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