Robotics Worksheet: Competitions and Teamwork
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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🏆 Your robot fails in a round. What is the best thing to do? (a) break the robot (b) give up at once (c) find the cause, retry (d) blame a teammate
- 2.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, what comes right after “build and program”? (a) compete and learn (b) test and improve (c) read the rules (d) plan the design
- 3.🏆 Each block a robot stacks scores 25 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?
- 4.🏆 Each block a robot stacks scores 10 points, and each time a team member touches the robot, the team loses 10 points. A team stacks 4 blocks and touches the robot 2 times. What is the score?
- 5.🏆 A robot scores 25, 24 and 56 points in three rounds. All rounds count. What is the total?
- 6.🏆 In a robot team, who writes the code? (a) builder (b) programmer (c) tester (d) team captain
- 7.🏆 A team’s robot scores 66, 46 and 60 in three rounds. Only the best round counts. What is the team’s score?
- 8.🏆 Each block a robot stacks scores 10 points, and each time a team member touches the robot, the team loses 10 points. A team stacks 8 blocks and touches the robot 1 time. What is the score?
- 9.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, which is the FIRST step? (a) plan the design (b) build and program (c) compete and learn (d) read the rules
- 10.🏆 A robot scores 21, 42 and 11 points in three rounds. All rounds count. What is the total?
- 11.🏆 Each block a robot stacks scores 20 points, and each time a team member touches the robot, the team loses 5 points. A team stacks 5 blocks and touches the robot 2 times. What is the score?
- 12.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to blame one person? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
- 13.🏆 A team’s robot scores 56, 69 and 80 in three rounds. Only the best round counts. What is the team’s score?
- 14.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to praise a teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
- 15.🏆 Before a robot competition, what should a team read first? (a) the menu (b) the rules (c) nothing (d) a comic
- 16.🏆 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 8 blocks and touches the robot 1 time. What is the score?
- 17.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 15 points. A robot pushes in 6 cans and gets 20 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
- 18.🔢 To take part in a robot challenge, what comes right after “read the rules”? (a) compete and learn (b) build and program (c) test and improve (d) plan the design
- 19.🏆 In a robot team, who puts the robot together? (a) tester (b) builder (c) note-keeper (d) programmer
- 20.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to copy another team? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
- 21.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to help a stuck team? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
- 22.🏆 A robot scores 47, 22 and 58 points in three rounds. All rounds count. What is the total?
- 23.🏆 In a robot team, who changes the program? (a) programmer (b) team captain (c) tester (d) note-keeper
- 24.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to follow the event rules? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
- 25.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 25 points. A robot pushes in 3 cans and gets 30 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
- 26.🏆 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 4 blocks and touches the robot 2 times. What is the score?
- 27.🏆 A team’s robot scores 42, 28 and 35 in three rounds. Only the best round counts. What is the team’s score?
- 28.🏆 A robot scores 45, 45 and 32 points in three rounds. All rounds count. What is the total?
- 29.True or false: to share the tools is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: to do all the work alone is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🏆 In a robot team, who keeps the design diary? (a) tester (b) team captain (c) builder (d) note-keeper
- 32.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to grab the robot? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
- 33.🏆 Good or poor teamwork: to laugh at a wrong idea? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
- 34.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 20 points. A robot pushes in 9 cans and gets 30 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
- 35.🏆 A robot scores 47, 49 and 60 points in three rounds. All rounds count. What is the total?
- 36.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 25 points. A robot pushes in 9 cans and gets 10 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
- 37.🏆 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
- 38.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 10 points. A robot pushes in 5 cans and gets 30 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
- 39.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 25 points. A robot pushes in 4 cans and gets 50 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
- 40.🏆 In a robot challenge each can pushed into the circle scores 20 points. A robot pushes in 2 cans and gets 30 bonus points for parking in the end zone. What is its total score?
Answer key
- find the cause, retry
- test and improve
- 145
- 20
- 105
- programmer
- 66
- 70
- read the rules
- 74
- 90
- poor teamwork
- 80
- good teamwork
- the rules
- 75
- 110
- plan the design
- builder
- poor teamwork
- good teamwork
- 127
- programmer
- good teamwork
- 105
- 50
- 42
- 122
- False
- False
- note-keeper
- poor teamwork
- poor teamwork
- 210
- 156
- 235
- to learn what works
- 80
- 150
- 70
Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids