AI That Reads Cough Sounds

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is the main difference between a wet cough and a dry cough?

   1. A wet cough has liquid or mucus sounds in it
   2. A dry cough sounds wet and bubbly
   3. A wet cough has a whistling sound
   4. A wet cough is always louder

2. What does an AI cough app use to hear and record a cough?

   1. A hospital machine
   2. A phone microphone
   3. A special doctor's stethoscope
   4. A smart speaker in another room

3. How does an AI learn to tell the difference between different types of coughs?

   1. By reading medical textbooks
   2. By being trained on millions of cough recordings
   3. By guessing randomly
   4. By asking a doctor every time it hears a cough

4. What is the main thing an AI cough app gives a user?

   1. A guarantee that the cough will go away
   2. A prescription for medicine
   3. A phone number for a specialist
   4. A first guess about what kind of cough it is

5. Why might parents use a cough app while their child sleeps?

   1. To make the child sleep more quietly
   2. To cure the cough while the child dreams
   3. To catch coughs that happen at night when grownups are asleep
   4. To give the child medicine automatically

6. What should you do if a cough makes it hard to breathe?

   1. Wait to see if it gets better on its own
   2. Check the app to see what it says
   3. Give the child lots of juice
   4. See a real doctor right away

7. What does a wheezy cough usually mean?

   1. Something is narrowing or blocking the airways
   2. The person is completely healthy
   3. The cough is about to go away
   4. The person has a cold

8. What can a cough app track over time?

   1. How the cough changes from day to day
   2. How much homework the child does
   3. How tall the child is growing
   4. How loud the TV is in the house

9. How can a cough app help during a telehealth visit?

   1. By sending the doctor a recording of the cough
   2. By giving the doctor a final diagnosis
   3. By prescribing medicine directly
   4. By calling an ambulance

10. What is something a cough app CANNOT do?

    1. Listen to a cough through a phone microphone
    2. Tell if a cough is wet, dry, or wheezy
    3. Replace a real doctor's diagnosis
    4. Show patterns over time

11. The lesson says the AI is 'an ear that's heard a lot of coughs.' What does this mean?

    1. It has learned from many examples of coughs
    2. It has robot ears
    3. It is better than a human ear
    4. It only hears very loud coughs

12. Why should you still see a doctor even if the app says a cough is probably nothing serious?

    1. Because the government requires it
    2. Because apps can only make guesses, not certain diagnoses
    3. Because the app is always completely wrong
    4. Because doctors do not trust app results

13. How does an AI cough listener help doctors?

    1. By treating patients directly
    2. By doing surgery on patients
    3. By giving doctors a head start or first clue
    4. By writing prescriptions

14. Which of these is a good use for a cough-tracking app?

    1. To find out the exact disease someone has
    2. To decide never to visit a doctor
    3. To replace yearly checkups
    4. To track how a cough changes over several days

15. Which person would a cough app be LEAST useful for?

    1. Someone with a cold who wants to track if it's getting better
    2. Someone having trouble breathing right now
    3. Someone wanting to see cough patterns over a week
    4. Someone who coughs only once in a while