AI Is Helping Find New Medicines Faster

End-of-lesson check

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1. Before AI was widely used, how did scientists usually search for new medicines?

   1. They tested thousands of chemicals one by one in labs
   2. They guessed random combinations without testing
   3. They looked up old books about medicine
   4. They asked patients which medicines they needed

2. What is the main way AI helps scientists find new medicines?

   1. AI manufactures pills in factories
   2. AI performs surgery on patients
   3. AI writes prescriptions for doctors
   4. AI predicts which chemicals will work before they are tested

3. Why is AI especially helpful for finding treatments for rare diseases?

   1. AI can cure rare diseases instantly
   2. Rare diseases do not need testing
   3. Rare diseases are easier for AI to understand
   4. AI can find treatments that scientists did not have time to look for before

4. During COVID-19, what did AI help scientists do?

   1. Predict how the virus would change over time
   2. Create a vaccine without any testing
   3. Stop the virus from spreading
   4. Diagnose patients with COVID

5. Even when AI helps find a new medicine, why must it still be tested on real people?

   1. Because medicines cannot be used without AI
   2. Because scientists need to make sure it is safe and works properly
   3. Because testing on people is faster than using AI
   4. Because AI predictions are always wrong

6. What do scientists call the process of finding new medicines?

   1. Chemical shopping
   2. Medicine guessing
   3. Drug discovery
   4. Pharmaceutical guessing

7. What is a major benefit of using AI in medicine research?

   1. It replaces all scientists
   2. It helps find medicines faster
   3. It makes research much slower
   4. It makes medicines more expensive

8. What kind of infection-fighting medicines did AI help scientists discover?

   1. Vitamins for healthy people
   2. Painkillers for headaches
   3. New antibiotics that work on tough infections
   4. Vitamins for animals

9. How does AI help in the fight against cancer?

   1. AI cures cancer on its own
   2. AI replaces cancer treatment
   3. AI helps discover medicines for cancer faster
   4. AI tells doctors which patients have cancer

10. What does it mean when we say AI can 'predict' which chemicals will work?

    1. AI knows for certain which medicines will work
    2. AI looks at patient symptoms
    3. AI uses data and patterns to guess which chemicals might be good medicines before testing
    4. AI guesses completely randomly

11. What is 'scientific AI' used for in medicine?

    1. Writing music for doctors
    2. Taking pictures of patients
    3. Helping with scientific research to discover new medicines
    4. Running social media accounts for hospitals

12. Why does the lesson say both 'speed and safety matter'?

    1. Because safety is not important
    2. Because speed causes accidents
    3. Because fast medicines are always dangerous
    4. Because we want to find medicines quickly BUT we must also make sure they are safe

13. What kind of time did it used to take to make a new medicine before AI?

    1. A few weeks
    2. A few days
    3. 10 years or more
    4. About one year

14. What should you look up with a grown-up to learn more about AI in medicine?

    1. Pictures of hospitals
    2. How to build an AI robot
    3. Video games about medicine
    4. An example of an AI-discovered medicine

15. What is 'medical research'?

    1. Giving patients their medicine
    2. Scientific work to find new medicines and treatments
    3. Selling medicine in pharmacies
    4. Watching TV shows about doctors