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