Schools Experiment With AI but Struggle to Measure Its Effect on Students

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Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

C1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best matches the meaning of “fundamental” as used in the article?

   1. basic and essential to understanding or addressing an issue
   2. temporary and easily resolved through routine procedures
   3. highly technical and restricted to specialist researchers
   4. minor and unrelated to the broader educational problem
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   basic and essential to understanding or addressing an issue

   It describes a basic difficulty at the center of the issue.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best matches the meaning of “influence” as used in the article?

   1. a formal instruction issued by an educational authority
   2. the power or effect that something has on a situation or outcome
   3. a numerical measurement used to compare different schools
   4. a personal preference expressed by a classroom participant
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   Answer

   the power or effect that something has on a situation or outcome

   Other factors can affect how learning outcomes are interpreted.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best matches the meaning of “eventual” as used in the article?

   1. occurring after some time or following a series of developments
   2. happening immediately without any intervening process
   3. continuing unchanged for an indefinite period
   4. designed to prevent future developments
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   Answer

   occurring after some time or following a series of developments

   It refers to an outcome reached after time and developments.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best matches the meaning of “Conversely” as used in the article?

   1. in contrast with what has just been stated
   2. as a consequence of the preceding observation
   3. with increasing confidence in the proposed explanation
   4. according to a previously established measurement standard
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   Answer

   in contrast with what has just been stated

   It introduces a contrasting possibility about disappointing results.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best matches the meaning of “distinguish” as used in the article?

   1. to combine separate findings into one generalized conclusion
   2. to recognize or identify the difference between things
   3. to postpone an institutional decision until funding changes
   4. to reproduce an experiment under identical classroom conditions
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   Answer

   to recognize or identify the difference between things

   Schools must tell genuinely beneficial experiments from merely promising ones.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best matches the meaning of “credible” as used in the article?

   1. believable and supported by reliable evidence
   2. innovative but deliberately resistant to independent scrutiny
   3. efficient because they require minimal data collection
   4. popular among institutions regardless of their demonstrated validity
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   Answer

   believable and supported by reliable evidence

   Credible methods are believable because reliable evidence supports them.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best matches the meaning of “consequences” as used in the article?

   1. the results or effects that follow from an action or decision
   2. the preliminary assumptions guiding an experimental design
   3. the technical features that distinguish one tool from another
   4. the immediate instructions given to students during an assignment
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   Answer

   the results or effects that follow from an action or decision

   It means effects that result from actions or decisions.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.