5. What is the main point of the speech?

Disaster robotics is about collecting and using data effectively

3. Why are unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs) important?

They can inspect underwater infrastructure

15. To meet the deadline, the team decided to complete tasks in parallel. What does parallel mean?

perform multiple tasks at the same time

14. After the storm, volunteers worked hard to restore power and rebuild damaged homes. What does restore mean?

bring something back to its original state

10. What does infrastructure mean?

important systems, such as highways and electricity.

stones, bricks, etc., that are left when a building falls or is destroyed

8. What does rappel mean?

to push against the slope with your feet while using a rope.

11. After heavy snowfall, an avalanche buried the village's roads and houses. What does avalanche most likely mean?

a large mass of snow and ice falling down a mountain

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2. What type of UAV is called a "hummingbird"?
Balloon
Fixed-wing
Rotorcraft
Blimp
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1. How many people are killed each year in disasters?
100,000
500,000
5 million
Over a million
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5. What is the main point of the speech?
Robots are mainly used to replace human responders
UAVs are the only type of disaster robot that matters
The future of robotics is to become completely independent from humans
Disaster robotics is about collecting and using data effectively
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12. The road was completely blocked by a _______ caused by days of nonstop rain.
fire
hurricane
mudslide
blizzard
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6. What does resilient mean?
able to understand
able to hear
able to concentrate
able to handle difficulties
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3. Why are unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs) important?
They are used for deep-sea exploration
They collect weather data
They replace traditional rescue boats
They can inspect underwater infrastructure
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4. What disaster did Bujold assist in?
Indian Ocean tsunami
World Trade Center collapse
Fukushima nuclear disaster
Hurricane Katrina
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7. What does imagery mean?
buildings
sounds and feeling
notions
use of visual information
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15. To meet the deadline, the team decided to complete tasks in parallel. What does parallel mean?
stop doing everything
perform multiple tasks at the same time
delay work until later
do things one by one
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14. After the storm, volunteers worked hard to restore power and rebuild damaged homes. What does restore mean?
bring something back to its original state
destroy something completely
change something into a new form
ignore something broken
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10. What does infrastructure mean?
natural landmarks, such as mountains or forests
the local population, the people who live in a specific area
important systems, such as highways and electricity.
government buildings, such as courthouses and city halls
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9. Rubble
an area where wild animals are protected and encouraged to procreate
the act of destroying something; the process of being destroyed
an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other
stones, bricks, etc., that are left when a building falls or is destroyed
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8. What does rappel mean?
to push against the slope with your feet while using a rope.
to stop doing something or making something because it is complete
to perform clever or dangerous tricks, especially while skiing/surfing
to become larger, more important, etc. than somebody/something
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13. The _______ caused panic among passengers, but luckily no one was hurt.
train station
train ticket
train delay
train derailment
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11. After heavy snowfall, an avalanche buried the village's roads and houses. What does avalanche most likely mean?
a strong windstorm
a mudslide
a large mass of snow and ice falling down a mountain
earthquake

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