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: “lift very heavy parts” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: “invent a new game” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “weld 1000 car doors” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 4.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “search a smoky building” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 5.🤝 Robots are most useful for jobs that are … (a) dull, dirty or dangerous (b) fun and creative (c) about feelings (d) kind and caring
- 6.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “comfort a sad friend” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 7.True or false: “spray crops evenly” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure parts exactly (b) spray crops evenly (c) lift very heavy parts (d) plan a birthday party
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) judge what is fair (b) write a funny story (c) invent a new game (d) work in great heat
- 10.True or false: “measure parts exactly” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “repeat one task all day” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 12.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “invent a new game” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 13.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “spray crops evenly” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 14.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) search a smoky building (b) lift very heavy parts (c) make a new friend (d) work in great heat
- 15.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “choose a gift for mum” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 16.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) repeat one task all day (b) crawl in narrow pipes (c) teach with kindness (d) measure parts exactly
- 17.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) measure parts exactly (b) search a smoky building (c) explore the deep sea (d) comfort a sad friend
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comfort a sad friend (b) search a smoky building (c) write a funny story (d) make up a new song
- 19.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) work in great heat (b) lift very heavy parts (c) weld 1000 car doors (d) make up a new song
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explore the deep sea (b) work in great heat (c) teach with kindness (d) repeat one task all day
- 21.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “sort parcels all night” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 22.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) write a funny story (b) teach with kindness (c) sort parcels all night (d) choose a gift for mum
- 23.True or false: “judge what is fair” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🤝 Why do people and robots often work as a team? (a) robots get bored (b) each does its best part (c) people are robots (d) robots need friends
- 25.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “write a funny story” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 26.True or false: “work in great heat” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) comfort a sad friend (b) judge what is fair (c) work in great heat (d) teach with kindness
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) weld 1000 car doors (b) crawl in narrow pipes (c) spray crops evenly (d) comfort a sad friend
- 29.True or false: “explore the deep sea” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “explore the deep sea” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 31.True or false: “make a new friend” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “work in great heat” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 33.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) explore the deep sea (b) sort parcels all night (c) invent a new game (d) spray crops evenly
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) make up a new song (b) invent a new game (c) repeat one task all day (d) make a new friend
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sort parcels all night (b) measure parts exactly (c) cheer up a lonely child (d) repeat one task all day
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) work in great heat (b) measure parts exactly (c) crawl in narrow pipes (d) make up a new song
- 37.True or false: “lift very heavy parts” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “cheer up a lonely child” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “write a funny story” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🤝 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
Answer key
- False
- False
- a robot
- a robot
- dull, dirty or dangerous
- a person
- False
- plan a birthday party
- work in great heat
- False
- a robot
- a person
- a robot
- make a new friend
- a person
- teach with kindness
- comfort a sad friend
- search a smoky building
- make up a new song
- teach with kindness
- a robot
- sort parcels all night
- True
- each does its best part
- a person
- False
- work in great heat
- comfort a sad friend
- True
- a robot
- False
- a robot
- invent a new game
- repeat one task all day
- cheer up a lonely child
- make up a new song
- True
- True
- True
- no, it has no feelings
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