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