10th English Guide unit 5. TECH BLOOMERS  -prose Question And Answer



QUESTIONS WITHIN THE TEXT

Answer the following questions in a sentences or two.

 a.What is the future of technology? 

  • Atmost  all  the things  managed  with manpower will  be automated. Machines  will  make life easier and  more comfortable for all  the peopleespeciallythedifferentlyabled. 
b.How many people in India suffer with disability? 

  • 2.7core people in India suffer with disability.
c. Who is Kim?

  •  Kim is the Assistive Technologist at Alisha's school. 
d..How does Kim help Alisha? 

  • Kim  introduced  Alisha  to Dragon  Dictate, which  had  opened  up the world  to Alisha.
  •  It has  made  her more independent.    
  • She  is able to study on her own.

e.Why is technology important according to David?

  •  Technology  is  important  to David    because it enables  him  to communicate and to be independent. 
f.Which instrument  does David control with  his eye movements? 

  • Liberator Communication  Device  is  controlled  by  David  with  his eye movements. 
g.What  devices  help  David  to  move  from  one  place  to other? 

  • AAC    device,  ECO2  and  ECO  are the devices that help  David  move from one place to other.

  TEXTUAL QUESTIONS 

Answer the following questions  in two  or three  sentences. 

1. What  are  the  benefits  of  the  internet  to  the  common man? 

  • The internet benefits a common man to travel,to communicate, to learn to do business and to live comfortably. 

2.Do  you  think  technology  has  improved  communication? How? 

  • Yes,technology has improved communication.Alisha,who suffers from Cerebral  Palsy, can speak now with the help  of Technology called  Dragon  Dictate. The  words  appear  on  her  screen.  Then she  can  print  them  out.  It  has  made  her  achieve  things  which she had dreamt.
3. How  does  David  operate  computers  with  the  Liberator Communication Device? 

  • David  uses  a liberator communication  device, which  he controls with  his  eye movements. It has  a  Bluetooth  adaptor.      
  • So  it lets him use any PC or Mac by sending commands through the Liberator. 
4.Which devices are controlled using ACTIV controller? 

  • TV,  Blu-  Ray  and  Music  players  are  controlled  using  ACTIV  controller.

5. Who says  these  words:

 “I  want  everyone  to know the difference technology has made in my life”?

  •  Alisha says these words to make the world know the difference that technology has made in her life. 

6.Which  software  helps  Alisha  to  overcome  her  difficulty  in typing? 

Dragon Dictate helps Alisha to overcome her difficultly in typing. 

7.Name  a  few  Indian innovations  which  are  helpful to  the disabled and make their day-to-day life easier. 

  • Lechal  Shoes , Blee Watch by Industrial  designers Nupura Kirloskar and Janhavi Joshi of Mumbai and . IGEST by Anil Prabhakar..
8. Is it  possible  to control the  computer  screen  with  eye gaze? 

  • Yes. It is  possible  to control  the  computer screen with  eye  gaze.  
  • When  we are reading  we can  move from  page  to page  using  the pupils of our eyes. 
9.Suggest ways of making our society inclusive.

  •  Keeping  in  touch with our family,  talking  to them, seeing relatives, who  live far away,  making  friends,  communicating  and  controlling our environment,finding opportunities,getting qualified and being independent are the ways of making our society inclusive. 
10.      How would you help the  people with  disabilities in your neighborhood? 

  • I would  encourage them when  they show their talents. I would support their cause and  provide  them opportunities to express themselves.
  •   I  would  appreciate and  motivate them  to  be  part  of the society like every else.