C-S09 — The Robot at the Closed Gate
Module C · version 0.4.0 · original fictional reading practice

1. At a youth center, a small delivery robot carried snacks from the kitchen to the activity rooms. Its route followed marks on the floor. Teenagers enjoyed watching it roll past, and volunteer Oren said it made the kitchen team's work easier. The robot carried boxes, but it did not decide which snacks to give each group.
2. One afternoon, the robot stopped beside a gate between two rooms. A chair had fallen against the gate and kept it closed. Oren pressed the start button again, but the robot still could not move forward. The route on the screen looked correct. The problem was not in the route; something physical blocked it.
3. A girl waiting in the next room noticed the chair through the gate. She called an adult volunteer, who moved it away. Oren checked that the path was clear and restarted the delivery. He then asked the kitchen team to check the doors before sending the robot on its next trip.
4. The center continued using the robot, but people still had jobs that it could not do. Volunteers chose the snacks and kept the route clear. Oren no longer described the robot as a helper that needed no help. A successful delivery depended on both the machine and the people around it.

C-S09-Q01 | C-S09-P1
Select TWO correct answers.
What do we learn from paragraph I? Choose TWO correct answers.
A. The robot followed marks on the floor.
B. The robot carried snacks between rooms.
C. Oren said the robot made the kitchen work harder.
D. The robot chose the snacks for every group.
E. The robot carried snacks outside the youth center.
F. The robot followed spoken directions from teenagers.

C-S09-Q02 | C-S09-P1
Give ONE answer.
What did the robot’s route follow? Give ONE answer from paragraph I.

C-S09-Q03 | C-S09-P2
Circle ONE correct answer.
Why did the robot stop?
A. Oren had removed its start button.
B. A chair kept the gate closed.
C. The kitchen had run out of snacks.
D. Its screen showed the wrong route.

C-S09-Q04 | C-S09-P2
Complete the sentence.
Complete the sentence. After Oren pressed the start button again, the robot still _____.

C-S09-Q05 | C-S09-P3
Give TWO answers.
What are TWO things the volunteers did to restart the delivery? Give TWO answers from paragraph III.

C-S09-Q06 | C-S09-P4
Circle ONE correct answer.
What does Oren understand at the end?
A. People still need to help the robot do its job.
B. People were needed only to start the robot.
C. A correct route guarantees a successful delivery.
D. The robot can choose snacks without people.

C-S09-Q07 | whole_text
Circle ONE correct answer.
Which statement best summarizes the text?
A. Floor marks should replace all doors.
B. All delivery problems come from software.
C. A useful robot still depends on people to handle some tasks.
D. Delivery robots always make work harder.