READING: CORONA ROBOTS

READING: Corona Robots Science & Technology How can robots help people during these days of COVID-19? Many countries are using robots during the corona crisis. The robots do many jobs that humans usually do. Robots can get very close to people with COVID-19, so humans don't have to. Schools in China use robots to check schoolchildren for fever. In some hospitals in Europe and South Africa, robots clean patients' rooms. They bring patients medicine. There is a robot nurse called Tommy. Patients use Tommy to talk to doctors and nurses who are in a different room. Robots keep people safe outside, too. In Dubai, robots spray disinfectant to clean the air. In Singapore, a robot dog walks around parks. It reminds people to stand far from each other. In the UK and US, robots bring food and other important things to people who are stuck at home. What's another thing that's good about robots? They don't need to sleep. When they get "tired" you just recharge them and send them back to work! CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION 1. During the COVID-19 crisis... A) Robots are doing some jobs that humans do. B) Many countries are using robots. C) Robots can get close to COVID-19 patients. D) All of the above 2. According to the article, how do robots help schoolchildren? A) Check students for fever. B) They give students medicine. C) They clean the classrooms. D) They teach at the school. 3. Tommy is the name of a... A) Teacher in a school. B) Doctor. C) Robot nurse. D) Patient in a hospital. 4. How does a robot dog keep people safe? A) It tells people not to go outside. B) It sprays disinfectant. C) It tells people to stand far from each other. D) It delivers food to people who are stuck at home. 5. What does the article say about the robots? A) They sometimes break. B) Patients like them. C) They don't need to sleep. D) Humans need to clean them.