READING COMPREHENSION TEST

Smart Glasses

Imagine a complete stranger coming up to you, pulling off your glasses and throwing them on the ground. This is something which has happened to wearers of smart glasses.

Smart glasses are an example of wearable technology – an item of clothing or accessory incorporating advanced electronic technologies – in this case, a computer built into a pair of glasses. It sounds like the future, but in fact it is being trialled today. Users activate them by moving their heads. They can give voice commands to their smart glasses, such as ‘Take a photo’ to operate the built-in camera. Typical commands include ‘Give me directions to …’ or ‘Send a message to John.’

So, why are some people so angry about wearers of smart glasses? Primarily, they have concerns about privacy. Wearers might be secretly filming something, and then upload the video recording to the internet.

Smart glasses have certainly divided opinion among early users. Some love them. The biggest advantage is definitely the handsfree aspect. You can continue to do what you’re doing and check information on a screen at the same time. This makes following directions easy when you are wearing smart glasses. However, some early users complain that they need to keep on charging their glasses during the day, and often have to re-set them.

In the area of wearable technology, things have come a long way since the calculator watch was first produced in the 1980s. This watch was an early example of electronics which must look fashionable, because they are worn as an item of clothing. The next wave of wearable devices expected to hit the market will be smart watches – and we can assume they will be as useful as their older brother the smart phone, and also look good! As the worlds of fashion and technology collide, companies are already working to make smart glasses more stylish. However, will we ever see the day when it’s safe and normal to walk around with a computer on your face?

Question: How does the writer feel about smart glasses?

• positive

• neutral

• negative

Smart Glasses

Imagine a complete stranger coming up to you, pulling off your glasses and throwing them on the ground. This is something which has happened to wearers of smart glasses.

Smart glasses are an example of wearable technology – an item of clothing or accessory incorporating advanced electronic technologies – in this case, a computer built into a pair of glasses. It sounds like the future, but in fact it is being trialled today. Users activate them by moving their heads. They can give voice commands to their smart glasses, such as ‘Take a photo’ to operate the built-in camera. Typical commands include ‘Give me directions to …’ or ‘Send a message to John.’

So, why are some people so angry about wearers of smart glasses? Primarily, they have concerns about privacy. Wearers might be secretly filming something, and then upload the video recording to the internet.

Smart glasses have certainly divided opinion among early users. Some love them. The biggest advantage is definitely the handsfree aspect. You can continue to do what you’re doing and check information on a screen at the same time. This makes following directions easy when you are wearing smart glasses. However, some early users complain that they need to keep on charging their glasses during the day, and often have to re-set them.

In the area of wearable technology, things have come a long way since the calculator watch was first produced in the 1980s. This watch was an early example of electronics which must look fashionable, because they are worn as an item of clothing. The next wave of wearable devices expected to hit the market will be smart watches – and we can assume they will be as useful as their older brother the smart phone, and also look good! As the worlds of fashion and technology collide, companies are already working to make smart glasses more stylish. However, will we ever see the day when it’s safe and normal to walk around with a computer on your face?

Question: Smart glasses are the first example of a wearable technology.

• true

• false

• not given

Smart Glasses

Imagine a complete stranger coming up to you, pulling off your glasses and throwing them on the ground. This is something which has happened to wearers of smart glasses.

Smart glasses are an example of wearable technology – an item of clothing or accessory incorporating advanced electronic technologies – in this case, a computer built into a pair of glasses. It sounds like the future, but in fact it is being trialled today. Users activate them by moving their heads. They can give voice commands to their smart glasses, such as ‘Take a photo’ to operate the built-in camera. Typical commands include ‘Give me directions to …’ or ‘Send a message to John.’

So, why are some people so angry about wearers of smart glasses? Primarily, they have concerns about privacy. Wearers might be secretly filming something, and then upload the video recording to the internet.

