Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 499 · 40 questions

Robot tip (Sense, think, act): A robot senses (sensors), thinks (a controller runs a program) and acts (motors and other parts). If a machine only moves when a person pushes or controls it, and cannot sense or decide, it is not a robot. The shape does not matter: arms, cars, boxes and drones can all be robots.

1. 1.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a factory robot arm (c) a warehouse robot (d) a planet rover
3. 3.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) talk, sing and dance
4. 4.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a hammer
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a delivery robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pool-cleaning robot
7. 7.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
9. 9.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a hammer (d) a warehouse robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a planet rover (d) a hand-pushed trolley
14. 14.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a skateboard
16. 16.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a pair of scissors (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand whisk
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a delivery robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wheelbarrow
20. 20.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it has a face
23. 23.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hammer (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a planet rover (d) a factory robot arm
29. 29.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a garden swing (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a skateboard
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a garden swing (c) a hammer (d) a hand-pushed trolley
32. 32.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a bicycle (c) a garden swing (d) a pool-cleaning robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a bicycle (d) a pool-cleaning robot
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a skateboard (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a floor-cleaning robot

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