Robotics Worksheet: Robots and People
Robot tip (Each does its best part): Robots do well: dull, dirty, dangerous, heavy and exact jobs (welding, lifting, deep-sea work). People do better: caring, creating, making friends and judging what is fair. People stay in charge and make the big decisions.
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- 1.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) invent a new game (b) lift very heavy parts (c) explore the deep sea (d) search a smoky building
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spray crops evenly (b) lift very heavy parts (c) work in great heat (d) cheer up a lonely child
- 3.🤝 Can a robot truly feel happy or sad like a person? (a) no, it has no feelings (b) yes, always (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, when charged
- 4.True or false: “weld 1000 car doors” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explore the deep sea (b) work in great heat (c) weld 1000 car doors (d) teach with kindness
- 6.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) make a new friend (b) explore the deep sea (c) search a smoky building (d) work in great heat
- 7.True or false: “sort parcels all night” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “work in great heat” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🤝 Who should make the big decisions about a robot’s work? (a) the robot itself (b) a random number (c) nobody (d) people
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spray crops evenly (b) plan a birthday party (c) cheer up a lonely child (d) make up a new song
- 11.True or false: “crawl in narrow pipes” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “repeat one task all day” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “judge what is fair” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 14.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “teach with kindness” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 15.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “explore the deep sea” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 16.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “work in great heat” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 17.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “make up a new song” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 18.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) search a smoky building (b) plan a birthday party (c) invent a new game (d) make a new friend
- 19.True or false: “lift very heavy parts” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) teach with kindness (b) comfort a sad friend (c) write a funny story (d) crawl in narrow pipes
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) weld 1000 car doors (b) repeat one task all day (c) measure parts exactly (d) choose a gift for mum
- 22.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) invent a new game (b) choose a gift for mum (c) make up a new song (d) lift very heavy parts
- 23.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) make up a new song (b) measure parts exactly (c) write a funny story (d) plan a birthday party
- 24.True or false: “measure parts exactly” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “sort parcels all night” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 26.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) spray crops evenly (b) plan a birthday party (c) search a smoky building (d) explore the deep sea
- 27.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) plan a birthday party (b) weld 1000 car doors (c) write a funny story (d) judge what is fair
- 28.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “invent a new game” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 29.True or false: “plan a birthday party” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) comfort a sad friend (b) write a funny story (c) make a new friend (d) explore the deep sea
- 31.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) make up a new song (b) repeat one task all day (c) work in great heat (d) search a smoky building
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure parts exactly (b) explore the deep sea (c) weld 1000 car doors (d) write a funny story
- 33.True or false: “plan a birthday party” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift very heavy parts (b) sort parcels all night (c) make a new friend (d) search a smoky building
- 35.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “crawl in narrow pipes” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 36.🤝 Why do people and robots often work as a team? (a) robots get bored (b) each does its best part (c) robots need friends (d) people are robots
- 37.True or false: “make up a new song” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) cheer up a lonely child (b) choose a gift for mum (c) work in great heat (d) comfort a sad friend
- 39.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) lift very heavy parts (b) teach with kindness (c) crawl in narrow pipes (d) sort parcels all night
- 40.True or false: “write a funny story” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- invent a new game
- cheer up a lonely child
- no, it has no feelings
- True
- teach with kindness
- make a new friend
- False
- False
- people
- spray crops evenly
- False
- False
- a person
- a person
- a robot
- a robot
- a person
- search a smoky building
- True
- crawl in narrow pipes
- choose a gift for mum
- lift very heavy parts
- measure parts exactly
- False
- a robot
- plan a birthday party
- weld 1000 car doors
- a person
- False
- explore the deep sea
- make up a new song
- write a funny story
- True
- make a new friend
- a robot
- each does its best part
- True
- work in great heat
- teach with kindness
- True
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