Instructions
Read each question carefully. Follow the instructions to circle, write, or draw your answers in the spaces provided.
Part 1: What is a Robot?
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What is a robot? Circle the best answer.
A funny toy A machine you can program A person in a costume -
A robot is a machine that follows instructions to do a job. Circle one.
True False -
Circle all the words that could be a robot.
Robot Vacuum Teddy Bear Car-making arm Flower -
Fill in the blank. A robot follows c _ _ _ to do its work.
Answer: -
Draw a robot that helps you with a chore at home. What chore does it do?
(Draw your robot here)
My robot helps me .
Part 2: Code and Patterns
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What are the instructions you give to a robot called? Circle the answer.
A secret Code A wish -
A pattern is something that repeats over and over. Circle one.
True False -
Circle the list that shows a pattern.
A, B, C, D, E, F Hop, Skip, Hop, Skip -
Continue the pattern. Write the next two shapes.
Circle, Square, Circle, Square, ,
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Continue the pattern. Write the next two arrows.
→ → ↑ → → ↑
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Unscramble the letters to make a word about robotics.
O B O R T →
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Unscramble the letters to make another word about robotics.
E D O C →
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Number these steps from 1 to 3 to write code for a robot to pour a glass of water.
Pour water into glass.
Pick up pitcher.
Stop pouring when full.
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Read the code below. What will the robot do?
Code:
1. Go forward 3 steps.
2. Turn right.
3. Go forward 3 steps.The robot will move in the shape of a letter .
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Robots can only do what they are coded to do. Circle one.
True False
Part 3: Robots and You
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Match the robot to its job. Draw a line connecting them.
Robot Toy Builds cars in a factory Mars Rover Plays a game with you Factory Arm Explores another planet -
If you could build a robot, what job would you code it to do?
I would code my robot to .
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Can a robot have feelings, like being happy or sad? Circle one.
Yes No -
An email is a message sent through a computer. Can you code a robot to check and read your emails for you?
Yes No -
Which of these is an example of using code in everyday life?
Following a recipe to bake cookies Singing a song
Answer Key
- A machine you can program
- True
- Robot Vacuum, Car-making arm
- code
- Drawing of a robot; Answer describes a chore (e.g., clean my room, make my bed).
- Code
- True
- Hop, Skip, Hop, Skip
- Circle, Square
- →, →
- ROBOT
- CODE
- 2, 1, 3
- L
- True
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Robot Toy → Plays a game with you
Mars Rover → Explores another planet
Factory Arm → Builds cars in a factory - (Student's own answer, e.g., "do my homework", "walk the dog")
- No
- Yes
- Following a recipe to bake cookies