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Robotics Worksheet: Competitions and Teamwork

Robotics lesson 28: Competitions and teamwork · Set 245 · 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 “build and program”? (a) test and improve (b) compete and learn (c) plan the design (d) read the rules
  2. 2.🏆 In a robot team, who writes the code? (a) team captain (b) tester (c) builder (d) programmer
  3. 3.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 15 points. A robot pushes in 2 cans and gets 10 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
  4. 4.🏆 In a robot team, who keeps the design diary? (a) team captain (b) programmer (c) note-keeper (d) builder
  5. 5.🏆 What matters most in a school robot competition? (a) copying others (b) winning at any cost (c) learning and fair play (d) hiding mistakes
  6. 6.🏆 Each block a robot stacks scores 10 points, and each time a team member touches the robot, the team loses 5 points. A team stacks 4 blocks and touches the robot 2 times. What is the score?
  7. 7.🏆 A team’s robot scores 58, 51 and 88 in three rounds. Only the best round counts. What is the team’s score?
  8. 8.🏆 Why keep notes of every test run? (a) to learn what works (b) to slow the team (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
  9. 9.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which comes first: “read the rules” or “compete and learn”? (a) read the rules (b) compete and learn
  11. 11.🏆 A robot scores 48, 16 and 43 points in three rounds. All rounds count. What is the total?
  12. 12.🏆 In a robot team, who shares out the jobs? (a) note-keeper (b) builder (c) tester (d) team captain
  13. 13.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 20 points. A robot pushes in 3 cans and gets 50 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
  14. 14.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to grab the robot is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🏆 In a robot team, who changes the program? (a) team captain (b) programmer (c) note-keeper (d) tester
  17. 17.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to ignore the rules? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  18. 18.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, what comes right after “read the rules”? (a) build and program (b) compete and learn (c) plan the design (d) test and improve
  19. 19.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which is the LAST step? (a) plan the design (b) test and improve (c) compete and learn (d) build and program
  20. 20.True or false: to laugh at a wrong idea is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🏆 In a robot team, who puts the robot together? (a) builder (b) tester (c) note-keeper (d) programmer
  22. 22.🏆 Each block a robot stacks scores 10 points, and each time a team member touches the robot, the team loses 5 points. A team stacks 4 blocks and touches the robot 1 time. What is the score?
  23. 23.True or false: to ignore the rules is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to share the tools? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  26. 26.🏆 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 4 blocks and touches the robot 3 times. What is the score?
  27. 27.🏆 In a robot team, who runs trials and checks? (a) note-keeper (b) tester (c) team captain (d) programmer
  28. 28.🏆 In a robot team, who keeps everyone on task? (a) builder (b) tester (c) note-keeper (d) team captain
  29. 29.True or false: to follow the event rules is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to blame one person is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to say sorry for mistakes? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  32. 32.🏆 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 8 blocks and touches the robot 3 times. What is the score?
  33. 33.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to help a stuck team? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  34. 34.True or false: to ignore the rules is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to help a stuck team is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🏆 A robot scores 60, 58 and 62 points in three rounds. What is its average score?
  37. 37.True or false: to copy another team is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to laugh at a wrong idea? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  39. 39.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which comes first: “compete and learn” or “test and improve”? (a) compete and learn (b) test and improve
  40. 40.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which comes first: “read the rules” or “test and improve”? (a) test and improve (b) read the rules

Answer key

  1. test and improve
  2. programmer
  3. 40
  4. note-keeper
  5. learning and fair play
  6. 30
  7. 88
  8. to learn what works
  9. False
  10. read the rules
  11. 107
  12. team captain
  13. 110
  14. False
  15. False
  16. programmer
  17. poor teamwork
  18. plan the design
  19. compete and learn
  20. False
  21. builder
  22. 35
  23. False
  24. True
  25. good teamwork
  26. 30
  27. tester
  28. team captain
  29. True
  30. False
  31. good teamwork
  32. 105
  33. good teamwork
  34. True
  35. False
  36. 60
  37. False
  38. poor teamwork
  39. test and improve
  40. read the rules

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