How did technology make assessment in the story?

Correct answer: Instant and machine-based

Technology makes assessment immediate and machine controlled in the story. Margie writes her answers in a designated space, and the mechanical teacher checks them without waiting for a human teacher to collect notebooks, read them, and return them later. Thus, option B is correct: the assessment is instant and machine-based. Option A is the opposite of what the machine does, because it does not make students wait for a long time. Option C is incorrect because the process is not described as completely oral; written answers are involved. Option D is also wrong because the machine gives questions and checks responses, so the activity does have answers. The episode illustrates the speed and efficiency of educational technology, while the larger story reminds us that quick checking is not the same as understanding a learner’s feelings.