Smart glasses have certainly divided opinion among early users. Some love them. The biggest advantage is definitely the handsfree aspect. You can continue to do what you’re doing and check information on a screen at the same time. This makes following directions easy when you are wearing smart glasses. However, some early users complain that they need to keep on charging their glasses during the day, and often have to re-set them.

In the area of wearable technology, things have come a long way since the calculator watch was first produced in the 1980s. This watch was an early example of electronics which must look fashionable, because they are worn as an item of clothing. The next wave of wearable devices expected to hit the market will be smart watches – and we can assume they will be as useful as their older brother the smart phone, and also look good! As the worlds of fashion and technology collide, companies are already working to make smart glasses more stylish. However, will we ever see the day when it’s safe and normal to walk around with a computer on your face?

Question: Wearing smart glasses has been problematic for some people.

• true

• false

• not given

Smart Glasses

Imagine a complete stranger coming up to you, pulling off your glasses and throwing them on the ground. This is something which has happened to wearers of smart glasses.

Smart glasses are an example of wearable technology – an item of clothing or accessory incorporating advanced electronic technologies – in this case, a computer built into a pair of glasses. It sounds like the future, but in fact it is being trialled today. Users activate them by moving their heads. They can give voice commands to their smart glasses, such as ‘Take a photo’ to operate the built-in camera. Typical commands include ‘Give me directions to …’ or ‘Send a message to John.’

So, why are some people so angry about wearers of smart glasses? Primarily, they have concerns about privacy. Wearers might be secretly filming something, and then upload the video recording to the internet.

Smart glasses have certainly divided opinion among early users. Some love them. The biggest advantage is definitely the handsfree aspect. You can continue to do what you’re doing and check information on a screen at the same time. This makes following directions easy when you are wearing smart glasses. However, some early users complain that they need to keep on charging their glasses during the day, and often have to re-set them.

In the area of wearable technology, things have come a long way since the calculator watch was first produced in the 1980s. This watch was an early example of electronics which must look fashionable, because they are worn as an item of clothing. The next wave of wearable devices expected to hit the market will be smart watches – and we can assume they will be as useful as their older brother the smart phone, and also look good! As the worlds of fashion and technology collide, companies are already working to make smart glasses more stylish. However, will we ever see the day when it’s safe and normal to walk around with a computer on your face?

Question: Some people are worried that you can use smart glasses to invade privacy.

• true

• false

• not given

Smart Glasses

Imagine a complete stranger coming up to you, pulling off your glasses and throwing them on the ground. This is something which has happened to wearers of smart glasses.

Smart glasses are an example of wearable technology – an item of clothing or accessory incorporating advanced electronic technologies – in this case, a computer built into a pair of glasses. It sounds like the future, but in fact it is being trialled today. Users activate them by moving their heads. They can give voice commands to their smart glasses, such as ‘Take a photo’ to operate the built-in camera. Typical commands include ‘Give me directions to …’ or ‘Send a message to John.’

So, why are some people so angry about wearers of smart glasses? Primarily, they have concerns about privacy. Wearers might be secretly filming something, and then upload the video recording to the internet.

Smart glasses have certainly divided opinion among early users. Some love them. The biggest advantage is definitely the handsfree aspect. You can continue to do what you’re doing and check information on a screen at the same time. This makes following directions easy when you are wearing smart glasses. However, some early users complain that they need to keep on charging their glasses during the day, and often have to re-set them.

In the area of wearable technology, things have come a long way since the calculator watch was first produced in the 1980s. This watch was an early example of electronics which must look fashionable, because they are worn as an item of clothing. The next wave of wearable devices expected to hit the market will be smart watches – and we can assume they will be as useful as their older brother the smart phone, and also look good! As the worlds of fashion and technology collide, companies are already working to make smart glasses more stylish. However, will we ever see the day when it’s safe and normal to walk around with a computer on your face?

Question: There’s an app for smart glasses which can help you sleep.

