Be uninterested in
Economic growth should be founded on fair labor policies. The phrase be founded on is most similar to:
Be unrelated to
Be based on
Be separated from
Be ignored by
Fears about AI replacing all jobs are misguided and exaggerated. The phrase be misguided means:
Be correct
Be mistaken
Be clear
Be accurate
Ignoring AI advancements is not without consequences for businesses. The phrase be not without consequences is closest to:
Have no outcomes
Carry results
Avoid effects
Prevent changes
The impact of AI on jobs is pronounced in manufacturing sectors. The phrase be pronounced means:
Be unnoticed
Be noticeable
Be irrelevant
Be hidden
Governments need bold new policies to address AI-driven job losses. The phrase bold new policies refers to:
Cautious old strategies
Daring strategies
Simple plans
Traditional rules
Campaigns to promote AI literacy can reduce job displacement fears. The term campaigns means:
Random actions
Organized efforts
Individual tasks
Small projects
AI enhances the capacity of businesses to analyze data quickly. The term capacity refers to:
Limitation
Potential
Weakness
Failure
Companies must carry out retraining programs to support workers. The phrase carry out is closest to:
Cancel
Perform
Ignore
Delay
Some fear automation will cause mass unemployment in low-skill sectors. The phrase cause mass unemployment means:
Create new jobs
Lead to job losses
Improve employment
Maintain jobs
It’s hard to comprehend the full impact of AI on future jobs. The term comprehend is most similar to:
Ignore
Understand
Confuse
Avoid
AI is driving a corporate revolution in how firms operate. The phrase corporate revolution refers to:
Minor business change
Business transformation
Company failure
Traditional practices
AI technologies creep into everyday work, changing routines. The phrase creep into is closest to:
Suddenly appear in
Gradually infiltrate
Completely avoid
Quickly dominate
AI will define the future of work in many industries. The term define means:
Destroy
Describe
Ignore
Hide
Job security is dependent on adapting to AI advancements. The phrase dependent on is most similar to:
Unrelated to
Reliant on
Independent of
Opposed to
Companies deploy AI to streamline their operations. The term deploy means:
Remove
Implement
Hide
Avoid
High costs may deter small firms from adopting AI. The term deter is closest to:
Encourage
Prevent
Support
Promote
Governments must devise strategies to manage AI’s impact on jobs. The term devise means:
Ignore
Plan
Cancel
Avoid
AI should not discourage workers but inspire skill development. The term discourage is most similar to:
Motivate
Dissuade
Support
Encourage
AI is a disruptive force in traditional manufacturing industries. The term disruptive means:
Stabilizing
Transformative
Unchanging
Supportive
AI will drive developments in healthcare and education. The phrase drive developments is closest to:
Stop progress
Promote progress
Ignore advancements
Delay growth
Embodied and disembodied AI are transforming workplaces. The phrase embodied and disembodied AI refers to:
Human and robotic workers
Physical and virtual AI
Old and new technology
Simple and complex systems
Robots embody AI technologies in manufacturing processes. The term embody means:
Exclude
Represent
Remove
Ignore
Governments must enforce good job security in the AI era. The phrase enforce good job security is closest to:
Ignore employment safety
Ensure job stability
Reduce worker protection
Avoid labor policies
AI tools enhance productivity in offices and factories. The phrase enhance productivity means:
Reduce efficiency
Boost efficiency
Maintain output
Ignore performance
AI enhancements have revolutionized data analysis. The term enhancements refers to:
Setbacks
Improvements
Failures
Delays
Experts envisage a future where AI supports human workers. The term envisage is most similar to:
Ignore
Imagine
Prevent
Deny
Jobs will evolve as AI becomes more integrated into work. The term evolve means:
Remain unchanged
Develop
Decline
Stop
AI requires expertise to develop ethical and effective systems. The term expertise is closest to:
Ignorance
Skill
Failure
Confusion
External factors like AI adoption affect job availability. The term external means:
Internal
Outside
Similar
Unrelated
Automation, followed by AI, has transformed industries. The phrase followed by is closest to:
Before
After
At the same time
Without
AI reduces frequent contact in customer service roles. The phrase frequent contact refers to:
Rare interaction
Regular interaction
No communication
One-time connection
Few people fully understand the implications of AI on jobs. The phrase fully understand is most similar to:
Partially know
Completely grasp
Ignore completely
Misinterpret
AI excels at gathering market intelligence for businesses. The phrase gathering market intelligence means:
Ignoring data
Collecting data
Losing information
Avoiding research
No one can guarantee job security in the age of AI. The term guarantee means:
