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.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a kind of metal (c) a city name (d) a big number
- 2.True or false: “comfort a sad friend” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔋 A robot runs on 3 cells of 1.5 V joined in series. What is the total voltage (in volts)? =
- 4.🌊 Why are robots used deep under the sea? (a) the water is warm (b) fish like robots (c) for swimming races (d) too deep and dark for us
- 5.🧩 Which part is like the robot’s food (its energy)? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the gripper
- 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
- 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
- 8.⚠️ Why must long hair be tied back near robots? (a) robots dislike hair (b) it looks neat (c) it makes them faster (d) it can catch in gears
- 9.🧩 What is the “hand” at the end of a robot arm called? (a) a gripper (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) a bumper
- 10.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 7 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 11.🧩 Which part is often called the robot’s brain? (a) the battery (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
- 12.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) sense, think and act (c) eat, sleep and play (d) only move fast
- 13.True or false: “crawl in narrow pipes” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔋 Many robots on far-away planets get energy from … (a) wind-up keys (b) shop batteries (c) petrol pumps (d) sunlight (solar panels)
- 15.🏭 A welding robot takes 30 seconds for each weld. How many welds does it finish in 5 minutes?
- 16.🏥 Who controls a surgery robot during an operation? (a) nobody (b) a child (c) the patient (d) a trained surgeon
- 17.Which job is done by the gripper? (a) make the wheels turn (b) move the arms and legs (c) picks up objects (d) holds all parts together
- 18.True or false: to switch off before fixing is not safe. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
- 20.🔋 A robot uses 2% of its battery every 2 minutes. How many minutes does a full battery (100%) last?
- 21.🌍 Where does a reef-mapping robot usually work? (a) in a warehouse (b) under the sea (c) in a hospital (d) at home
- 22.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) cheer up a lonely child (b) choose a gift for mum (c) spray crops evenly (d) teach with kindness
- 23.⚠️ Is it safe to fix it while it runs? (a) not safe (b) safe
- 24.Which job is done by the wheels? (a) roll it across the floor (b) gives the robot a shape (c) make the wheels turn (d) measure light and sound
- 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
- 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
- 27.True or false: “invent a new game” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧩 Which part is like the robot’s skeleton? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the program
- 29.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) invent a new game (b) lift very heavy parts (c) teach with kindness (d) make up a new song
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a space-station arm (b) a satellite-fixing robot (c) a planet rover (d) a shelf-moving robot
- 31.🌍 Where does a robot lawn mower usually work? (a) in a hospital (b) in space (c) at home (d) in a factory
- 32.True or false: the wheels measure light and sound. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔋 A robot uses 20% of its battery every 1 minute. How many minutes does a full battery (100%) last?
- 34.🏭 Which job is a factory robot arm best at? (a) telling jokes (b) one task again and again (c) choosing a new design (d) making new friends
- 35.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
- 36.🚀 A planet rover drives 4 cm every second. How far does it go in 15 seconds (in cm)?
- 37.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
- 39.🔋 A robot’s battery holds 800 mAh and the robot uses 100 mA. For how many hours can it run?
- 40.True or false: “repeat one task all day” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- hard, forced work
- True
- 4.5
- too deep and dark for us
- the battery
- it decides to turn
- act
- it can catch in gears
- a gripper
- 4.2
- the controller
- sense, think and act
- True
- sunlight (solar panels)
- 10
- a trained surgeon
- picks up objects
- False
- an LED lights up
- 100
- under the sea
- spray crops evenly
- not safe
- roll it across the floor
- it decides to turn
- sense
- False
- the frame
- lift very heavy parts
- a shelf-moving robot
- at home
- False
- 5
- one task again and again
- not a robot
- 60
- True
- the arm lifts a box
- 8
- False
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