WorksheetsQuiz on Google Labs Portraits and NotebookLM
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which is the first expert featured in Google Labs Portraits?
Simon Sinek
Brené Brown
Kim Scott
Malcolm Gladwell
What is the purpose of *Portraits* by Google Labs?
To generate images of experts from text descriptions
To allow AI coaching via conversational interface with representations of real experts
To replace human mentorship with fully automated advice
To create podcasts about expert content
What technology powers the Portraits experiment?
Google Translate
Google Gemini
TensorFlow only
Google Search engine
In Portraits, what ensures that responses stay within the scope of expertise of the featured expert?
Random web search
The expert’s own content and voice used as basis
Crowd-sourced answers
Only using Wikipedia articles
Which of the following are true conditions for using Portraits?
Users must be 18+ and in the U.S.
Users must pay a subscription.
Availability is global immediately.
It works offline.
What is *Kim Scott* known for, as referenced in Portraits?
Writing “How to Win Friends & Influence People”
Being CEO of Google
Author of *Radical Candor*
Founder of OpenAI
What type of content do Portraits use to generate responses?
Content provided by the expert themselves
Any public content on the internet
User-uploaded documents only
Random AI-generated data unrelated to the expert
What form does the expert representation take in Portraits?
Animated video
Illustrated avatar + voice based on expert
Text only chat interface
Real-time video conference with the expert
What is a major limitation currently noted for Portraits?
No capacity to ask follow-up questions
Limited to U.S. users aged 18 and older
Experts cannot provide new content
No visual interface
How can users provide feedback for Portraits?
Through a built-in feedback mechanism
By submitting bug reports only
No feedback is accepted
Only via forums external to Google
What does “LM” in NotebookLM stand for?
Learning Machine
Language Model
Local Memory
Large-Matrix
What was NotebookLM initially called during development?
Project Echo
Project Tailwind
Project Horizon
Project Atlas
Which of the following formats **cannot** be uploaded into NotebookLM to serve as sources (as of latest info)?
PDFs
Google Docs
Google Slides
Videos without subtitles/transcripts
What is the *Audio Overview* feature in NotebookLM?
A text summary only
A conversational / podcast-like summary of content
A video walkthrough of documents
A musical version of your notes
What new feature allows users to automatically find web sources based on a topic in NotebookLM?
AutoSearch
Discover
WebGround
SourceScan
How many sources can a notebook include in the standard (non-premium) version (approximate)?
10
50
200
500
What was one of the limitations early on with NotebookLM?
It supported only video files
It was restricted to Google Docs as source format initially
It had no chat or Q&A feature
It could generate summaries but not explanations
Which feature helps students check what they got wrong in quizzes in NotebookLM?
Automatic correction only
Flashcards with explanation option
Peer review only
No feedback feature
What is a “Briefing Doc” in NotebookLM?
A small memo written by another user
A feature to generate structured summaries/reports from your sources
A downloaded PDF of your notebook
A list of web articles only
What major change occurred in October 2024 regarding NotebookLM?
Introduced video editing tools
Removed “experimental” label from the product
Limited to enterprise users only
Changed its branding entirely
How does NotebookLM help reduce hallucinations?
By limiting the AI’s responses to only user-provided sources (grounded sources)
By never answering outside topics
By using only Wikipedia
By disabling AI when uncertain
What is a “Mind Map” feature in NotebookLM?
A feature for drawing sketches
Interactive visual diagram showing connections among concepts in sources
A game feature
A tool for handwriting notes
In what ways can NotebookLM outputs be shared publicly?
By sharing links so others can view (not edit) notebooks with AI-features intact
Public posting to forums only
Only by exporting as PDF
There is no sharing feature
Which group(s) of people are primary users / adopters of NotebookLM, per the sources?
Students
Researchers
Companies & professionals
All of the above
What does the “Discover” feature in NotebookLM provide?
A random fact generator only
Web sources related to a topic, summarized and recommended
Only user uploaded documents
Generates quiz questions only
What model version powers NotebookLM’s more advanced reasoning / features (recently)?
Gemini 1.0
Gemini 2.5 Flash
GPT-3
Bard only
What is a risk or limitation mentioned with NotebookLM?
It is completely free forever
It sometimes produces incorrect or hallucinated information
It requires no internet to work offline
It has no citation mechanism
Can NotebookLM process a YouTube video as a source even if there’s no transcript/subtitles?
Yes, always
No, only if video has transcript or subtitles
Only for premium users
Only if uploaded by the user
What new language support has been added to features like Video Overviews?
Only English supported
Dozens of languages (e.g. 80 languages) supported
Only European languages
None, still in beta
Which feature helps in creating study sets and aids in NotebookLM?
Flashcards & quizzes with explanations
Gamified learning only
Scheduled reminders only
Drawing tools only
Which tool is designed to simulate coaching from a real expert using their own content?
NotebookLM
Portraits
Neither
Both
Which tool allows you to upload your own documents, slides, or PDFs to ground the AI’s responses?
Portraits
NotebookLM
Both
Neither
If you want personalized coaching in leadership or communication styles via an expert’s perspective, which would you use?
Portraits
NotebookLM
You’d need both
Neither
Which tool has a feature that converts documents into an audio/podcast-like summary?
Portraits
NotebookLM
Both
Neither
Which of the following is a shared concern in using both Portraits and NotebookLM?
Lack of any privacy safeguards
Risk of misinformation / responses outside expertise or source
Both are only free forever
Neither supports user feedback