Doubt
Ensure
Question
Prevent
Job changes are happening as a result of AI advancements. The phrase happening as a result of is closest to:
Unrelated to
Caused by
Avoiding
Preventing
AI’s impact has parallels with the Industrial Revolution. The phrase have parallels with means:
Be unrelated to
Be similar to
Be opposite to
Be independent of
AI cannot replace human instinct in creative decision-making. The phrase human instinct refers to:
Machine logic
Natural intuition
Computer analysis
Automated decisions
Human judgement is still vital in ethical AI applications. The phrase human judgement is closest to:
Machine processing
Human decision-making
Automated reasoning
Computer calculations
AI has the potential to benefit humankind if used responsibly. The term humankind means:
Machines
Humanity
Animals
Technology
In the meantime, workers should learn AI skills to stay competitive. The phrase In the meantime is most similar to:
In the future
Meanwhile
In the past
Forever
Increasingly capable machines are replacing repetitive tasks. The phrase increasingly capable machines refers to:
Outdated devices
Advanced machines
Simple tools
Manual equipment
AI follows precise instructions to perform complex tasks. The term instruction means:
Confusion
Guidance
Error
Ignorance
Intuition is something AI cannot replicate in human workers. The term intuition is closest to:
Logic
Instinct
Data
Rules
Job losses due to AI are a major concern for low-skill workers. The phrase job losses means:
Job creation
Layoffs
Job stability
Career growth
Fears about AI’s impact are legitimate and need addressing. The term legitimate is most similar to:
Invalid
Valid
False
Unimportant
AI is causing major cultural shifts in how we view work. The phrase major cultural shifts refers to:
Minor changes
Significant societal changes
Small trends
Unrelated shifts
AI drives major transitions in the global job market. The phrase major transitions is closest to:
Small changes
Significant shifts
Stable conditions
Minor adjustments
Mass production relies heavily on AI and automation. The phrase mass production means:
Small-scale crafting
Bulk production
Manual work
Individual creation
AI can monitor workplace performance more efficiently. The term monitor means:
Ignore
Observe
Prevent
Create
AI affects multiple sectors, from healthcare to finance. The term multiple is most similar to:
Single
Several
None
Few
The objective of AI adoption is to improve efficiency. The term objective refers to:
Problem
Goal
Failure
Obstacle
AI’s observation of data patterns improves business decisions. The term observation means:
Ignorance
Analysis
Confusion
Avoidance
AI is reshaping traditional occupations like accounting. The term occupation is closest to:
Hobby
Job
Leisure
Travel
AI blurs occupational boundaries between tech and non-tech roles. The phrase occupational boundaries refers to:
Job role limits
Office spaces
Work schedules
Personal goals
Job changes occurred in previous eras during industrialization. The phrase occurred in previous eras is closest to:
Happened before
Will happen later
Never occurred
Happens now
AI can outperform humans in repetitive data analysis tasks. The phrase outperform humans means:
Work alongside humans
Surpass humans
Support humans
Replace humans completely
Peripheral tasks in offices are often automated by AI. The term peripheral is most similar to:
Central
Secondary
Primary
Essential
Predictions about AI’s impact on jobs vary widely. The term predictions refers to:
Facts
Forecasts
Errors
Problems
Governments should pre-empt job losses with AI training programs. The term pre-empt means:
Ignore
Prevent
Delay
Encourage
Retraining can prevent unemployment caused by AI. The term prevent is closest to:
Allow
Stop
Promote
Cause
Jobs that were secure previously are now threatened by AI. The term previously means:
In the future
Earlier
Now
Never
AI is transforming professions like law and medicine. The term professions refers to:
Hobbies
Careers
Games
Tasks
AI has a profound effect on how businesses operate. The phrase profound effect is closest to:
Minor impact
Significant impact
No effect
Temporary change
AI drives progress in industries like healthcare and transport. The term progress means:
Decline
Advancement
Stagnation
Failure
Learning AI can lead to promotion in tech-related roles. The term promotion refers to:
Demotion
Advancement
Stagnation
Retirement
AI can help managers reach a decision based on data. The phrase reach a decision is closest to:
Avoid a choice
Make a choice
Delay a judgment
Ignore options
AI is used for reading legal contracts to save time. The phrase reading legal contracts means:
Writing agreements
Reviewing contracts
Ignoring documents
Creating laws
AI helps companies reduce costs by automating tasks. The phrase reduce costs is most similar to:
Increase expenses
Cut costs
Maintain spending
Ignore budgets
