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