Robotics Worksheet: Part 1 Test
Robot tip (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: robot or not, sense/think/act, parts, battery, where robots work, safety or robot jobs. Use that lesson’s idea — sense, think, act; holds ÷ uses; rate × time; switch off first. For sums, write the working and check it again.
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- 1.⚠️ Is it safe to switch off before fixing? (a) safe (b) not safe
- 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
- 3.🔋 A robot’s battery holds 1250 mAh and the robot uses 250 mA. For how many hours can it run?
- 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
- 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a hammer
- 6.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) repeat one task all day (b) write a funny story (c) crawl in narrow pipes (d) measure parts exactly
- 8.🚀 Why do we send robots to explore other planets? (a) too far and harsh for us (b) planets are warm (c) robots like travel (d) it is a game
- 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a garden swing (d) a fruit-picking robot
- 10.🔋 What does a robot vacuum do when its battery is low? (a) turns into a car (b) explodes (c) goes back to its dock (d) keeps going for ever
- 11.🏭 2 robots each sort 55 parcels an hour. How many parcels do they sort together in 6 hours?
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plan a birthday party (b) choose a gift for mum (c) judge what is fair (d) search a smoky building
- 13.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) invent a new game (b) comfort a sad friend (c) lift very heavy parts (d) plan a birthday party
- 14.🔋 A robot’s battery is at 35% and charging adds 5% every 10 minutes. How many minutes until it is full (100%)?
- 15.⚠️ What should every big robot have in case of danger? (a) a paint brush (b) a music player (c) an emergency stop button (d) a cup holder
- 16.🤝 Robots are most useful for jobs that are … (a) dull, dirty or dangerous (b) kind and caring (c) about feelings (d) fun and creative
- 17.🧩 Which parts are like the robot’s muscles? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
- 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
- 19.🌍 Where does a planet rover usually work? (a) in a hospital (b) on a farm (c) at home (d) in space
- 20.True or false: to poke fingers in gears is safe. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “comfort a sad friend” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 22.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
- 24.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) plan a birthday party (b) repeat one task all day (c) measure parts exactly (d) lift very heavy parts
- 25.🚀 A planet rover drives 3 cm every second. How far does it go in 20 seconds (in cm)?
- 26.Which of these is safe? (a) charge it on a bed (b) poke fingers in gears (c) stay behind safety lines (d) reach into a moving arm
- 27.🔋 A robot runs on 2 cells of 1.5 V joined in series. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 28.🌍 Where does a robot lawn mower usually work? (a) at home (b) in a hospital (c) in space (d) in a warehouse
- 29.🔋 A robot’s battery is at 100%. Each lap of the track uses 20%. How many laps can it do before the battery reaches 0%?
- 30.True or false: “write a funny story” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
- 32.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
- 33.Which job is done by the motors? (a) picks up objects (b) roll it across the floor (c) runs the program (d) make the wheels turn
- 34.Which job is done by the controller? (a) stores energy for parts (b) decides what to do next (c) tell it what is around (d) gives the robot a shape
- 35.🧩 Which part of a robot decides what to do next? (a) the gripper (b) the battery (c) the wheels (d) the controller
- 36.🔋 A robot’s battery is at 0% and charging adds 25% every 10 minutes. How many minutes until it is full (100%)?
- 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
- 38.🏭 A conveyor belt moves 3 cm each second. How many seconds does a part take to travel 24 cm?
- 39.🧩 Which part of a robot gives the robot a shape? (a) the gripper (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the controller
- 40.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
Answer key
- safe
- the bumper is pressed
- 5
- sense
- a floor-cleaning robot
- True
- write a funny story
- too far and harsh for us
- a fruit-picking robot
- goes back to its dock
- 660
- search a smoky building
- lift very heavy parts
- 130
- an emergency stop button
- dull, dirty or dangerous
- the motors
- the controller reads it
- in space
- False
- a person
- True
- it decides to stop
- plan a birthday party
- 60
- stay behind safety lines
- 3
- at home
- 5
- False
- it compares two numbers
- a loop
- make the wheels turn
- decides what to do next
- the controller
- 40
- the bumper is pressed
- 8
- the frame
- the motors
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