• true

• false

• not given

Smart Glasses

Imagine a complete stranger coming up to you, pulling off your glasses and throwing them on the ground. This is something which has happened to wearers of smart glasses.

Smart glasses are an example of wearable technology – an item of clothing or accessory incorporating advanced electronic technologies – in this case, a computer built into a pair of glasses. It sounds like the future, but in fact it is being trialled today. Users activate them by moving their heads. They can give voice commands to their smart glasses, such as ‘Take a photo’ to operate the built-in camera. Typical commands include ‘Give me directions to …’ or ‘Send a message to John.’

So, why are some people so angry about wearers of smart glasses? Primarily, they have concerns about privacy. Wearers might be secretly filming something, and then upload the video recording to the internet.

Smart glasses have certainly divided opinion among early users. Some love them. The biggest advantage is definitely the handsfree aspect. You can continue to do what you’re doing and check information on a screen at the same time. This makes following directions easy when you are wearing smart glasses. However, some early users complain that they need to keep on charging their glasses during the day, and often have to re-set them.

In the area of wearable technology, things have come a long way since the calculator watch was first produced in the 1980s. This watch was an early example of electronics which must look fashionable, because they are worn as an item of clothing. The next wave of wearable devices expected to hit the market will be smart watches – and we can assume they will be as useful as their older brother the smart phone, and also look good! As the worlds of fashion and technology collide, companies are already working to make smart glasses more stylish. However, will we ever see the day when it’s safe and normal to walk around with a computer on your face?

Question: You can film with smart glasses.

• true

• false

• not given

Smart Glasses

Imagine a complete stranger coming up to you, pulling off your glasses and throwing them on the ground. This is something which has happened to wearers of smart glasses.

Smart glasses are an example of wearable technology – an item of clothing or accessory incorporating advanced electronic technologies – in this case, a computer built into a pair of glasses. It sounds like the future, but in fact it is being trialled today. Users activate them by moving their heads. They can give voice commands to their smart glasses, such as ‘Take a photo’ to operate the built-in camera. Typical commands include ‘Give me directions to …’ or ‘Send a message to John.’

So, why are some people so angry about wearers of smart glasses? Primarily, they have concerns about privacy. Wearers might be secretly filming something, and then upload the video recording to the internet.

Smart glasses have certainly divided opinion among early users. Some love them. The biggest advantage is definitely the handsfree aspect. You can continue to do what you’re doing and check information on a screen at the same time. This makes following directions easy when you are wearing smart glasses. However, some early users complain that they need to keep on charging their glasses during the day, and often have to re-set them.

In the area of wearable technology, things have come a long way since the calculator watch was first produced in the 1980s. This watch was an early example of electronics which must look fashionable, because they are worn as an item of clothing. The next wave of wearable devices expected to hit the market will be smart watches – and we can assume they will be as useful as their older brother the smart phone, and also look good! As the worlds of fashion and technology collide, companies are already working to make smart glasses more stylish. However, will we ever see the day when it’s safe and normal to walk around with a computer on your face?

Question: You can only activate smart glasses with your voice.

• true

• false

• not given

Smart Glasses

Imagine a complete stranger coming up to you, pulling off your glasses and throwing them on the ground. This is something which has happened to wearers of smart glasses.

Smart glasses are an example of wearable technology – an item of clothing or accessory incorporating advanced electronic technologies – in this case, a computer built into a pair of glasses. It sounds like the future, but in fact it is being trialled today. Users activate them by moving their heads. They can give voice commands to their smart glasses, such as ‘Take a photo’ to operate the built-in camera. Typical commands include ‘Give me directions to …’ or ‘Send a message to John.’

So, why are some people so angry about wearers of smart glasses? Primarily, they have concerns about privacy. Wearers might be secretly filming something, and then upload the video recording to the internet.

