AI in shopping and recommendations quiz

Question 1

When you watch a video about toy cars and the app then shows you more toy car videos, what is doing that?

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A recommendation system (a kind of AI)

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A magic genie

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A toy car driving the app

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The TV remote

Question 2

What does the word 'recommend' mean when an app recommends something to you?

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To suggest something you might like

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To hide something from you

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To break something

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To eat something

Question 3

How does a shopping app learn what you might like to buy?

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By looking at what you liked before

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By reading your mind

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By guessing your birthday

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By asking your dog

Question 4

A friend likes the same cartoons as you and also loves a new book. The app suggests that book to you too. Why?

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Because people with similar tastes often like the same things

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Because the book is on sale only for you

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Because your friend told the app to

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Because books are always suggested

Question 5

True or False: A recommendation system can read your secret thoughts.

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False, it only sees what you click

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True, it reads your thoughts

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True, it knows your dreams

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False, it knows nothing at all

Question 6

Why do online stores show you 'Things you might also like'?

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To help you find more items you may enjoy

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To make the page longer

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To confuse you

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To slow down your computer

Question 7

If you search for 'red shoes', what helps the store show you red shoes quickly?

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A search helper that reads your words

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A person checking every shoe by hand

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A red light

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Your shoe size

Question 8

When an app says 'People who bought this also bought that', what is it doing?

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Noticing what people buy together

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Picking random items

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Reading your homework

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Counting your money

Question 9

Is a recommendation always perfect and correct?

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No, they are guesses and can be wrong

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Yes, they are always right

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Yes, AI never makes mistakes

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No, they are never right

Question 10

Why might a music app make a playlist just for you?

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It picks songs similar to ones you like

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It plays only sad songs

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It copies your friend's phone

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It plays songs in alphabet order

Question 11

What is a 'rating' (like giving stars) used for in shopping apps?

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To show how much people liked an item

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To show the item's color

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To show how heavy it is

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To show the store's address

Question 12

Grandma searches for garden tools and you search for toys on the same app. Why do you each see different suggestions?

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The app suggests things based on what each person likes

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The app is broken

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Everyone sees the same thing

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Grandma changed your settings

Question 13

What does 'personalized' mean when an app makes a personalized list for you?

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Made specially for you

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The same for everyone

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Made by a robot only

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Made of paper

Question 14

A store app suggests an umbrella when rain is coming. How is this helpful?

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It reminds you of something useful at the right time

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It is trying to trick you

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Umbrellas are always shown

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It wants you to get wet

Question 15

Should you ask a grown-up before buying something an app suggests?

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Yes, always ask a grown-up first

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No, just buy anything

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Only ask your pet

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Never tell anyone

Question 16

If you keep skipping videos about dinosaurs, what will the app learn?

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You may not like them, so it shows fewer

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You love dinosaurs

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Nothing changes ever

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It shows only dinosaurs

Question 17

What is a 'wish list' in a shopping app?

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A place to save things you want later

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A list of chores

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A list of friends

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A grocery receipt

Question 18

Why is it useful that AI can sort thousands of items in a store very fast?

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It saves time and helps you find things fast

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It makes shopping slower

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It hides the items

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It only works on toys

Question 19

An app shows 'Top picks for you'. Where did those picks come from?

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From things you looked at and liked before

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From a random hat

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From your teacher

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From the weather

Question 20

True or False: A robot person walks around a warehouse picking your suggestions by hand.

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False, it is a computer program

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True, a robot walks around

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True, a person does it for free

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False, nothing makes them

Question 21

Why might two friends get different movie suggestions on the same app?

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They watched different things, so the AI learned different likes

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The app picks names at random

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One phone is broken

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Movies are chosen by age only

Question 22

If a suggestion is not something you like, what is a good thing to do?

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Ignore it and scroll past

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Buy it anyway

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Get upset at the app

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Turn off the lights

Question 23

What does it mean when an app shows 'Because you liked this' next to a suggestion?

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It explains why it picked that item

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It means the item is free

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It means you must buy it

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It is a spelling mistake

Question 24

How can adding items to your shopping cart help the app suggest things?

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It can suggest things that go well with your items

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It empties your cart

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It calls your friends

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It changes the prices

Question 25

Why do shopping apps sometimes show you reminders for things you looked at earlier?

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It remembers what you looked at and reminds you

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It picks reminders with your eyes closed

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It shows reminders no one chose

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It reads your diary

Question 26

What is one good thing about getting helpful recommendations?

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You can discover new things you might enjoy

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You always spend more money

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You get tired faster

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You lose your toys

Question 27

Is it the AI's choice or your choice whether to buy a suggested item?

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It is your choice

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It is the AI's choice

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The store decides for you

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No one can decide

Question 28

A shopping app suggests warm coats in cold months and swimsuits in hot months. Why?

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It suggests items that fit the season

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It mixes up all the seasons

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It only sells coats

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It guesses with a coin

Question 29

What does AI do when many people give an item lots of bad reviews?

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It may suggest that item to fewer people

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It shows it to everyone more

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It deletes the store

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It gives the item free

Question 30

Why is it smart to compare suggestions before buying, instead of buying the first one?

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The first one may not be the best for you

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The first one is always perfect

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Comparing is not allowed

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You must buy them all

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