Autonomous Vehicle Facts and Comprehension Check

1. True or False Statements

Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. (Maximum Score: 2 points)

1. While testing the Google car, humans never had to take control and drive it.

   FALSE: With someone behind the wheel to take control if something goes wrong, seven test cars have driven 225,000 kilometres with only two human interventions.

   [Incorrect Proposal Feedback: TRUE: ...seven test cars have driven 225,000 kilometres with only two human interventions.]

2. Since robot cars can be made to weigh less, they will use less petrol.

   TRUE: Because the robot cars would eventually be less likely to crash, they could be built lighter, reducing fuel consumption.

2. Comprehension Questions (In Your Own Words)

Based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text. (Maximum Score: 2 points)

3. According to the text, what does a Google self-driving car look like?

   It is small and carries peculiar technical equipment on top.

   [Alternative Answer Received: A Google self-driving car seems like a small car and it has video cameras to see or control other cars.]

4. Give at least three advantages of robot cars.

   The text contains at least five advantages:

   • Their reactions are swifter than those of humans.

3. Vocabulary Matching

Find the words or phrases in the text that mean the following. (Maximum Score: 1 point)

• a) More difficult (paragraph 1): harder
• b) In fact (paragraph 1): actually
• c) Decreasing (paragraph 2): reducing
• d) Evidence (paragraph 3): proof

4. Sentence Completion and Grammar

Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given.

7. Last year my neighbor bought a Google car and he hasn't stopped complaining since then.
8. According to the World Health Organization, more than 1.2 million lives are lost in accidents every year.
9. Nowadays, there are many people who would enjoy driving a robot car.
10. The robot car was invented by Sebastian Thrun, an engineer who works for Google.

    [Alternative phrasing accepted: The robot car was invented by Sebastian Thrun, the engineer who works for Google.]