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