Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

Class 10 Gap filling exercise

In a bid to make driving safer, scientists …………1…………. on a car that is sensitive to human behaviour. These machines can actually deduce how their drivers ……….2………. Cars already lock doors when they sense motion and ………..3………. on warning lights if they detect potential engine problems. But they …………4………… about to get smarter. The augmented cognition research team at Sandia National Laboratories …………5…………. cars capable of analyzing human behaviour. The car of the future they ………….6…………, for example, can deduce from your driving that you have ……….7……….. tired and during critical situations, it will even ………….8………… an incoming call so you don’t get distracted.

1. (a) work; (b) are working; (c) working; (d) were working
2. (a) feel; (b) feels; (c) felt; (d) feeling
3. (a) turn; (b) turns; (c) turning; (d) turned
4. (a) is; (b) are; (c) were; (d) was
5. (a) are designing (b) is designing; (c) designed; (d) were designing
6. (a) developed; (b) would develop; (c) are developing; (d) have developed
7. (a) become; (b) becoming; (c) becomes; (d) became
8. (a) hold; (b) holds; (c) holding; (d) held

Answers

In a bid to make driving safer, scientists are working on a car that is sensitive to human behaviour. These machines can actually deduce how their drivers feel. Cars already lock doors when they sense motion and turn on warning lights if they detect potential engine problems. But they are about to get smarter. The augmented cognition research team at Sandia National Laboratories is designing cars capable of analyzing human behavoiur. The car of the future they are developing, for example, can deduce from your driving that you have become tired and during critical situations, it will even hold an incoming call so you don’t get distracted.