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