Newsela: Time magazine names 15-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao its first-ever Kid of the Year 1. Which sentence from the section "Detecting Lead And Cyberbullying" BEST explains the technology behind Gitanjali's lead sensor?
A. As tiny tubes, carbon can be used in devices to detect chemicals in the water.
B. At age 11, she won the Young Scientist Challenge for her invention.
C. Kindly is a program powered by artificial intelligence to help end bullying on the internet.
D. Another device she's developing might detect living things in the water that makes people sick.
2. Read the statement below.
Gitanjali is working to make science education more accessible to other young people. Which sentence from the article provides the BEST support for the statement?
A. Though she's just 15 years old, Gitanjali Rao is already a scientist and inventor.
B. Artificial intelligence is an approach that uses a series of instructions in code, to teach a machine to spot patterns and make decisions.
C. Her classes have reached 30,000 students so far and help them create their own inventions.
D. "These are everyday kids making a change in their communities in a fun and accessible — but very impactful — way."
3. Which MOST influenced Gitanjali's award-winning invention?
A. Time magazine's Kid of the Year award
B. the power of artificial intelligence
C. the rise in cyberbullying
D. the Flint water crisis
4. According to the article, WHY did Gitanjali feel inspired to partner with schools, museums, and other organizations?
A. She thinks most kids get low-quality science and technology education in school.
B. She wants adults to recognize that young people are smarter than they get credit for.
C. She thinks most adult science educators do not know how to engage young people.
D. She wants other kids to see someone like them creating new things and helping others.