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