Smart glasses have certainly divided opinion among early users. Some love them. The biggest advantage is definitely the handsfree aspect. You can continue to do what you’re doing and check information on a screen at the same time. This makes following directions easy when you are wearing smart glasses. However, some early users complain that they need to keep on charging their glasses during the day, and often have to re-set them.

In the area of wearable technology, things have come a long way since the calculator watch was first produced in the 1980s. This watch was an early example of electronics which must look fashionable, because they are worn as an item of clothing. The next wave of wearable devices expected to hit the market will be smart watches – and we can assume they will be as useful as their older brother the smart phone, and also look good! As the worlds of fashion and technology collide, companies are already working to make smart glasses more stylish. However, will we ever see the day when it’s safe and normal to walk around with a computer on your face?

Question: The only important aspect of a wearable technology is how well it works.

• true

• false

• not given

Smart Glasses

Imagine a complete stranger coming up to you, pulling off your glasses and throwing them on the ground. This is something which has happened to wearers of smart glasses.

Smart glasses are an example of wearable technology – an item of clothing or accessory incorporating advanced electronic technologies – in this case, a computer built into a pair of glasses. It sounds like the future, but in fact it is being trialled today. Users activate them by moving their heads. They can give voice commands to their smart glasses, such as ‘Take a photo’ to operate the built-in camera. Typical commands include ‘Give me directions to …’ or ‘Send a message to John.’

So, why are some people so angry about wearers of smart glasses? Primarily, they have concerns about privacy. Wearers might be secretly filming something, and then upload the video recording to the internet.

Smart glasses have certainly divided opinion among early users. Some love them. The biggest advantage is definitely the handsfree aspect. You can continue to do what you’re doing and check information on a screen at the same time. This makes following directions easy when you are wearing smart glasses. However, some early users complain that they need to keep on charging their glasses during the day, and often have to re-set them.

In the area of wearable technology, things have come a long way since the calculator watch was first produced in the 1980s. This watch was an early example of electronics which must look fashionable, because they are worn as an item of clothing. The next wave of wearable devices expected to hit the market will be smart watches – and we can assume they will be as useful as their older brother the smart phone, and also look good! As the worlds of fashion and technology collide, companies are already working to make smart glasses more stylish. However, will we ever see the day when it’s safe and normal to walk around with a computer on your face?

Question: Smart glasses will certainly succeed in the marketplace.

• true

• false

• not given

Smart Glasses

Imagine a complete stranger coming up to you, pulling off your glasses and throwing them on the ground. This is something which has happened to wearers of smart glasses.

Smart glasses are an example of wearable technology – an item of clothing or accessory incorporating advanced electronic technologies – in this case, a computer built into a pair of glasses. It sounds like the future, but in fact it is being trialled today. Users activate them by moving their heads. They can give voice commands to their smart glasses, such as ‘Take a photo’ to operate the built-in camera. Typical commands include ‘Give me directions to …’ or ‘Send a message to John.’

So, why are some people so angry about wearers of smart glasses? Primarily, they have concerns about privacy. Wearers might be secretly filming something, and then upload the video recording to the internet.

Smart glasses have certainly divided opinion among early users. Some love them. The biggest advantage is definitely the handsfree aspect. You can continue to do what you’re doing and check information on a screen at the same time. This makes following directions easy when you are wearing smart glasses. However, some early users complain that they need to keep on charging their glasses during the day, and often have to re-set them.

In the area of wearable technology, things have come a long way since the calculator watch was first produced in the 1980s. This watch was an early example of electronics which must look fashionable, because they are worn as an item of clothing. The next wave of wearable devices expected to hit the market will be smart watches – and we can assume they will be as useful as their older brother the smart phone, and also look good! As the worlds of fashion and technology collide, companies are already working to make smart glasses more stylish. However, will we ever see the day when it’s safe and normal to walk around with a computer on your face?

Question: This word can be found in the article and means "tested to see if it works" (paragraph 2)

• trialled

• concerns

• fashionable

• devices

• collide