AI may lead to redundancies in repetitive job roles. The term redundancies refers to:
Job creation
Job cuts
Promotions
New roles
Over-reliance on AI could reduce human creativity. The term reliance means:
Independence
Dependence
Avoidance
Rejection
Workers may feel resentful if AI replaces their jobs. The term resentful is closest to:
Grateful
Bitter
Happy
Excited
Regulations should restrict unethical AI applications. The term restrict means:
Allow
Limit
Encourage
Expand
Retraining and redeployment are key to managing AI’s impact. The phrase retraining and redeployment is closest to:
Firing and replacing
Reskilling and reassignment
Ignoring and maintaining
Promoting and hiring
AI tools assist salespeople in targeting customers effectively. The term salespeople refers to:
Engineers
Sales staff
Teachers
Programmers
AI can increase job satisfaction by reducing repetitive tasks. The term satisfaction means:
Discontent
Contentment
Confusion
Failure
Experts discuss scenarios where AI creates or destroys jobs. The term scenarios refers to:
Facts
Situations
Problems
Solutions
The tech sector is leading AI innovation globally. The term sector is closest to:
Individual
Industry
Company
Worker
Workers should seize the opportunity to learn AI skills. The phrase seize the opportunity to means:
Ignore the chance to
Take advantage of
Avoid the possibility of
Delay the option to
So-called AI experts sometimes exaggerate its capabilities. The term so-called is most similar to:
Proven
Alleged
Confirmed
Trusted
Social policies must address AI’s impact on employment. The phrase social policies refers to:
Business strategies
Public policies
Private plans
Individual goals
Companies need strategies to integrate AI ethically. The term strategies means:
Random actions
Plans
Failures
Problems
AI could modernize subsistence agriculture in rural areas. The phrase subsistence agriculture is closest to:
Commercial farming
Survival farming
Urban agriculture
Industrial farming
Many workers switch to tech roles due to AI’s rise. The phrase switch to means:
Continue with
Change to
Avoid
Reject
Governments must tackle the challenges of AI-driven job losses. The term tackle is most similar to:
Ignore
Address
Avoid
Delay
Companies should take measures to train workers in AI. The phrase take measures to is closest to:
Avoid actions to
Implement actions to
Ignore steps for
Prevent plans for
AI may take over repetitive tasks in many industries. The phrase take over means:
Support
Replace
Ignore
Assist
AI improves efficiency in the telecommunication industry. The term telecommunication refers to:
Manufacturing
Communication technology
Construction
Agriculture
The advent of AI has reshaped the global workforce. The phrase the advent of is closest to:
The decline of
The arrival of
The absence of
The delay of
The dilemmas of AI include balancing efficiency and ethics. The phrase the dilemmas means:
The solutions
Difficult choices
The benefits
The successes
AI impacts the global workforce by creating new job types. The phrase the global workforce refers to:
Local employees
Worldwide workers
Individual workers
Company staff
Some fear the intrusion of AI into personal work spaces. The phrase the intrusion of AI is closest to:
The benefit of AI
AI interference
The support of AI
The removal of AI
AI is reshaping the labour market with new opportunities. The phrase the labour market means:
The stock market
The job market
The education system
The housing market
AI influences the life course by changing career patterns. The phrase the life course is closest to:
Daily routines
Life stages
Work schedules
Short-term plans
AI brings the most fundamental changes to how we work. The phrase the most fundamental changes refers to:
Minor adjustments
Core transformations
Temporary shifts
Unimportant changes
AI increases the supply of capital by boosting productivity. The phrase the supply of capital means:
Lack of funds
Financial resources
Worker availability
Equipment supply
The trajectory of AI development is reshaping careers. The term trajectory is most similar to:
Stagnation
Path
Decline
Failure
AI has the power to transform people's lives through innovation. The phrase transform people's lives is closest to:
Maintain lifestyles
Change lives
Disrupt routines
Ignore existence
AI systems must be transparent to gain public trust. The term transparent means:
Hidden
Clear
Complex
Secret
Companies need trustworthy AI to protect user data. The term trustworthy is most similar to:
Unreliable
Reliable
Confusing
Temporary
AI can undertake tasks that are repetitive and time-consuming. The phrase undertake tasks means:
Avoid duties
Perform duties
Create tasks
Ignore responsibilities
With regard to AI, ethical concerns must be addressed. The phrase with regard to is closest to:
Ignoring
Concerning
Avoiding
Opposing
AI is changing working practices in offices worldwide. The phrase working practices refers to:
Leisure activities
Work methods
Personal habits
Social events
