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