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Robotics Worksheet: Competitions and Teamwork

Robotics lesson 28: Competitions and teamwork · Set 216 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Rules, roles, retries): Score = items × points each + bonus − penalties. Best round = the highest score; average = total ÷ number of rounds. Roles: builder, programmer, tester, team captain, note-keeper. Play fair and learn from every run.

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  1. 1.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, what comes right after “test and improve”? (a) build and program (b) read the rules (c) plan the design (d) compete and learn
  2. 2.🏆 Before a robot competition, what should a team read first? (a) the rules (b) a comic (c) nothing (d) the menu
  3. 3.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which comes first: “plan the design” or “build and program”? (a) build and program (b) plan the design
  5. 5.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which comes first: “compete and learn” or “read the rules”? (a) read the rules (b) compete and learn
  6. 6.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which is the LAST step? (a) build and program (b) read the rules (c) compete and learn (d) plan the design
  8. 8.True or false: to follow the event rules is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🏆 Each block a robot stacks scores 15 points, and each time a team member touches the robot, the team loses 10 points. A team stacks 7 blocks and touches the robot 3 times. What is the score?
  11. 11.True or false: to grab the robot is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🏆 Your robot fails in a round. What is the best thing to do? (a) blame a teammate (b) give up at once (c) break the robot (d) find the cause, retry
  13. 13.🏆 In a robot team, who changes the program? (a) note-keeper (b) tester (c) builder (d) programmer
  14. 14.🏆 In a robot team, who runs trials and checks? (a) tester (b) programmer (c) builder (d) team captain
  15. 15.True or false: to share the tools is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🏆 Why keep notes of every test run? (a) to learn what works (b) to slow the team (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
  17. 17.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to laugh at a wrong idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  18. 18.🏆 A robot scores 22, 52 and 37 points in three rounds. What is its average score?
  19. 19.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 25 points. A robot pushes in 9 cans and gets 20 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
  20. 20.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, what comes right after “build and program”? (a) test and improve (b) read the rules (c) compete and learn (d) plan the design
  21. 21.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which is the FIRST step? (a) compete and learn (b) plan the design (c) read the rules (d) build and program
  22. 22.🏆 Each block a robot stacks scores 20 points, and each time a team member touches the robot, the team loses 10 points. A team stacks 5 blocks and touches the robot 3 times. What is the score?
  23. 23.True or false: to say sorry for mistakes is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to copy another team? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  25. 25.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which comes first: “read the rules” or “test and improve”? (a) read the rules (b) test and improve
  26. 26.🏆 In a robot team, who puts the robot together? (a) builder (b) note-keeper (c) tester (d) team captain
  27. 27.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to listen to every idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  28. 28.True or false: to copy another team is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which comes first: “test and improve” or “compete and learn”? (a) compete and learn (b) test and improve
  30. 30.🏆 In a robot team, who shares out the jobs? (a) programmer (b) builder (c) tester (d) team captain
  31. 31.True or false: to help a stuck team is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🏆 A robot scores 44, 48 and 46 points in three rounds. What is its average score?
  33. 33.🏆 Each block a robot stacks scores 15 points, and each time a team member touches the robot, the team loses 5 points. A team stacks 6 blocks and touches the robot 1 time. What is the score?
  34. 34.🏆 A robot scores 38, 53 and 68 points in three rounds. What is its average score?
  35. 35.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to praise a teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  36. 36.🏆 A team’s robot scores 61, 51 and 25 in three rounds. Only the best round counts. What is the team’s score?
  37. 37.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 15 points. A robot pushes in 4 cans and gets 10 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
  38. 38.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to blame one person? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  39. 39.🏆 A robot scores 33, 52 and 49 points in three rounds. All rounds count. What is the total?
  40. 40.🏆 A robot scores 45, 33 and 57 points in three rounds. What is its average score?

Answer key

  1. compete and learn
  2. the rules
  3. False
  4. plan the design
  5. read the rules
  6. False
  7. compete and learn
  8. False
  9. True
  10. 75
  11. True
  12. find the cause, retry
  13. programmer
  14. tester
  15. True
  16. to learn what works
  17. poor teamwork
  18. 37
  19. 245
  20. test and improve
  21. read the rules
  22. 70
  23. False
  24. poor teamwork
  25. read the rules
  26. builder
  27. good teamwork
  28. False
  29. test and improve
  30. team captain
  31. True
  32. 46
  33. 85
  34. 53
  35. good teamwork
  36. 61
  37. 70
  38. poor teamwork
  39. 134
  40. 45

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