SECTION A

Reading Skills (22 marks)

1. Read the following passage carefully : 12

(1) The term Artificial Intelligence spells a future in which this emerging
technology will impact every aspect of human existence. In fact, little
do we know, it has already crept into our lives, slowly, but surely. Look
around you education, health care, industry, innovation, robots,
robotic surgeries, transportation, home service it s already there. It
will change the lifestyle of everyone from the technology industry to
normal people.

(2) The past fifteen years have seen considerable AI advances in education.
You enter school and AI takes your attendance using face recognition.
Various applications are in wide use by educators and learners today.
AI technologies assist teachers in the classroom. Learning at home is
likely to expand significantly, along with learning based on virtual
reality applications. Though quality education will always require
active engagement by human teachers, AI promises to enhance
education at all levels, especially by providing personalization at scale.

(3) The evolution of new technologies, mobile, and the Internet are
changing lifestyles. Artificial intelligence is playing an important role
in every sector such as banking, driving, education, e-commerce,
electronics, robotics. Systems of artificial intelligence are aiming to
stimulate execution and decision-making that is human-like. In
targeted applications, substantial increases in the future uses of AI
technologies, including more driverless cars, healthcare diagnostics and
targeted treatments, and physical assistance for elder care can be
expected. AI and robotics will also be applied across the globe in
industries struggling such as agriculture, food processing and factories.
They will facilitate delivery of online purchases through flying drones,
self-driving trucks or robots.
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 (4) AI-based applications could improve health outcomes and quality of life
for millions of people in the coming years prime applications include
clinical decision support, patient monitoring and coaching, automated
devices to assist in surgery or patient care, and management of
healthcare systems. Recent successes, such as mining social media to
infer possible health risks, machine learning to predict patients at risk,
and robotics to support surgery have expanded a sense of possibility for
AI in healthcare.

(5) Peopl s future relationships with machines will become ever more
personalized as AI systems learn to adapt to individual personalities,
ambitions and goals. These AI applications will help monitor people s
well-being, alert them to the impending risks, and deliver services
when needed or wanted.
Answer the following questions, based on the above passage :

(i) Select the word that most appropriately defines Artificial

Intelligence today. 1
(A) rewarding
(B) universal
(C) luxurious
(D) temporary

(ii) What is the connection between face recogni

and AI ? 1

(iii) Which one of the following do you infer from para 2 ? 1

(A) School education will become a virtual engagement.
(B) The teacher will be replaced by AI.
(C) Human teachers will play a passive role in the classroom.
(D) Human teachers are irreplaceable.

(iv) Share evidence from the text, in about 40 words, about how AI can
support the field of education. 2

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 (v) The phrase 1

(A) imitate creations

(B) strategise destructions

(C) shake inventions

(D) motivate implementation

(vi) With evidence from the text, explain in about 40 words, two ways in
which AI will help in the healthcare sector. 2

(vii) According to the passage, why does the author conclude that people s
relationships with machines will become more personalised ? 2

(viii) Complete the following statement : 1

AI will make the commercial supply chain smoother by ___________.

(ix) Read the five headlines given below (I V) : 1

I. AI WILL IMPACT EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES

II. AI WILL BE A BOON TO THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

III. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE CONTROLLED BY AI

IV. AI IS A MAJOR REASON FOR RISING UNEMPLOYMENT

TODAY

V. FACTORY OWNERS WILL NOT USE AI FOR FEAR OF ITS

UNPREDICTABILITY

Identify the option that displays the headline/s that does/do not
correspond with occurrences in the passage.

(A) only V

(B) II and III

(C) IV and V

(D) III, IV and V

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