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Below you will find the questions and answers for the IELTS reading lessons about medical robots.

If you haven’t done this lesson, please complete it before looking at the answers. Click here: Medical Robots Reading

Questions

1.  The accuracy and calculation of robots is unparalleled.
2. Robots are used in medical practices in all countries.
3. Robots can view a very small camera to coordinate movements.
4. Medical robots have reduced the size of cuts needed on the body.
5. More people recover from surgery when it is performed by a medical robot.

Answers

1. TRUE
   1. With unmatched precision ………. one of the most useful applications of robotic technology.
   2. Unmatched precision = unparalleled accuracy and calculation.
2. NOT GIVEN
   1. No information is given about using medical robots in ALL countries.
   2. “These robots are widely used in various medical practices” means robots are used for different medical reasons. This is not about how many countries use them.
3. FALSE
   1. “The surgeon maneuvers the system’s robotic arms while viewing a tiny, high-resolution endoscopic camera…” This means the surgeon looks through the tiny camera to move the robot – not the robot looking through the camera. This means the passage shows the statement is wrong = false.
4. TRUE
   1. “Successful surgery patients have therefore reported smaller incisions,”. Because robots preform the surgery, the incision (the cut) is smaller.
5. NOT GIVEN
   1. No information is given about how many people recover. The passage does not show more people recover or less people recover.
   2. “faster healing time ” this is about how fast people recover – not how many people recover.

I hope you found this lesson useful 🙂

All the best

Liz

Practice your IELTS reading skills with these True, False, Not Given questions. Remember the meaning of T,F & NG:

• T = the statement is correct
• F = the statement is wrong
• NG = we don’t know if it is wrong or right because there isn’t enough information given.

Reading Practice for IELTS

Passage Topic: Medical Robots

Nowadays, it is no longer surprising to learn that a hospital’s top performing surgeon is not human. With unmatched precision and the ability to work without fatigue, medical robots are obviously one of the most useful applications of robotic technology. These robots are widely used in various medical practices, including difficult surgical procedures, and have completely revolutionised the speed and efficiency of health care services in several parts of the world.

The surgeon maneuvers the system’s robotic arms while viewing a tiny, high-resolution endoscopic camera inserted through an incision. The robot’s jointed-wrist capability surpasses the human hand’s range of motion, allowing for movement in a much smaller space. Successful surgery patients have therefore reported smaller incisions, less blood, pain and trauma and a faster healing time than regular surgery.

Questions: T, F or NG?

1.  The accuracy and calculation of robots is unparalleled.
2. Robots are used in medical practices in all countries.
3. Robots can view a very small camera to coordinate movements.
4. Medical robots have reduced the size of cuts needed on the body.
5. More people recover from surgery when it is performed by a medical robot.

Notice & Disclaimer: This reading passage has been adapted from this article: Medical Robots. All lessons have been produced to provide free practice for IELTS students. They are not IELTS tests. Wishing you all the best, from IELTS Liz.

Answers
Answers are now available for this lesson.

• Click here: Answers for Medical Robot Reading

All the best

Liz

This is a great exercise of gap fill for students preparing for their IELTS Reading test.  This is not an IELTS test, it is a practice lesson to help you develop the skills needed for success in the IELTS reading test, namely: selecting key words to complete sentences by filling in the gaps. Always remember that sentences must be grammatically correct when they are complete.

Passage: Logical Mathematical Intelligence

Some individuals are able to learn just about anything using their logical skills. They are able to calculate and work out relationships and connections between items. They enjoy mental challenges seeking out solutions to logical, abstract and mathematical problems and have good deductive reasoning skills. They may simply excel at games involving strategy such as chess.

To exhibit strong Logical-Mathematical Intelligence, it is not necessary for you to be good at maths – the very act of selecting key points in a logical, systematic numbered sequence can be evidence of this intelligence. The very act of investigating and analysing allows you to go beneath the surface of what you may be learning so as not to simply take it at face value.

Notice: This passage is from inspiring-breakthrough.co.uk. You can find the whole article on this page: Multiple Intelligences

Questions 1 – 3

Find a word or words in the passage to complete the sentences below.

1. Finding links between items is possible for certain people by utilising their …………..
2. They enjoy mental challenges and are skillful at ……….. which require planning and foresight.
3. People with this type of intelligence are often good at going beyond the obvious by …………. and …………….

Answers

The answers for this reading gap fill lesson are now available.

Click here: Answers to Mathematical Intelligence Gap Fill Reading

All the best

Liz

More Practice Lessons for IELTS Reading Skills:

• See my IELTS Reading Main Page for tips and practice lessons.