Children of all ages gathered in New York City recently for the International Toy Fair． Hidden among already popular toys were new， high-tech educational products．
Educational products are important to the toy industry． In recent years， parents have shown an interest in STEM-related toys - ones that help teach Science， Technology， Engineering and Mathematics． But now， toymakers are working to create products for improving a child's emotional intelligence． These toys reportedly not only help raise intelligence in children， but also their emotional quotient， or EQ． Companies showed off their products last week at New York's Jacob Javitz Convention Center．
PleIQ is a set of plastic toy blocks． It uses augmented reality（增强现实） technology to teach words， numbers and other things． Edison Durán directs the company that makes PleIQ． She showed people at the toy fair how virtual images appear on the blocks when they are held in front of a tablet camera． Intelligence includes intrapersonal skills -- processing information within one's mind -- and interpersonal skills， or dealing with other people． Durán said PleIQ builds on both by having children act as teacher or guide to a companion character．
On the other side of the convention center， Karen Hu demonstrated an educational robot called Woobo． Hu asked the hairy green robot： "Hi， what's your name？" With a childlike voice， the toy answered， "Are you trying to trick me？ My name is Woobo．" The robot comes programmed with educational games and activities． Children use its touchscreen face to get them started． Toys that work as companions also aid in social development． Hu described how the robot can help a child who has autism．
"He can communicate with Woobo and he can follow some of the instruction Woobo is giving because he thinks of this as a companion instead of a parent or someone else telling him to certain things．"
A more low-tech companion is a toy animal called Manimo． The manufacturer says this toy can help reduce hyperactivity in children and improve their ability to pay attention to a subject． Whether it's a snake， dolphin or other animal， Manimos can be placed across a child's arm， chest or neck． Karine Gagner， president of Manimo， explained that adding deep pressure to one's body can help calm a child before bedtime．
In remains to be seen whether a game or toy can improve emotional intelligence． But toymakers are doing what they can to help parents in their efforts to raise well-rounded children．



According to the passage， why do toymakers focus on the creation of educational products？ ______

A. Because they try to meet parents" increasing needs．
B. Because the toys are advanced in high technology．
C. Because traditional toys don't appeal to children any more．
D. Because the toys are helpful to those kids with special needs．

To which situation can intrapersonal skills be applied？ ______

A. Little Mike is trying his best to work out "2+3=？"．
B. Kate is unwilling to make friends with those in her kindergarten．
C. A robot can process information faster than man．
D. Jerry with autism loves to be left alone．

What can be inferred from the passage？ ______

A. High-tech toys can make a big difference to both EQ and IQ．
B. A hyperactive child may have difficulty staying focused．
C. Woobo can start automatically and offer kids educational games and activities．
D. Toys served as companions can be helpful in economic development．

What's the author's attitude towards the toymakers ？ ______

A. Sceptical
B. Neutral
C. Negative
D. Positive